At present, Psychology Department faculty members direct at least 10 active research programs and laboratories. Collectively, research in the Psychology Department aims to understand the mind, behavior, and mental health.
Our faculty are outstanding scholars, including several nationally and internationally recognized experts in a variety of areas. Their work is collectively advancing the field of psychological science with basic and applied research, spanning many of the major domains of psychological study, such as:
- Cognition and action control
- Language processing and word perception
- The neuroscience of learning and memory
- Social cognition and behavior
- Mood and emotion regulation
- Basic and applied organizational processes
- School-based service models
- Adult development and aging
- Dementia and mental health
- Culturally competent leadership
This ongoing departmental research has significant potential to improve our understanding of the specific cognitive mechanisms, social processes, and physiological developments that impact our daily mental lives and psychological health.
Please follow the Departmental Research & Laboratories links for more information about our faculty-directed research programs and labs (or, if you would like a quick reference, try our 2017-2018 Faculty Research Interest Summary):
Faculty Lab/Research Director (link to Faculty Profile) | Lab Name or Research area |
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Eric Allard | Aging, Cognition, and Emotion Laboratory (ACE Lab) |
C.C. Bowen | Psychological Applications in the Workplace (PAW Lab) |
Patrick Frato | Achievement Gap, Bilingual Evaluation, Retention, Response to Intervention |
Liz Goncy | HEART Lab: HEAlthy RelaTionships |
Organizational Psychology Research Laboratory | |
Rob Hurley | Neurocognitive Systems Laboratory |
Kathie Judge | Dementia and Family Caregiving Research |
Conor McLennan | Language Research Laboratory |
Colleen McMahon | School psychology, applied behavior analysis, school-based interventions |
Kathy McNamara | School-based Service Models and Professional School Psychology |
Shereen Naser | The Cleveland Child and Adolescent Research in Education (C.A.R.E.) Lab |
Amir Poreh | |
Andrew Slifkin | Action Laboratory |
Albert Smith | |
Kenneth Vail | Social Psychology & Existential Attitudes Research (SPEAR) Lab |
Ilya Yaroslavsky | Mood and Emotion Regulation Laboratory (MER Lab) |