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Psychology

  1. Developmental psychology class

    Science in the Service of Children

    May 10, 2022
    Developmental Psychology (PSY 233) brings together hands-on learning with reading and classroom discussion to study how children’s growing brains, minds, emotions, and behavior from the earliest point of life through adolescence interact with their experiences to make us who we are today.
  2. Daniel Snyder ’22 with cup of coffee

    Majoring in Psychology: Understanding Why People Do What They Do

    May 10, 2022

    I found myself majoring in psychology by simply taking the courses that most interested me. Coming into Grinnell, I had a slight background in the subject from taking AP…

  3. left to right: Sam Rueter, Will Telingator and Zeke Miller

    Samuel Rueter Awarded the 2021 Psychology Excellence Prize

    Sep 02, 2021
    The Grinnell College Department of Psychology faculty named Samuel Rueter ’21 the recipient of the 2021 Psychology Excellence Prize.
  4. Beisner and Magnett Named Truman Scholars

    Apr 14, 2021
    Truman Scholars demonstrate outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to a career in government or the nonprofit sector, and academic excellence.
  5. chicken walking

    The Psychology of Humor

    Jul 01, 2020
    Humor, once thought a silly topic for research, is now widely studied and presented as a special topics course by Janet M. Gibson, professor of psychology.
  6. Ben Nguyen ’19 and Ridhika Agrawal ’20 working together at a computer

    Students Co-Author Paper During Summer Internship and Get Published

    Feb 03, 2020
    A summer internship helped psychology major Ben Nguyen ’19 and math and economics double major Ridhika Agrawal ’20 earn co-author status on a recently published paper.
  7. A student plays Dance Dance Revolution in a motion capture suit

    Motion-Capture for the Liberal Arts — and Beyond

    Aug 02, 2017
    Technology meets accessibility in Motion Capture of Human Movement, an innovative new psychology seminar taught by Damian Kelty-Stephen.
  8. Annie Galloway ’18 and Christine Hood ’17 at the MPA conference

    Humor, Self Control, and Honeybees Take Psychology Faculty and Students to Regional Conference

    Jul 11, 2017
    Six students and three faculty attend the Midwestern Psychological Association conference in Chicago.
  9. Jarren Santos ’17

    Blazing a Trail of Opportunities

    Jul 04, 2017
    Jarren Santos ’17’s journey to a master of public health degree included an innovative science program, faculty-mentored advanced projects, a tour to meet alumni in data analysis and technology, off-campus research, and a cooperative degree program.
  10. Emily Howe ’16 and Hannah Hwang ’18

    Grinnellians win Critical Language Scholarships from U.S. State Department

    May 19, 2017
    In summer immersion programs, Hannah Hwang ’18 will study Korean in South Korea; Emily Howe ’16 will study Swahili in Tanzania.

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