2023

Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Jacqueline Chen recently received the 2023 Kellina Craig-Henderson Early to Mid-Career Award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS).

As college students decide whether or not to pursue careers in science, a sense of belonging makes a critical difference. To that end, faculty who behave “communally,” as opposed to “independently,” will have better success directing their students into fields associated with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), according to new research led by University of Utah social psychologist Jacqueline Chen.

Congrats to Psychology doctoral student Michelle Gereau Mora for being awarded a grant from the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), the 2023 Diversity Grant of the Psychological Science Research Grant (PSRG).

Research led by distinguished professor of Psychology and Gender Studies, Dr. Lisa Diamond, found that nearly half of Utah women have experienced chronic unsafety at some point in their lives. Read more in her recent interview with KUER.

Behavioral Health Information and Dissemination Center (BHIDC) Co-Director Brian Baucom sat down to discuss the challenges faced by people seeking mental health care, and what their group is doing to bridge the services gap in our community.