Knouse publishes book on practical strategies for adult ADHD
Laura E. Knouse, professor of psychology, published Living Well with Adult ADHD: Practical Strategies for Improving Your Daily Life.
UR Here Giving Day!
Your support promotes access to unique experiences for UR psychology students. This year, these opportunities included travel to professional conferences for students early in their college career and opportunities for intercultural exchange with visiting psychology students from abroad.
In the next few years, the department is also looking to expand access to internship opportunities within psychology, and your gifts may be used to support that goal as well.
Student Research & Teaching Opportunities
We encourage psychology majors to participate in conducting research after completing (or waiving) Psych 100. The best way to find a research experience that fits you is to check out what kinds of projects are going on. If you are interested in learning more about conducting research, contact a faculty whose projects or area appeals to you. Many faculty members are actively seeking students, and will be happy to talk to you about how you might fit in.
Psychology Professor Gives TEDxYouth@RVA Talk
Why are we — as individuals and as a society — so bad at slowing down to rest? Psychologist Janelle Peifer, assistant professor of psychology, shares ways to find relief from the pressures of everyday life and today’s hustle culture. In this talk, Peifer offers three simple steps to make restorative rest a form of healing.
Faculty Highlights
Ware, Knouse, and student publish on using smartphone app for monitoring ADHD
Shweta Ware, assistant professor of computer science, and Laura Knouse, professor of psychology, along with Kritim Rijal, ‘25 published "SmartADHDMonitor: A Novel Approach to Automatic ADHD Monitoring Through Smartphone App Usage Data" in the proceedings of the 2025 IEEE 49th Annual Computers, Software, and Applications Conference (COMPSAC). Ware presented the paper at the conference.
Lowder publishes on comparing lab and web-based settings
Matthew Lowder, associate professor of psychology, published "Comparing Sustained Attention Performance across Laboratory-Based versus Web-Based Settings" in Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics.
Robbins publishes on creation of vision science database
Aaryn Robbins, assistant professor of psychology, published “The Pictures by Category and Similarity (PiCS) database: A multidimensional scaling database of 1200 images across 20 categories” in Behavior Research Methods.
Psychology Events
Psychology Feature Stories
UR Now: Research & Innovation
University of Richmond faculty enhance their expertise through research
From campus labs to fashion exhibits in Paris to meetings with leaders in Malawi, UR professors advance their fields of study and provide the latest findings to their students.
From crisis to resilience
Helping people get back on their feet was a common thread in seniors’ internships with human services nonprofits.
UR Now: Student Experience
Diving into Richmond’s First-Year Seminars
Small classes, passionate professors, and skill-building exercises form the premise of this foundational program.
University of Richmond Magazine
How to help children heal and grow through playtime
Professor and certified play therapist Maggie Morganfield Parker, ’05, offers tips for designing and participating in good play with children.
Psychology Faculty in the News
How to Kick the Cycle of Comparing Yourself to Others
Psychology professor Janelle Peifer is quoted.
Taylor Swift is a Beanie Baby
Psychology professor Janelle Peifer, an expert on parasocial relationships, is quoted.
Americans Are Reading For Fun Way Less Frequently—And Missing Out on Major Health Perks
Psychology professor Janelle Peifer is quoted.
'Profs and Pints' series aims to make academia more accessible
Arryn Robbins, a psychology professor, is featured.
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Chair: Dr. Cindy Bukach
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Olivia Wilkinson