Managing Anxiety and Parenting During a Pandemic
Kristy Benoit Allen, a psychology professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, studies the intergenerational transmission of anxiety and how parenting behavior affects children’s anxiety.
Researchers Develop Open Source EEG Visualization Tool
Researchers have developed a free open source computer program that can be used to create visual and quantitative representations of brain electrical activity.
Get Your Game Face On: Study Finds It May Help
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Michael Phelps was caught on camera glaring as he prepared for the men’s 200-meter butterfly final. The look became an example of a concept that has long been familiar in sports: game face.
Five PhD Students Named Tennessee Doctoral Fellows
Five UT doctoral students have been named Tennessee Doctoral Fellows. These prestigious awards are funded by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and UT’s Graduate School.
Doctoral Fellow Studies Link Between Puberty, Hormones, and Mental Health
Marcia Chavez thought she wanted to be a clinical psychologist, but after working in a research lab as an undergraduate in California, she was fascinated to learn the possible link between mental health disorders, adolescent development, and gender.
Psychologists Find Smiling Really Can Make People Happier
Smiling really can make people feel happier, according to a new paper published in Psychological Bulletin.
Science Minute: Smiles Could Be Hiding the Secret to Happiness
Nicholas Coles, social psychology PhD student at UT, explains the relationship between smiling more and feeling happier.
Mandarin Chinese Could Help Us Understand How Infants Learn English
A study, coauthored by Jessica Hay, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, and Ryan Cannistraci, a PhD student in experimental psychology, looks at how lexical tones can affect an infant’s ability to associate words with objects.
Lewis’s Mentoring Work in Counseling Psychology Lauded
Jioni Lewis, assistant professor of psychology, works to be a mentor for her students from undergraduates in her African American psychology course to doctoral students in counseling psychology who seek her out for life and career guidance.
Psychologist Looks at How We Find Common Ground
Garriy Shteynberg will lead a three-year study to examine how Americans’ social and political attitudes have grown more extreme.
Academic Minute: Treating Opioid Addiction
Helen Baghdoyan answered Academic Minute’s question: what is the best way to treat opioid addiction?
PhD Student’s Research Help HIV/AIDS Clients Live Healthier
PhD candidate Shane Bierma is helping the LGBT+ community live better and healthier lives.