Department of Psychology

Alumni Melissa Arias (BA, 1997, Political Science) and Trina Cottingham (BS, 1996, Psychology) discuss how their education at UW impacts their careers on the Make-a-Wish leadership team.

In a study of transgender children, researchers with the Department of Psychology found that transgender children "experience gender just as strongly as cisgender" children.

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Noah Snyder-Mackler, has co-authored a study showing that dog breeds' iconic behavior can be traced back to genetics. 

Noah Snyder-Mackler, Assistant Professor in the area of dog behavior, weighs in on dog behaviors and genetics.

Learn more about the study led by Kinsey Bice, a postdoctoral fellow in the UW Department of Psychology and the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences. 

Eight exceptional Arts & Sciences students have been selected as 2019 Dean's Medalists and Graduate Medalists.

UW mentors inspired Deja Edwards (BA, 2019) to accomplish more than she'd ever imagined.

Self-improvement books are a popular genre. But when are they useful? Gerald Rosen, clinical professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology, weighs in. 

Research from I-LABS shows how differences in the brains of blind individuals affects their ability to process auditory information.

Nearly 30 years ago, a mathematician and a psychologist teamed up to explore one of life’s enduring mysteries: What makes some marriages happy and some miserable?

Professor of Psychology, Yuichi Shoda, on the nonconscious feelings people hold told their partners. 

Associate Professor of Psychology Kristina Olson has been named one of this year's MacArthur Fellows.

UW Psychology research study finds that practicing mindfulness benefits parents and their children.

Department of Psychology researchers discover toddlers conduct a form of cost-benefit analysis in deciding whether to help someone.

John Gottman, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington, weighs in.