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- "Why It’s Important to Talk about Race with Children "- Dr. Sylvia Perry
- Science vs. opinion: How understanding data can empower Native voices - Professor Stephanie Fryberg
- "The link between non-human primate vocalizations and cognition is not constrained by maturation alone: Evidence from healthy preterm infants" by Professor Sandy Waxman
- "Why Do Some People Always Seem To Get Lost? Research suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction" featuring Professor David Uttal
- "The failings of the Chicago Principles when it comes to free speech" by Professor Eli Finkel
- Professor Eli Finkel's research was highlighted in the New York Times article "Political Scientists Want to Know Why We Hate One Another This Much"
- "The BFGs of Neuroscience: Blowing Dreams into People Using VR" featuring graduate student Blaise Elliott (adviser Marcia Grabowecky) discussing his experience working in the Paller lab to understand and manipulate sleep
- Professor Sylvia Perry's work was recently mentioned in the NY Mag article, "Did kids become more racist under Trump?"
- Professor David Rapp provides guidance in an election year filled with deepfakes, bad actors, and the hazards of AI in "Misinformation is raging. Here's how we fight back"
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Professor Sylvia Perry's work was featured in the article "Talking to your kids about race can reduce bias" on WBEZ Chicago
- Professor Eli Finkel’s research was highlighted in the Kellogg Insight article "How Trolls Poison Political Discussions for Everyone Else"
- "The Mass Psychology of Trumpism" by Professor Dan McAdams
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The Department of Psychology at Northwestern University was founded in 1909. Our department is a group of eminent faculty - scholars and teachers - who make major contributions to the field by helping to shape the base of knowledge, academic literature, and training of both undergraduate and graduate students of psychology
Events
Apr
25
2025
From PhD to Practice: A Psychology Department Industry Panel
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM, Evanston
Please join the department of psychology in a discussion of research careers in industry post PhD. The discussion, moderated by Profess...
May
2
2025
Michael Hallquist : Psychology Colloquium Series
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM, Evanston
Title: Psychopathology Through the Lens of Transdiagnostic Decision Neuroscience Abstract: Each day, we make countless decisions, from...