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UMSL School Psychology Department

12.7.23

Do you want to help kids succeed in School, at home, and in life? Consider a career in School Psychology

Color-blind conversations: Listeners can look beyond race when processing speech

12.6.23

A study by researchers in the Linguistics Program and the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences finds that the race of a speaker doesn’t affect comprehension — challenging a prominent study on the topic.

Finding Focus: A University Student-Designed App for Better Focus

11.20.23

In an era of endless distraction, the ability to focus is more valuable than ever. Finding Focus is a research-backed tool that helps students concentrate.

Point Park University- Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology Program is now accepting applications!

10.13.23

We are very proud of the unique program we have created for training doctoral students in clinical psychology who are interested in working humanistically with individuals and communities. Point Park University’s Clinical Psychology program offers a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology with a special focus on the principles and practices of Community Psychology. Our program is firmly situated in the human science tradition with a holistic, contextualized, reflexive approach toward human beings and their problems in living. Teaching psychology from this perspective distinguishes us from many other doctoral-level programs in the nation. The program is accredited on contingency by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. 

RESTORE Laboratory

10.5.23

Provides expertise in support of physical or mental health research projects. Typically works out of a clinic or otherhealth care facility and may travel to homes, schools or residential facilities to collect data. Performs advancedtesting procedures, data collection, and analysis. Typically works directly with human subjects. Ensuresexperiments are performed according to specifications. May make recommendations to changes in procedure,processes, or experimental design. May prepare and/or edit research papers, grant proposals and reports. Duties:Work is varied and somewhat difficult. May assist in advanced functions as part of training. Supervision: Receivesdirect supervision but is expected to learn how to select from a variety of standard procedures to complete tasks.

Braver awarded MURI grant for attention control strategies research

9.15.23

A multi-institutional research project led by Todd Braver, a professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, received a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award from the U.S. Department of Defense to study attention control and strategies to improve it.

HRSA's National AHEC Scholar Program is Recruiting Psychology Students Now!

9.6.23

Join a national cohort of over 6,000 AHEC Scholars setting themselves apart with this nationally recognized program! The Missouri AHEC Scholars two-year program is designed to enhance and broaden your health training with a combination of didactic education and community-based field placement in a Missouri rural or underserved community.

LandiLab @Yale Child Study Center postbac RA position

7.5.23

Dr. Landi is the director of the LandiLab (https://landi.lab.uconn.edu/), of which Dr. Kleinman is a member. The LandiLab investigates typical and atypical reading and language development through the use of cognitive neuroscience methodologies (MRI, EEG/ERP) and genetic analyses.

People experiencing depression actively fight to manage their emotions

7.5.23

A new study involving more than 200 St. Louis-area adults sheds light on the goals, motivations, and strategies involved in managing emotions during depression.

Fighting loneliness by finding purpose

6.15.23

A new study co-authored by Patrick Hill, associate professor of psychological and brain sciences, offers an important message for our times: A sense of purpose in life — whether it’s a high-minded quest to make a difference or a simple hobby with personal meaning — can offer potent protection against loneliness.

Open Research Assistant and Post-Doc Positions at the Pediatric Anxiety Research Center

6.2.23

The Pediatric Anxiety Research Center (PARC; located in Bradley Hospital in East Providence, RI and affiliated with Brown Medical School) is an integrated research and clinical program nationally recognized in pediatric OCD and anxiety.

Barch wins Gold Medal Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry

4.28.23

Deanna Barch, the Gregory B. Couch Professor of Psychiatry and professor of psychological and brain sciences, received the Gold Medal Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) at their annual meeting in San Diego. The award honors “pioneering contributions” to biological psychiatry and recognizes “significant and sustained work that advances and extends knowledge” in the field.