The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 35 faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2025, recognizing their outstanding research productivity and potential for future contributions. Since its inception in 1997, the program has honored over 900 faculty members. Recipients are selected based on nominations, personal statements, and evaluations of their recent research achievements, including […]
Congratulations! Dr. Roberto Abreu has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Early Career Contributions to Diversity Science Award from Division 53 of the American Psychological Association. The award recognizes an early career psychologist who has established a program of empirical research that has had a major scientific and/or public impact on the field’s […]
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The Department of Psychology ended the day with 186 donations received and $528,215 raised. Thanks to Everyone for your generosity and for connecting with Psychology on Giving Day. Our total includes an annual pledge as well as the incredible $15,000 challenge gift from our Psychology Advisory Board! Based on initial results, the Department of Psychology […]
Graduate students Chun-Che Hung and Sanghee Park in Dr. Natalie Ebner’s Social Cognitive and Affective Development Laboratory recently were awarded Collaboration Awards from the Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging (SRNDNA)! Chun-Che will work with Dr. Kristen Kennedy (The University of Texas at Dallas) to explore the joint contributions of structural and functional […]
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Joanne Miller, PhD NOT SEEING IS BELIEVING: SANTA CLAUS AND SECRET PLOTS Dr. Miller studies political psychology, political prop-aganda, and misinformation and conspiracy theo-ries. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts and has won awards from the following American Political Science Association sections: Elections, Public Opinion, and […]
For the fourth consecutive year, the UF Department of Psychology has been ranked in the top 5 for online undergraduate programs by the U.S. News & Work Report. This year UF is second in the nation for online undergraduate psychology degrees. Psychology Department Chair Julia Graber attributes this high ranking to the department’s approach to its […]
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Trish Calvert Ring Endowed Professor of Psychology Natalie Ebner is leading the way in brain aging research, trying to understand how our brain develops and changes as we get older. As the head of the Social Cognitive and Affective Development Lab, she has been involved in dozens of research projects with the goal of understanding healthy […]
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Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) has made its mark on the nation, taking away top honors at the law fraternity’s national competition. At this year’s conference, the UF team walked away with both 1st place and 3rd place titles, as well as the award for Outstanding Attorney and a top 3 Outstanding Witness finalist. The group’s faculty […]
The Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience & Aging (SRNDNA) funded a pilot study led by Alayna Shoenfelt and Dr. Natalie Ebner. This study examines how aging and neurobiological risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) impact deception detection, a skill that has been shown to decline with age. It explores the role of […]
Dr. Erin Westgate, a University of Florida psychologist, found that people often underestimate the meaningfulness of events like Thanksgiving. Her research shows that people initially perceive holidays as less significant, but later realize their importance. This underestimation extends beyond holidays, affecting decisions about both small and major life events. Westgate’s ongoing research aims to understand […]
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