Areas, Faculty and Labs
Our faculty conduct research across nine different areas.
Recent Faculty Publications
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Kurt Gray, Scientific Reports
"AI language model rivals expert ethicist in perceived moral expertise"
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Jasmeet Hayes, Innovation in Aging
"Perceived stress and cognitive decline: the moderating role of emotion regulation"
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Jeremy Grant, Journals of Gerontology
"Depression, Vascular Burden, and Dementia Prevalence in Late Middle-Aged and Older Black Adults"
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Peter Kvam, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
"The role of risk tolerance in navigation strategy decisions"
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Jolynn Pek, PLOS One
"Depression and anxiety mediate the relationship between COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and tobacco and marijuana use"
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Vladimir Sloutsky, Journal of Experimental Psychology
"Dynamics of learning new words from context"
Student Research Spotlight: Kelly Hiersche
In spring 2025, cognitive neuroscience doctoral student Kelly Hiersche won the department's Herbert A. Toops Prize for Creativity for her work on children's language development.