University of Minnesota Psychology — Unlocking human behavior and making life-changing discoveries that help people live better lives.
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Psychology researchers Monica Luciana and Kelly Duffy conducted a Bayesian Probabilistic Principal Components Analysis to extend the results of the ABCD Study.
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ALT Dr. Monica Luciana
UMN Psychology recently hosted the annual 3-Minute Thesis competition, where graduate students Mackenzie Devaney and Emma Holtz presented their full research projects in a mere three minutes.
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ALT Mackenzie Devaney and Emma Holtz
When someone is in their 30s, they’re expected to have their life together. Psychology’s Melissa Ertl was featured on MPR News to discuss how that might not always be the case. The 30s are a time of transition, expectations, and challenges.
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University of Minnesota Psychology’s Xinyu Liu and David Weiss examined different combinations of ability estimators and termination criteria to find the perfect computerized adaptive testing formula.
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ALT Xinyu Liu and Dr. David Weiss
What happens when middle school students connect with college mentors and explore science in the field? Confidence grows, curiosity thrives, and future STEM leaders emerge. Help expand these life-changing opportunities for young learners. Donate today!
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University of Minnesota Psychology faculty Juan Del Toro recently received a Presidential Citation from the Minnesota Psychological Association (MPA) for his extensive contributions to the field of developmental psychology.
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Congratulations to the recipients of the Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026 Mortensen Donor Awards for Undergraduate Engagement and Hoistad Family Undergraduate Awards! Read more about the recipients.
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Free vision and hearing screenings are hitting the road across Minnesota. The University of Minnesota's See, Hear, MN mobile unit helps connect communities with accessible sensory health screenings and education. #UMN #PublicHealth buff.ly/pXTaiww
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Psychology alumni Victor Pokorny and Danielle Pratt argue for expanding what psychosis risk research is trying to predict.
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ALT Drs. Victor Pokorny and Danielle Pratt
UMN Psychologist Jeffry Simpson explains why some people might be more likely than others to blindside their partner with a sudden divorce.
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Congratulations to our July 2026 Psychology PhD graduates! Years of hard work, discovery, and perseverance have led to this remarkable achievement. We are proud to celebrate your success and all that lies ahead.
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In honor of Matt McGue’s retirement, researchers from the University of Minnesota’s Department of Psychology extended a study he supervised 20 years prior, examining the effects of parental smoking exposure on adoptive and biological offspring.
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Congratulations to Psychology alumna Vanessa Anyanso, who was recently honored for her outstanding service and clinical work supporting ethnic minority mental health!
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How is intelligence influenced by genetics and environment? Psychology’s Emily Willoughby, Tobias Edwards, and James Lee consider the legacy of Matt McGue in behavioral genetics.
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ALT Drs. Matt McGue, Emily Willoughby, and James Lee
University of Minnesota Psychology’s Gretchen Saunders and Scott Vrieze determine the reliability of polygenic scores as predictors of substance use-related health outcomes for populations worldwide.
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Psychology’s Whitney Ringwald and Sylia Wilson advocate for a "whole person" thorough transdiagnostic approach to understanding and diagnosing mental health disorders.
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ALT Drs. Whitney Ringwald and Sylia Wilson
How well do the stories people share about themselves correlate to their measured personality traits? UMN Psychology’s Edward Chou, Moin Syed, and Colin DeYoung examine the correlation between personality traits and life narratives.
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From refugee advocacy to confronting systemic poverty, new UMN Psychology scholars Katya Scott and Chris Madden are translating lived experience into groundbreaking mental health research.
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A generous gift from faculty member David Weiss has created a new fellowship for graduate students in the Quantitative and Psychometric Methods (QPM) program. buff.ly/izml5Ci
ALT Dr. David Weiss
How does the brain see action in a completely still photo? At the 2026 Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference, graduate student Koustav Banerjee presented new research uncovering the brain’s internal speedometer for static images. buff.ly/U9lwGp1
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