Outrage Explained
November 1, 2024
Kurt Gray studies our deepest beliefs — from morality to religion — and hopes his newest book will help bridge political divides.
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Legacy in Labor
May 23, 2024
Herrison Chicas explores how children of immigrants carry their parents’ experiences into the workplace.
Creativity in Numbers
March 26, 2024
Keith Sawyer teaches innovative thinking by studying the psychology of creativity in group settings.
The Father Effect
September 26, 2023
Shauna Cooper has spent over a decade studying Black fathers and their roles in child development.
Brain-Body Breakthroughs
March 21, 2022
Psychoneuroimmunology. It's a mouthful, but it’s also a burgeoning field addressing how psychological stress impacts the brain and the body. Keely Muscatell is one of just a few scholars conducting research within this realm and is working closely with two PhD students to uncover the short- and long-term effects of one particularly ugly social experience: racial discrimination.
We Just Clicked
February 14, 2022
Friends are essential to our happiness and health. Because they’re such a large part of our lives, Tatum Jolink wants to know how these lasting bonds begin. What occurs during our initial interactions with others that lays the foundation for long-lasting friendship — or even love?
The Time Tracker
September 23, 2021
The pace of life varies often. Sometimes it drags, others it races. But if time always moves at the same rate, why does it feel different? That’s a question UNC-Chapel Hill philosopher Carla Merino-Rajme strives to answer.
Taking On Discrimination
September 21, 2021
Julian Rucker wants to motivate people to address the stark racial disparities that have characterized the history of the United States. As a UNC-Chapel Hill postdoctoral researcher, he uses social psychology to unpack why structural racism exists, how people perceive it, and why we must change policies to eliminate it from our society.
It Runs in the Family
August 17, 2021
What do you get when a research psychologist marries a clinical psychologist? Two Carolina chemists. UNC-Chapel Hill psychologists Eric and Jen Youngstrom both joined the faculty in 2006. Through their research and global travels, their daughters Diane and Kay have developed a love of science, immense school spirit, and a deep desire to help the world.