Kochel Awarded
Karen Kochel, associate professor of psychology, received the 2024 Distinguished Educator Award from the University of Richmond at Colloquy.
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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
Robbins and Undergraduate Student Published
Arryn Robbins, assistant professor of psychology, and student co-author Tolya Evdokimov, '25, published the article "Distractor similarity and category variability effects in search" in Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics.
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Robbins and Undergraduate Student Published
Arryn Robbins, assistant professor of psychology, along with Catherine Finegan-Dollak, assistant professor of computer science, and UR student Anatolii Evdokimov, ‘25, published “WEyeDS: A desktop webcam dataset for gaze estimation” in the proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications (ETRA 2024).
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Nonterah Published
Camilla W. Nonterah, associate professor of psychology, published “A systematic review of psychosocial and sex-based contributors to gender disparities in the United States across the steps towards kidney transplantation” in Transplantation Reviews.
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Psychology Feature Stories
August 26, 2024
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Fitting in
For her senior year thesis, one student decides to focus her research on decoding loneliness, belonging, and friendship in college.
July 19, 2024
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Little gigs, big talents
Tiny Dorm Concerts by students bring closeness to campus musical performances.
July 12, 2024
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Making a full-circle impact
Tennis student-athlete interns for a nonprofit that changed his life.
May 28, 2024
Research & Innovation
Spider faculty expand UR's web
Educators increase the reach of the University by sharing research and expertise at institutions across the country.
Psychology Faculty in the News
August 21, 2024
‘Bennifer’ is officially done. Again. Is it ridiculous to care?
Psychology professor Janelle Peifer, an expert on the psychology of parasocial relationships, is quoted.
August 13, 2024
25 Little Ways to Have a Better Relationship With Your Phone
Psychology professor Janelle Peifer is quoted.
July 12, 2024
When Animals Learn To Drive… For Science
Research by behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
July 3, 2024
Car-Driving Rat Even Keeps His Vehicle in a Garage Like a Total Boss
Research by neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
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: Dr. Laura Knouse
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Karyn Kuhn