People have lots of lay theories about how relationships work. But do these lay theories reflect what psychological research reveals about the inner workings of relationships? In a large-scale collaboration, UNCG Ph.D. graduate Dr. Ashlyn Brady and her faculty mentor, Dr. Levi Baker, led work asking if men or women… Continue reading…
Fifth year clinical graduate student Kaitlin Quick (Faculty mentor: Dr. Julia Mendez Smith) has a new publication in Frontiers in Psychology. Titled “Parental/caregiver racial-ethnic socialization during early childhood: A meta-ethnographic review,” this work suggests that racial-ethnic socialization strongly contributes to general parenting practices and family dynamics. This work extends the… Continue reading…
We previously announced that Dr. Janet Boseovski was named to the All-Southern Conference Faculty Team. On February 4th, 2026, Dr. Boseovski received this award at UNCG’s game versus Western Carolina. It was a great night overall. Not only was Dr. Boseovski rewarded for her strong contributions to research, teaching, service,… Continue reading…
Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Caporaso for being awarded the Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for professional track faculty! This award recognizes faculty for outstanding efforts to engage undergraduates in experiential learning through research. Dr. Caporaso is currently the head of undergraduate advising in the Department of Psychology. Moreover, Dr. Caporaso… Continue reading…
Have you ever made a sarcastic comment to a partner? It’s not actually helpful in terms of bringing about a desired change and, in fact, it undermines relationship quality. Why, then, do people continue to use indirect opposition when confronting their partners? Dr. Levi Baker and colleagues endeavored to find… Continue reading…
Clinical psychology graduate students receive a variety of learning experiences that serve the greater Greensboro community. One of those experiences involves providing in-school therapy. Immigrant and refugee students at the two Guilford County Newcomers Schools will continue to receive school-based therapy services through June 2026, thanks to a contract renewal with Guilford… Continue reading…
Developmental psychology graduate student Taylor Wood successfully defended her doctoral comprehensive examination today. Wood successfully discussed and defended her paper titled “Children’s Social Judgments about Wealth: A Developmental Perspective.” Faculty committee members included chair Dr. Janet Boseovski, who co-directs the DUCK Lab, and Drs. Julie Mendez-Smith, Stuart Marcovitch, and Danielle… Continue reading…
Dr. Margaret Fields-Olivieri, director of the TALK Lab, recently published research in Infant Behavior and Development examined communication sequence that reflect important aspects of parent-toddler conversation. Along with clinical graduate students Kristin Jennings, Crystal Thinzar, and Brianna Halter, Dr. Fields-Olivieri showed that the extent to which toddlers had more effortful… Continue reading…
The Psychonomic Society recently announced the launch of a new peer-reviewed journal, “Individual Differences in Cognition.” Dr. Mike Kane, director of the IDEA Lab, has been named one of the two inaugural co-editors of this journal. Dr. Kane’s inclusion as this journal begins speaks to his reputation as an expert… Continue reading…
They scurry around the department to classes, labs, and seminars. We see them present and read their reaction papers. Let’s take some time to learn about the people behind the PowerPoints. Graduate students are essential to the research enterprise and valued members of any department with a graduate program. The… Continue reading…
