“We see interdisciplinary study as the core of everything we want to accomplish in undergraduate education,” says Robyn Fivush, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology and director of the ILA.…
Category: Research News
Left-wing authoritarians share key psychological traits with far right, Emory study finds
“Having clarity about the appeal of authoritarianism may be relevant to help better understand what’s going on in the political landscape today,” says Thomas Costello, an Emory graduate student of…
Developmental differences in reactivation underlying self-derivation of new knowledge through memory integration
The first author on this research article is Dr. Hillary Miller-Goldwater, who is a postdoctoral fellow in the Bauer Memory Lab. Published in Cognitive Psychology. Read the full article here.
Genetic risks for nicotine dependence span a range of traits and diseases
“Genetic studies may help reduce some of the stigma society has against substance use disorders, while also making treatment more accessible,” says Victoria Risner, first author of the new study…
Scott Lilienfeld Memorialized as ‘One of the most influential figures in contemporary Clinical Psychology.’
His contributions were prodigious and spanned psychopathy and personality disorders, psychiatric classification and diagnosis, dissociation, memory and trauma, neuroscience and cultural sensitivity. Dr. Lilienfeld’s memorial was published in APA PsycArticles,…
Study shows adaptive brain response to stress, and its absence in people with depression
“Learning more about how acute stress and chronic stress affect the brain may help in the development of treatment targets for depression,” says Jessica Cooper, first author of the study…
Even children think money can be ‘dirty’ money, study finds
Experiments led by Emory psychologist Arber Tasimi found that children prefer non-stolen money offered by a “bad” person over stolen money offered by an “okay” person. Read the full article…
Screams of ‘joy’ sound like ‘fear’ when heard out of context
“Our work intertwines language and non-verbal communication in ways that haven’t been done in the past,” says Emory psychologist Harold Gouzoules, senior author of the study. Read the full article…
Dr. Philip Kragel is designated an APS Rising Star
The APS Rising Star designation recognizes researchers whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions. Learn more about this distinguished honor here.