Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at UMass Amherst

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Department News
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How Children's Mental Health and Family Mechanisms are Influenced by Intimate Partner Violence
A recent study explored different parenting mechanisms present in families where Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is occurring. -
Historical Psychology Illuminates New Perspectives on Morality
Mohammad Atari, who joined the Psychological and Brain Sciences faculty in fall 2023, is uncovering what factors influence how psychology changes across historical time and cultural space. -
PBS Faculty Members Receive Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards
Kirby Deater-Deckard and Luke Remage-Healey

PBS Newsletter
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Our department has a reputation for excellence in research which is further strengthened by our participants from the student body and the general public.
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Alumni News
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Restoring Employee Health and Safety by Applying Occupational Health Psychology
As an assistant professor at Louisiana State University in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program, Rebecca Brossoit ’15 PhD strives to improve the lives of employees at work and set them on a path to better health. -
Seda Korroch '22
Legislative Aide to the Office of State Representative Kenneth Gordon -
Sean O'Connor '16 '21MBA
Program Manager for the University of Michigan's Bold Challenges Initiative
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