With a fascination for natural sciences, Jesse Dallery, Ph.D., once thought he might become an astronomer. “But then I thought there was still a lot to know about human behavior as well, not just the universe,” he jokes. “I wanted to understand behavior and how we can help people live more fulfilling lives.” With a doctoral […]
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Across two studies, Natalie Ebner together with Didem Pehlivanoglu, Mengdi Zhu, and Brian Cahill directly compared human performance with machine learning algorithms. In the first study, more than 2,200 participants and two machine learning models evaluated 200 facial images for authenticity. Humans performed at chance level, correctly identifying deepfakes only about 50 percent of the […]
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The University of Florida’s Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral programs in Behavior Analysis have recently received full accreditation from the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) for a seven-year term, reflecting the exceptional quality and rigor of these programs. Established in 1970, UF’s Behavior Analysis programs have a long-standing history of training scholars and practitioners who […]
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The University of Florida’s online bachelor’s in psychology program was named the third-best program nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report. This marks the third year in a row that UF claimed the No. 3 spot in the yearly ranking. The ranking is a part of a wider recognition for UF’s online programs, including a […]
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Undergraduates working in Developmental Science Research Laboratories presented findings from their research projects
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Professors Lisa Scott and Andreas Keil from the UF Department of Psychology have received a $2,445,404 grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) at the National Institutes of Health for their project, Visuocortical Foundations of Development. The research will map how visual abilities develop during infancy and explore how early vision supports later brain and […]
Associate Professor Chris Podlesnik, Research Assistant Professor Vivian Ibañez, and Associate Professor Megan Gregory have received a $150,340 NIH/NIMH R03 grant for their project, Meta-Analysis of Behavioral Treatments for Pediatric Feeding Disorders. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral treatments for children with severe feeding difficulties, conditions that can cause serious health issues […]
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Dr. Shanting Chen, Assistant Professor, received the National Institute on Agings (NIA) K01 Career Development Award for her project titled Adapting Machine Learning Approaches to Identify Robust Measures and Key Risk and Protective Factors of Changes in Allostatic Load across the Adult Lifespan. Dr. Chen received $633,397 in funding from the National Institutes of Health […]
The UF Aging Scholars Team stepped up and out into the community again this year for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The team walked, creating memories together – while raising awareness for those who no longer can. Thanks to donations from Psychology alumni, faculty, students & friends, the team raised close to $3000. Our 23 […]
The Department of PSYCHOLOGY at the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-accruing Assistant Professor in the field of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience.