Psychological Sciences

Samantha Gove '23 (CLAS) stands outside The Dodd Center for Human Rights on May 5, 2022.

Rising Junior Named a Udall Scholar

Samantha Gove is just the ninth student in UConn history to receive the prestigious scholarship

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Five Named To Fulbright US Student Program

The program provides grants for individually-designed study and research projects or for English teaching assistantships around the world

Katie Hooker, a Barry Goldwater scholarship recipient, in front of a flowering bush on campus

UConn Junior Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

The scholarship is the nation’s premier award for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences, and engineering

UConn Research Names New Leaders to Tech Park, OVPR

Emmanouil “Manos” Anagnostou and Michelle Williams bring their respective expertise to expand UConn's research enterprise.

Meet the Researcher: Jacqueline Chen, CLAS

Jacqueline Chen, assistant professor of social psychology, is interested in the experiences of Multiracial people and developing inclusive mentorship strategies

Clinton Lo-Lau

Clinton Lo-Lau’s Journey from UConn to TikTok

The UConn psychology alumnus discusses his current role at one of the world's most popular social media platforms and how his college experience shaped his life and career.

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Amy Gorin Receives Connecticut Psychological Association Award

The award recognizes Gorin’s accomplishments and contributions to the psychological sciences.

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Eli Collins ’22 (CLAS) Hopes to Create More Inclusivity Through Research on Queer Identity

The flexibility of the psychological sciences major and a SURF award enabled Eli Collins to pursue their interest in exploring queer identity and emo rock subculture of the early 2000s.

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Summer Undergraduate Researcher Matthew Phillips ’22 (CLAS)

Phillips is exploring the temporal processing deficit in people who stutter

UConn Researchers Study Anti-Vax Facebook Groups in Early Days of COVID-19 Pandemic

UConn researchers' work studying the activity of anti-vaccine groups on Facebook in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic holds important lessons for public health officials.