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Psychology
Student Study Finds Snow Monkeys Just Wanna Have Fun
14 May 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / 1 Comment
St. Thomas seniors Paige Peterson, Chelsea Mills and Alex Mathison studied six hours of recorded video footage of the Minnesota Zoo snow monkeys to discover how parental interference influences their play behavior
Are You a Good Person? The Notion of Moral Identity
02 May 2013 by Tonia Bock, Psychology Department / No Comments
To what degree is each of us a good person? Well, researchers of moral psychology want to know not only the degree to which each of us is a good person but also how we generally become good people.
Studying the Sleep Habits of College Students
08 Mar 2013 by Roxanne Prichard / No Comments
Roxanne Prichard studies how and when we sleep and the environmental, biological and psychological variables that impede sleep. Simply put, she studeies what is it that makes us go to sleep and wake up when we do and the factors that interfere with that process.
Dr. Elise Amel Promoted to Full Professor
12 Feb 2013 by Dr. Susan Huber, executive vice president and chief academic officer / 2 Comments
The recommendation for promotion was made by the Tenure and Promotion Committee at its December 2012 meeting.
How Green Ideas Take Root
15 Mar 2011 by Elise Amel, Britain Scott and Christie Manning / No Comments
Gather Us In: A UST Legacy of Civil Discourse
01 Nov 2010 by Mary Elizabeth Weiser, '85 and Joseph Horak, '83 / No Comments
Friends with strong differences of Opinion
Hope in the Age of HIV/AIDS
06 Jan 2010 by Tonia Bock, Ph.D. / No Comments
More than 1,000 students from 50 classes have been involved in helping those who suffer from HIV/AIDS
Anonymous No More
15 Mar 2009 by Ann Johnson, Psychology Department and Women's Studies / No Comments
Compelled to forge complex career paths, these women channeled their love for psychology into unique and lasting contributions.
‘Prof’ Psychology
03 Jan 2007 by Pat Nemo / No Comments
Is the human person too complex to be explained in just one dimension?