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Hello all and welcome back! From all of your advising team in the Department of Psychological Science, we wish you a productive and happy semester! Please let us know if you need anything. If you attended the Convocation lecture today with Dr. West, here is the copy of the lecture as well as a few […]

Dr. Jeannine S. Skinner, assistant professor of psychology and gerontology at UNC Charlotte, passed away in September 2017. In honor of her memory, her colleagues and friends at the University have created a scholarship in her name. Dr. Skinner was passionate about providing opportunities for student research and learning, so to honor this passion, we […]

Graduating year: 1977 1. How would you describe your experience at UNC Charlotte? I really enjoyed it. I made new friends right away, and I took some psychology courses with some great professors. My advisor and professor, Dr. Lawrence Calhoun knew of my interest in Behaviorism, and I think that was one of the biggest […]

The Department of Psychological Science mourns the loss of a colleague this week. Jeannine Skinner, assistant professor of gerontology/psychology in the Department of Psychological Science, passed away at age 35. Nancy Gutierrez, dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Nancy Fey-Yensan, dean of the College of Health and Human Services, have extended […]

Congratulations to Dr. Steven Rogelberg for receiving the Soceity of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Humanitarian Award! For the full article, please click here.

Congratulations to one of our Assistant Psychology Professors, Dr. Enrica Ruggs, on her research and being featured in one of BBC’s articles! To read the article, please click here.

Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Kilmer on winning this year’s Provost’s Award for Community Engagement! UNC-Charlotte recognizes the importance of establishing collaborative relationships of reciprocity and trust with community partners. Faculty “engagement” refers to scholarly, creative, or pedagogical activities conducted in partnership with persons and groups outside the University. Such activities respond to our community’s most […]

After 42 amazing years of dedicated service, Dr. Paula Goolkasian is saying goodbye. While she was here, she was the Director of Cognitive Science as well as a member of the Health Psychology Ph.D. Program. While we hope that she relaxes and has some fun, we are so very sad to be losing such an […]

Congratulations to Sydnie Davis, Caroline Nowell, Yaric Jimenez, and Clara Johnson for being the winners of the inaugural UNC Charlotte I/O Scholarships. They were each given $500 and were recognized for their outstanding academic, activity, and work experiences in I/O Psychology and Service to the larger community.