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Clinical Program

Trains clinical scientists who will apply basic psychological and biological knowledge to the understanding of major clinical psychological and health problems
Cognitive Program

Domains of strength include: Language, reading, and text processing, High-level cognition, complex learning and instruction, and Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental Program

Trains students in socio-emotional development, cognitive development, language development, and social-cognitive development
Social Program

Prepares students to make significant empirical and theoretical contributions to social psychology
Bio-Health Program

Trains students in understanding biological, psychological, social, and behavioral determinants of physical health and disease
Teaching Program

The Teaching Program is a home for teaching-focused faculty and teaching mentorship

News and Events

18th Annual Steven D. Manners Award

Congratulations to Jamie Hanson for Being a Recipient of 18th Annual Steven D. Manners Award See Article

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Molly Bowdring, a fourth-year PhD student in clinical psychology, took the lead on a recent paper that linked alcohol use with perceived physical attractiveness. See Article

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Kathryn Roecklein is featured by NBC news and Today in a series of articles about seasonal changes in daylight and mood See Article 1 See Article2

Congratulations

Jamie Amemiya has received the National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship, one of the most competitive and prestigious dissertation fellowships in Educational Science!

Department of Psychology Professor Kirk I. Erickson and John M. Jakicic, chair of the Department of Health and Physical Activity in the School of Education, are helping rewrite the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. See Article

Erika Forbes and Jennifer Silk Named Association for Psychological Science Fellows See Article

ARCHIVED NEWS

University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychology

2018-2019 Colloquium Series Fall 2018 See Full Listing

September 14 – Ed Orehek, Ph.D.

Social Life and Motivation: A People-As-Means Perspective

Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh

Friday, September 14, 2018 at 3:00pm in the Martin Room, 4127 Sennott Square

In this talk, I will present a new theoretical approach in which people are considered means to goals. People serve as means to one another’s goals when they become part of the way goals are initiated, maintained, and carried out. A partner can be instrumental to goal pursuit by encouraging the person to pursue the goal, reminding the person of actions to be taken, taking on some of the workload, or pursuing the goal together with the person. Nearly every goal is facilitated, supported, or enabled by the assistance of another person. Conversely, every time a person initiates contact with someone else, s/he expects him or her to be helpful toward some goal. Assistance from another person should elicit feelings of interpersonal closeness, supportiveness, and responsiveness. I will present evidence in support of this people-as-means perspective on interpersonal relationships, and will discuss important implications for relationship processes, goal pursuit, and well-being.

https://edwardorehek.wordpress.com/

September 28th – Deborah Beidel, Ph.D.

https://sciences.ucf.edu/psychology/people/beidel-deborah-c/

Pegasus Professor of Psychology and Medical Education, University of Central Florida

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