Department of Psychology

MSU is No. 1 in the world in Applied Psychology, according to the Center for World University Rankings.

MSU Psychological Clinic Partners with St. Vincent Catholic Charities

The MSU Psychological Clinic has partnered with St. Vincent Catholic Charities to perform psychological assessments for children entering into the foster care system. Our clinicians will work closely with SVCC staff, review records, and complete a comprehensive evaluation to provide the most appropriate recommendations for individual children. 

Registration Now Open for Fall Therapy Groups

The MSU Psychological Clinic plans to run two groups in September 2017: The Friendship Club with the Parent Wellness component and Getting Back up Again (GBA)

Organizational Psychology receives first (2017) Outstanding Graduate Program Community Award!

Kamerschen-Pearson PSY Scholarship Recipients

There were four Psychology students awarded the Kamerschen-Pearson Freshman Scholarship.  Congratulations to Mackenzi Jankowics, Makaila Mullin, Hannah Schultheiss, and Grace MacDonald.  The 2017 awards were for academic and experiential learning during the freshman year.  Congratulations!

Fred Leong is the winner of 2017 Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award

The ITC International Handbook of Testing and Assessment co-edited by Fred Leong and colleagues is the winner of 2017 Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award from APA Division 52 (International Psychology)

Zak Neal receives 2017 APA Division 27 Early Career Award.

Dr. Zachary Neal is an associate professor at Michigan State University with a very distinguished record of contributions to community psychology in the area of social network analysis and how it can be applied to enhance theory, research, and practice in community psychology. His scholarship is concerned with the transfer of knowledge from research to practice, and with issues of diversity, sense of community and social cohesion.  Dr. Neal is the author of 49 publications, 11 book chapters and three books, the Editor of the Journal of Urban Affairs, produced four STATA software packages, and his research has been funded by NIMH and the W. T. Grant Foundation.  Dr. Neal is also very involved with education in community psychology and is an active member of SCRA’s Council on Education.

Amy Drahota’s systematic review about community-academic partnerships rated as one of Milbank Quarterly’s Top 5 peer-reviewed articles of 2016

Community-Academic Partnerships: A Systematic Review of the State of the Literature and Recommendations for Future Research

Amy Drahota, Rosemary D. Meza, Brigitte Brikho, Meghan Naaf, Jasper A. Estabillo, Emily D. Gomez, Sarah F. Vejnoska, Sarah Dufek, Aubyn C. Stahmer, Gregory A. Aarons

March 2016

Giftedness Evaluations

The MSU Psychological Clinic accepts referrals for giftedness evaluations. Most of these referrals come through the GATE office at MSU. We completed 24 giftedness evaluations this year. 

Ecological/Community Psychology and Affiliated Faculty receive a 2017 Excellence in Diversity Award

This award program from MSU’s Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiativesrecognizes outstanding efforts of faculty, students and staff at MSU that are committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion and who actively engage in activities that demonstrate a sustained commitment to these principles.

Dr. Kozlowski honored with 2017 Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Dr. Chopik's article "Happy People Make Their Spouses Healthier" posted on Time site.

But a new study suggests that people whose spouses are happier are probably also in better shape, even independently of their own happiness. In fact, the study’s data suggests that people with a happy partner are 34% more likely to be healthy than those married to a downer.

Lauren Harris named fellow of APA Division 3

Kim Fenn receives Early Career Award from the Psychonomic Society

Ignacio Acevedo-Polakovich named 2016-18 Implementation Research Institute Fellow

This fellowship is supported in affiliation with the Center for Mental Health Services Research, within the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, at Washington University in St. Louis.  Dr. Acevedo-Polakovich was selected from a large and competitive applicant pool.  His fellowship is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and supports a research agenda in implementation science that aligns with the NIDA plan.  

Zak Neal awarded the Freeman Early Career Award from the International Network for Social Network Analysis

Fred Leong appointed to the National Project Advisory Committee of the Office of Minority Health at the Department of Health and Human Services for their behavioral health e-learning initiative