Can we reduce partisan animosity? Researchers find that highlighting commonalities and reducing extremist voices in the news media are among the ways to help overcome division.
John West is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of psychology and neuroscience. He has been awarded a Summer Research Fellowship from The Graduate School.
Winston Family Foundation gift to psychology and neuroscience builds on three years of research on the link between technology use and adolescent mental health.
A Carolina study shows that in digital publications, authors underuse “they” compared with he and she in similar contexts.
Tackle big changes by checking off small goals daily, says a Carolina expert on motivation and behaviors.
Sandra Thiongo is Carolina’s first Peachtree Scholar. The psychology major and member of the Psych Club is determined to make the most of her college experience.
Five College of Arts & Sciences faculty members have been named among the world’s most highly cited researchers in their respective fields for 2021.
Senior Maria Emilia Mazzolenis, a native of Argentina, uses her skills in behavioral economics and data science to help others.
Andrea Hussong, professor and associate director of clinical psychology in the department of psychology and neuroscience, has been studying the impact of COVID-19 on adolescents’ mental health. We spoke with Hussong on her research for University Research Week.
As the No. 2 ranked clinical psychology graduate program (U.S. News and World Report, 2020), UNC’s department of psychology and neuroscience has a long history of faculty fostering strong working relationships with students. In the late 1970s, one such student was Thomas Wadden (Ph.D. clinical psychology ’81), a native of Washington, D.C.
