Department of Psychology

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Professor Bill Griesar faces camera, standing, laughing and throwing a model of the human brain in the air
April 22nd 2024

2024 PSU Research Award Winners Announced

Today, Portland State University announced its 2024 awards for excellence...
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January 5th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Presentations for 2023

Jono Abshier (Biology Ph.D.) co-presented “Extremely Toxic: Identifying...
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January 5th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Community Engagement & Career Progression for 2023

Natalie Cholula (Sociology Ph.D.) is a member of the Evicted in Oregon research...
Todd Ferry and students at tiny home village
March 25th 2022

Five PSU Researchers Featured on National Podcast

Portland State research is taking over The Academic Minute podcast next...
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October 5th 2021

New PSU report examines effectiveness of Portland Street Response

Portland Street Response (PSR), the city's new first-response unit, demonstrated...
July 6th 2021

With NSF grant, PSU to do internal deep dive to identify systemic inequalities among STEM faculty

The numbers don't lie: Women and minorities have historically, and continue to be, underrepresented in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — and it's no different at Portland State. Beyond the numbers is a more complicated picture of why some faculty stay...
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June 22nd 2021

A tool to support the development of a STEM identity

Assistant Professor Karlyn Adams-Wiggins recently received a $70,000 National...