Breaking barriers in psychological science
Study the science behind behavior and cognition, learning and memory, and personality and emotion. Develop research skills and prepare for success in any walk of life.
Why Iowa?
Iowa has been at the forefront of psychological research and training for a century, and we still lead today. Our students learn about the field in the classroom and laboratory, and out in the community, developing skills that help them stand out among their peers.
Undergraduate Programs
Explore emerging discoveries in psychology and neuroscience. Learn the keys to working effectively with people in any career.
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
Our research-focused PhD program is led by faculty mentors who are shaping their disciplines. Prepare for your career in a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive environment.
Graduate Programs
Faculty
Our faculty are leaders and innovators in their fields. They collaborate across the university and beyond, expanding scientific and educational frontiers and attracting substantial research support and scholarly recognition.
Faculty
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Profiles and Research
The department's commitment to research excellence is matched by a commitment to providing outstanding research and professional training for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs.
The close link between artificial intelligence and reinforcement learning in pigeons is no flight of fancy
An MIT Technology Review article about the history of AI highlights Ed Wasserman's research on pigeon cognition.
PBS researchers receive NSF funding to understand how speech perception relates to reading and language skills
Paras Bassuk named UI’s 23rd Rhodes Scholar
Self Driving Cars & Crosswalks
CLAS PBS professor receives NIH grant to research how to improve lifeguard training using virtual reality
News and Announcements
PBS faculty member seeks to understand how memories evolve within the brain
CLAS PBS faculty member piloting intervention program with VA for rural veterans with cardiovascular disease
PBS student gains internship experience abroad this summer
"I have been mentored by exemplary professors who are understanding and lead with empathy and care. Entering this program is something I will never regret or forget!"
- Maddie Port
Upcoming Events
Spence Lecture: Lisa Feldman Barrett
The Spence Lecture Series honors the legacy of Kenneth W. Spence, prominent learning theorist and chair of the department from 1942-1964. This series, which is supported by the Iowa Neuroscience Institute, brings leaders in the field of behavioral neuroscience to our campus each year.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett as this year's Spence Lecturer. Lisa Feldman Barrett is a university distinguished professor at Northeastern University with appointments at the Massachusetts...
DeLTA Center Colloquium: Sophia Choukas-Bradley
Dr. Choukas-Bradley is an Associate Professor at The University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Psychology
Interests: interpersonal and sociocultural influences on the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents and emerging adults (ages 11–24).
Presentation title and abstract to come.
Sophia’s Bio Page: https://www.psychology.pitt.edu/people/sophia-choukas-bradley-phd
DeLTA Center Roundtable discussion: Sophia Choukas-Bradley
The DeLTA Center Roundtable Discussion is an event in which DeLTA expands the interdisciplinary research community by promoting reciprocal interactions between basic and applied researchers. These events showcase presenters from a wide variety of academic disciplines and an open discussion about implications of the presenter's ideas across fields of study and research.
Dr. Choukas-Bradley is an Associate Professor at The University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Psychology
Interests...