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Department Recognition
The Department of Psychology and a top Sociology graduate student received the new Samuel Attoh Award for diversity and inclusion
Find out how these honorees promote and foster diversity within Loyola's academic community as first time recipients of the Samuel Attoh award.
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Think Critically
The Department of Psychology is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in research, teaching, and service to students, the University, and the wider public. Review one of our research projects that highlights our connection to Chicago’s communities.
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More than child’s play
Loyola researchers are taking a hands-on approach to get youngsters interested in STEM fields.
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Faculty Interview
Loyola Psychology Professor Interviewed on NPR
Could it be that experts are actually more closed-minded than their less knowledgeable peers? Loyola Psychology Professor Victor Ottati recently appeared on NPR's Hidden Brain series to answer this question.
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Faculty Recognition
Professors receive grant to combat youth exposure to violence
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention recently awarded psychology professor Maryse Richards and her research team a million dollar grant to fund a study that could change the lives of Chicago area youth.
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Faculty Author
Loyola psychology expert to present new book
Loyola University Chicago’s James Garbarino, PhD, will give two lectures inspired by his latest book, Listening to Killers: Lessons Learned from My 20 Years As a Psychological Expert Witness in Murder Cases, which was released this month.
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Faculty Profile
Psychology professor and students research bilingual education
Perla Gamez and her students could be shaping the future of bilingual education. The assistant psychology professor and several graduate and undergraduate students are working on research that seeks to improve the way teachers approach classroom instruction for English language learners.
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These honors students take creativity to a whole new level
Assistant professor Robert Morrison’s Psychology of Creativity course is not your typical college class. There are no traditional papers or exams, and students lead a lot of the presentations themselves. As Morrison says: “I tell my students, ‘This is your chance to do the things you always wanted to do in a college class.’ ”
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Faculty Blog
Confronting prejudice combats everyday injustice
Read Dr. Robyn Mallett's blog for the Loyola Social Justice Program.
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Faculty Profile
Loyola psychology professor presents research at congressional exhibit
Loyola psychology professor, Dr. Catherine Haden, discussed her ongoing research, which focuses on parent-child interaction and building a child’s interest in STEM (Science, Math, Technology, and Engineering).
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Research
Research from the ground up
It was the culmination of a year of work when seniors Natalia Hajnas, Jacob Marshall, Elizabeth Esparza, and associate professor of clinical psychology Amy Bohnert, PhD, traveled to Honduras to conduct research about mental health.
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Faculty Recognition
Research grant awarded to Dr. Gaylord-Harden
Dr. Noni Gaylord-Harden recently received a 2-year grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The purpose of the project is to examine desensitization to community violence in African American and Latino male adolescents residing in low socioeconomic, urban neighborhoods.
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Faculty Recognition
Dr. Morrison receives Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence, Dr. Silton named Master Teacher
Congratulations to Dr. Bob Morrison, winner of the Edwin T. and Vivijeanne F. Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence, and to Dr. Becky Silton, finalist for the Sujack Award, who has been named a Master Teacher in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Faculty Recognition
Dr. Ottati awarded grant to study intellectual humility
Dr. Victor Ottati has been awarded a $234,740 grant from the Fuller Theological Seminary, in concert with the John Templeton Foundation, to study the malleability of intellectual humility.
