Department of Psychology

Research from UW Psychology faculty show transgender children can thrive with the right support.

Psychology major Marissa Pighin, is using her experience at UW's I-LABS to better support students like herself who are diagnosed with ADHD.

I-LABS' Patricia Kuhl helps explain how infants acquire language skills – by losing their ability to discriminate sounds they don’t need.

New research from UW Psychology and I-LABS shows children have a strong sense of self from a young age.

UW Professor of Psychology Kristina Olson discusses what alarmist articles often get wrong about transgender children.

Cheryl R. Kaiser, an associate professor in Psychology, discusses how the current structure of workplace diversity initiatives may not yield success.

UW instructor Yaffa Maritz discusses the benefits of mindfulness practices.

Through a pilot program, parents learn how they can help their children develop the skills of self-regulation and effortful control.

By age 5 children have a sense of self-esteem comparable in strength to that of adults, according to a new study by UW's I-LABS researchers.

Retired Ex Officio CEO and UW Psychology instructor Joe Boldan introduces a new line of menswear.

Wendy Stone, director of the UW’s Research in Early Autism Detection and Intervention Lab, helped develop content for See Amazing in All Children.

UW Professor of Psychology Tony Greenwald speaks about implicit bias.

UW Psychology Professor Sapna Cheryan,discusses why high school girls don't pursue math and science. 

For 20 years, UW students have participated in field research on a tropical island that's home to more than a thousand monkeys.

Peter Kahn, professor of psychology, discuss artificial intelligence and the future of toys.