Allison Lazard and Barbara Fredrickson are using social media to promote wellness through in-person connection. Their interdisciplinary studies are gaining momentum, with three out of three research proposals receiving funding. Barbara Fredrickson and Allison Lazard (Photo by Megan Mendenhall) Researchers … Read more
Job Ad- Assistant Professor Department of Psychology and Neuroscience The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks to recruit a new tenure track faculty at … Read more
The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hosting a Diversifying Psychology Weekend event on October 27-28th. This online event offers students interested in graduate training in Psychology the opportunity to learn … Read more
Together with health communication scientist Dr. Allison Lazard of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, a faculty member in the Social Psychology Doctoral Program and Director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory (PEP Lab), was … Read more
Positive Emotion Psychophysiology Laboratory (PEP Lab) Ph.D. candidate, Taylor West, was awarded the Laura Mayer Summer Research Fellowship as she works to complete her dissertation on positive emotions stemming from interactions between strangers, including in the areas of political debate … Read more
What It Really Means to Have Intrusive Thoughts On average, people have about 6,200 thoughts each day. Some will be unwanted, alarming, or just plain strange. To learn more about intrusive thoughts and what you can do about … Read more
Dr. Dan Christoffel is excited to announce the arrival of the lab’s first graduate students! Kayla Richardson is co-mentored by Dr. Scherrer within the Neuroscience BBSP program. She’s currently working on investigating the role of the endogenous opioid system in … Read more
An appointment to a distinguished professorship is one of the highest faculty honors the University can bestow. Recognized faculty have shown distinction and leadership in their field of study or across disciplines. Distinguished awards provide recipients with research funds along … Read more
Lydia Adams and Su-Ji Cho, graduating seniors in Psychology and Neuroscience, are the recipients of the 2023 Dashiell-Thurstone Prize. The Dashiell-Thurstone Prize is awarded each year for the best senior honors thesis, as judged by a faculty committee. This award … Read more
