Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at UMass Amherst
2023 Senior Slideshow
Upcoming Events
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Department News
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Mind the Gap: Finding a Way Through Social Division
Linda Tropp discusses ways to bridge gaps between social divides in the US including making connections with others having different perspectives, cultivating compassion, and fostering trust. -
Harsh mothers more likely to have poor executive functioning and interpret others’ behavior as hostile
Kirby Deater-Deckard led research finding that mothers with harsher parenting practices tend to have poorer executive functioning and are more prone to hostile attribution bias. -
How a Parent’s Experience at Work Impacts Their Kids
Many employers are increasingly cognizant of the ways in which employees’ experiences on the job can impact their lives outside of work. But what about the lives of their children?
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Alumni News
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Community Psychology in Practice and Policy
Alumni Profile: Rachel Siegal '16 -
Alumni Profile: Heather Kirkorian ‘07PhD
Laura M. Secord Chair in Early Childhood Development and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Wisconsin—Madison -
Maheen Chaudhry '12
Clinical Pharmacist and Preceptor at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
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