On February 28, developmental faculty member Dr. Janet Boseovski, along with Dr. Ashleigh Gallagher, presented a Women’s Table Talk to faculty, students and staff as part of the Healthy UNCG initiative. This initiative provides the UNCG community with information, programs, and service to promote a better quality of life. Drs…. Continue reading…
Social area graduate student Tyler Robinson (faculty mentor: Dr. Ethan Zell) recently published work in Group Processes and Intergroup Relations examining people’s attitudes toward Confederate symbols (e.g., flags and monuments) in the United States. Across two studies ranging college-aged and online samples, Robinson showed that a tendency for more conservative… Continue reading…
Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences at UNCG invites applications for the Ashby Dialogues. These dialogues are meant to be informal programs highlighting UNCG as a community of inquiry and understanding. Clinical psychology graduate student Jasper Ying and faculty mentor Dr. Michaeline Jensen reflected the spirit of this… Continue reading…
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…
