Department of Psychology - School of Arts & Sciences

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Psychology majors investigate emotion, cognition, interpersonal relationships and a range of other phenomena that affect who we are and how we interact with the world.

2022 Psychology Department Awards

Bukach Lab Summer Research

Faculty Highlights

Lambert & Undergraduates Published
Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, along with four undergraduate student co-authors published the manuscript "The Emotional Impact of Disrupted Environmental Contexts: Enrichment Loss and Coping Profiles Influence Stress Response Recovery in Long-Evans Rats" in Journal of Neuroendocrinology.
Lambert & Undergraduates Published
Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, along with five undergraduate student co-authors published the manuscript "Divergent Neural and Endocrine Responses in Wild-Caught and Laboratory-Bred Rattus norvegicus" in Behavioural Brain Research.
Lambert & Undergraduates Published
Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, along with eight undergraduate student co-authors published the manuscript "Disrupted Development from Head to Tail: Pervasive Effects of Postnatal Restricted Resources on Neurobiological, Behavioral, and Morphometric Outcomes" in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.
Lowder & Undergraduate Students Published
Matthew Lowder, assistant professor of psychology, along with three undergraduate student co-authors, published the article "Effects of Syntactic Structure on the Processing of Lexical Repetition During Sentence Reading" in Memory & Cognition.
Lambert & Undergraduates Published
Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, along with five undergraduate student co-authors published the chapter "Developmental Lead Exposure in Rats Causes Sex-Dependent Changes in Neurobiological and Anxiety-Like Behaviors that Are Improved by Taurine Co-treatment" in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.
Lambert & Undergraduates Published
Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, along with four undergraduate student co-authors published the article "Influence of Effort-Based Reward Training on Neuroadaptive Cognitive Responses: Implications for Preclinical Behavioral Approaches for Depressive Symptoms" in Neuroscience.
Peifer Published
Janelle S. Peifer, assistant professor of psychology, published the article "College students’ reduced cognitive empathy and increased anxiety, and depression before and during the COVID-19 pandemic" in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Special Issue: Protective and Risk Factors of Mental Health and Well-Being in Adolescence and Adulthood during Pandemic Era.
Peifer Published
Janelle S. Peifer, assistant professor of psychology, published the article "Heightened cognitive empathy and intercultural competence for individuals with historically marginalized identities" in International Journal on Social and Education Sciences.
Peifer Published
Janelle S. Peifer, assistant professor of psychology, published the article "Pilot testing a brief partner-inclusive hybrid intervention for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs)" in Frontiers in Psychiatry.
Mishra Published
Maruti Mishra, Trawick Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, published the article "Not so fast! Response times in the computerized Benton Face Recognition Test may not reflect face recognition ability" in Cognitive Neuropsychology.

Psychology Feature Stories

University of Richmond Awarded $625K HHMI Grant to Study Barriers to Student Inclusivity

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded the University of Richmond a $625K grant that will support efforts to create an inclusive experience for students and enhance student belonging.

Jared Brassil, '23

Psychology major expands perspectives on mental health and criminal justice at OAR of Richmond.

UR Awarded Nearly $250K NIH Grant For Biomedical Research; Funding Will Support 11 Faculty and 70+ Research Students

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Richmond a nearly $250K grant to purchase a high performance computer for biomedical research.

New Netflix Show Features University of Richmond's Driving Rats

The latest showcase of their skills is being featured in a new Netflix series — “The Hidden Lives of Pets” — which was released this week on the streaming platform.

Four University of Richmond Students - the Most at One Time in the Institution's History - Named Goldwater Scholars

Four University of Richmond students have received Goldwater scholarships, the preeminent undergraduate award in science and math. Four Goldwater Scholars in a single year is the most in UR’s history, and it’s the maximum number of awards Goldwater extends at each competing school.

UR Health Psychology Professor Camilla Nonterah Receives Jeffress Trust Grant For Research On Access To Organ Transplants

Camilla Nonterah, assistant professor of health psychology, has been awarded $100,000 from the Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust for her research on barriers in access to organ transplants.

University of Richmond Psychology Professor Camilla Nonterah Awarded $50K Grant From American Society of Transplantation

Psychology professor Camilla Nonterah has received $50,000 in grant funding from the American Society of Transplantation for her research on barriers in access to organ transplants.

Kendall Crispin, '21, and Anna Marston, '22

Students present research on attitudes regarding addiction at national convention

Josh Higdon, '22: Finding Passion Through Research

Alongside University of Richmond’s Assistant Professor of Spanish, David Giancaspro, and Silvia Perez-Cortes, of Rutgers University–Camden, Higdon was the only undergraduate student to present a paper at the conference.

Training Materials Co-Created by University of Richmond Psychology Professor Influence Learning Worldwide

Psychology professor Cindy Bukach is leading a team who recently launched a suite of training materials designed to help faculty across the world teach psychophysiology to undergraduate students.

Contact Us

Mailing address:
Department of Psychology
Richmond Hall
114 UR Drive
University of Richmond, Virginia 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8123
Fax: (804) 287-1905

Chair: Jane Berry

Academic Administrative Coordinator: Karyn Kuhn

Resources

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