Ricky Haneda ’22 | Psychology Major
Ricky Haneda ’22, a Japanese international student, share his experience at an American international school in Japan, how he decided to attend PLU, and how PLU has shaped his path toward a psychology major and a career in mental health and wellness. YouTube Link
The Evolution of Behavior
Assistant Professor of Psychology Corey Cook has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to serve as a visiting researcher at the Social Cognition Center Cologne at the University of Cologne in Spring 2022. Cook’s project, titled “Investigating the influence of fundamental motives on social cognition,”…
Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation
Dr. Laura Shneidman, Assistant Professor of Psychology (PLU), Dr. Rebekah Richert (PI, UC Riverside) and Dr. Elizabeth Davis (UC Riverside) have been awarded a five-year grant from the Templeton Foundation to join the Developing Belief Network. The network is a research initiative designed to bring…
Enrico Jones Award in Psychotherapy & Clinical Psychology
This year’s recipient of the Enrico Jones Award in Psychotherapy & Clinical Psychology has been presented to Dr. Tiffany Artime, Associate Professor of Psychology. The purpose of this award is to recognize the scholarship of a WPA member who is an early career psychotherapy researcher,…
Collaborative COVID-19 Research
Psi Chi, the International Honors Society for Psychology Psi Chi, the International Honors Society for Psychology, recently announced a Network for International Collaborative Exchange (NICE) research proposal (https://osf.io/gdske/) to study beliefs and coping responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This proposal was authored by Dr. Corey…
PLU Psychology student/faculty collaboration
Amber Matteson, PLU Senior Psychology, Physics Double Major and Psi Chi Vice President recently taught herself the R statistics program while serving as a Teaching Apprentice to help PLU Psychology learn R better. This January, she was the sole instructor for a three-part workshop that…
Passion for solving unanswered questions drives PLU alum’s research career
TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 24, 2019) — Research has become Pacific Lutheran University grad SarahAnn McFadden’s life. This year, McFadden ‘11 landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors…
J-Term 2020/Psychology & Political Science- Study Away in Prague
J-Term 2020: Travel with us to Prague via our blog. PLU offers a variety of study away program options to make this important component of a PLU education accessible to as many students as possible. Narrow your search by exploring your options by academic discipline,…
PLU Psychology Professor Regarded as a Pioneer in Crowdsourcing Science
TACOMA, WASH. (June 27, 2019) — Dr. Jon Grahe’s reach extends around the globe as an open science ambassador. Nearly a decade ago, Dr. Grahe declared that he wanted to change how we study social science. Because of his tireless efforts, a new approach to…
Pacific Lutheran University Professor Invited Speaker at United States Naval Academy
TACOMA, WASH. (June 18, 2019) — PLU Dept of Psychology faculty, Dr. Corey Cook, presents research at the 1st national discussion on sexual assault and sexual harassment at America’s colleges, universities, and service academies. A PLU psychology professor may be shaping future sexual harassment/assault prevention…
Capstone Presentations Meet the Web
TACOMA, Wash. – Dept. of Psychology – Two recent Psychology graduates created websites as their final capstone projects. Naomi Lapp: BDD – An Educational Guide to Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder An in-depth look at body dysmorphic disorder and its symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, support, and other…
Pacific Lutheran University Psychology Professor Meets with Members of Congress
TACOMA, WASH. (May 24, 2019) — A PLU psychology professor is doing his part to secure funding for federal agencies and programs that support social and behavioral science research. Dr. Corey Cook met with Washington Senator Patty Murray and other members of Congress on Capitol…
Science On Screen
TACOMA, Wash. – Science on Screen Prof. Corey Cook, of PLU’s Dept. of Psychology, curated “Science on Screen” at the Grand Cinema on Monday, May 20, 2019. SCIENCE ON SCREEN Science on Screen®, originally started by Coolidge Corner Theater in Boston, creatively pairs films with…