News: Department of Psychology

Xiangning Chen holds a cigarette with smoke resembling a DNA strand
Research |

Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine gene researchers clear the air on the link between schizophrenia and smoking.

Dustin and Rochelle Hines
Research |

Husband-and-wife team Dustin and Rochelle Hines research brain cells in their quest for solutions to degenerative diseases and developmental disorders.

Fireworks ignite during commencement
People |

UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Artwork by Julie Oppermann
Arts and Culture |

A pair of neuroscience professors break down Julie Oppermann's works, which very deliberately manipulate the brain.

Miesha Marzell
Research |

Former UNLV posdoctoral scholar Miesha Marzell credits her fellowship for helping her career as a professor. 

Stephanie McLaughlin
Research |

Scholar's research on campus inspires more work to increase the Las Vegas community’s access to quality mental health care.

compsite of all five people from these stories
Campus News |

From a home for homeless students to inspiring the next generation of health crusaders — these worthy causes will warm your heart during the holidays.

Benjamin, Jager, Samantha Bivins, and Ashleigh
People |

Volunteering hundreds of hours of service becomes a legacy for a single mom and her four children — the 2016 Honorary Rebel Family.

Diana Pena and Ai-Sun (Kelly) Tseng
Research |

A fascination with tissue restoration inspires a UNLV professor and undergraduate student to team up to understand how frogs might impact the fate of humankind.

Valarie Burke and son Jace
People |

One of the Administrative Faculty Member of the Year Award winners, the Graduate College's Valarie Burke has been part of UNLV since arriving as an undergraduate 14 years ago.

Chris Heavey
Campus News |

Heavey is an accomplished psychologist, academic leader and longtime UNLV faculty member.

Bernajane Palisoc works in UNLV's neuropsychology lab with professor Daniel Allen
Research |

The new Office of Undergraduate Research helps students engage in and celebrate their research and creative activity.