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As a department, we commit to the pursuit of justice and equity for all BIPOC students and have developed an anti-racist plans of action. We recognize that this is the beginning of actively centering our anti-racist values and encourage students, faculty, and staff to reach out to continue the conversation. To see the full statement, […]

The Psychological Science department will be hosting two virtual events on Wednesday, September 9th for students to learn more about the department as part of the university convocation day. Faculty panel The virtual faculty panel will give incoming students an opportunity to learn a little bit about our program, and hear from three faculty members. […]

After more than four decades of dedication to the UNC Charlotte Department of Psychological Science, Dr. Al Maisto has retired. He was the UNC Charlotte Bonnie E. Cone Distinguished Professor and has now been awarded Emeritus status. Dr. Maisto authored one of the discipline’s most widely used textbooks for introductory psychology courses. Over his career, […]

Dr. Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, or Dr. L-R for short, is no stranger to academia. Dr. L-R has been dedicated to research, teaching, and clinical-community capacity building for three decades. Across that time, she has amassed over 175 publications and given more than 250 invited talks, presentations, and workshops in local, regional, and international venues including the […]

Congratulations to Dr. Jim Cook for receiving the 2019 Outstanding Educator Award from the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA)! For the full article, please visit Exchange Online.

On April 26th, 2019 the Psychological Science department honored twenty-five students at our Annual Students of Distinction Ceremony. To be honored as a student of Distinction, a student must be nominated by a faculty member in the Department of Psychological Science and selected by a recognition committee. Students are nominated by the faculty because of […]

The Psychological Science Department is proud to announce that our very own Dr. Steven Rogelberg’s new book has been listed as the #1 Leadership book to read for 2019! Check out The Suprising Science of Meetings. The Surprising Science of Meetings is a general audience trade book. It is a culmination of 15 years of […]

Sue Spaulding, long-time member of the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, died suddenly on December 5, 2018. An avid and fearless traveler, Sue was doing what she loved most—cruising the sunny tropics. Sue was hired as Lab Director in 1993 and served the department in a variety of roles […]

Hello all and welcome back! From all of your advising team in the Department of Psychological Science, we wish you a productive and happy semester! Please let us know if you need anything. If you attended the Convocation lecture today with Dr. West, here is the copy of the lecture as well as a few […]