psychology | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

Undergraduates Head to State Capitol to Present Research

Twenty-four undergraduate researchers from UK, along with more than 200 other student representatives from across the state, are taking over the state capitol in Frankfort today to showcase their research.

Read more about Undergraduates Head to State Capitol to Present Research

Adapting to Adaptable Buildings

Melody Carswell, associate professor in the UK Department of Psychology, investigated with her students how occupants,were responding to the new, adaptable Davis Marksbury research building.

Read more about Adapting to Adaptable Buildings

STAR Offers Undergrads Paid Internships in Research Labs

A grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is funding a UK program that will advance research of alcohol abuse and train tomorrow's problem solvers.

Read more about STAR Offers Undergrads Paid Internships in Research Labs

Experimenting in Psychology: Loretta Williams

University of Kentucky alumni make names for themselves all across the world. Loretta Williams is now employed at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, which has been consistently ranked the number one cancer care hospital by U.S. News & World Report. Dr.

Read more about Experimenting in Psychology: Loretta Williams

UK Alumni Association Announces Jonathan Golding 2014 Great Teacher Award Recipient

The Great Teacher Award, started in 1961, is the longest-running university award recognizing teaching. In order to receive the award, educators must first be nominated by a student.

Read more about UK Alumni Association Announces Jonathan Golding 2014 Great Teacher Award Recipient

Psychology Faculty Contribute to Open-source Textbook Project

Seven members of the UK Department of Psychology contributed to the innovative Noba Project, offering free texts on psychology to students and instructors.

Read more about Psychology Faculty Contribute to Open-source Textbook Project

Biology, Psychology Majors Among FAR Academic Excellence Award Winners

Shelby Kennard of psychology and Chelsea Oswald of biology have been recognized for maintaining a minimum 3.8 cumulative GPA while competing in intercollegiate athletics.

Read more about Biology, Psychology Majors Among FAR Academic Excellence Award Winners

Decoding Disasters: the Psychology of Calamity with Melody Carswell

Chernobyl, the Deepwater Horizon, the Titanic... each name is associated with disaster - and human error - and UK psychologist Melody Carswell wants to examine each accident from a unique investigative perspective. In her class, A&S 300-003, "Disaster: The Human Factor," students will learn how principles of cognitive psychology can be used to identify and reduce both extraordinary and everyday errors.

Read more about Decoding Disasters: the Psychology of Calamity with Melody Carswell

HDI's Ashley Candelaria Alumbaugh Honored at National Conference

Alumbaugh, a fifth-year predoctoral intern in the UK school psychology program and longtime research assistant at the UK Human Development Institute, recently received the prestigious 2013 Anne Rudigier Award.

Read more about HDI's Ashley Candelaria Alumbaugh Honored at National Conference

Freshman Psychology Major Skates to Senior Title at Collegiate Championships

Farah Sheikh, a first-year UK psychology major, won the senior ladies title at the annual U.S. Figure Skating Collegiate Championships earlier this fall in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Read more about Freshman Psychology Major Skates to Senior Title at Collegiate Championships