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Irem Korucu, Ph.D. recently joined the Schmidt College of Science as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. Learn more about Korucu in the following Q&A.

A new Florida Atlantic study from Brett Laursen, Ph.D. in the Department of Psychology cautions parents – especially meddling moms – to resist the temptation to prohibit friendships because doing so only makes a bad situation...

Associate Professor Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D., was featured on Your South Florida PBS to discuss how the power of AI is being used to develop innovative ways to study the brain while also examining the long-term implications...

Children who hear a language other than English at home currently make up more than 25 percent of the school-aged population in the United States.

The Schmidt College of Science’s undergraduate psychology program placed No. 234 in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings of top undergraduate programs in the country. This marks the first time in the program’s history...

Study findings point to a promising new avenue of raising political participation among young voters: targeting the political attitudes of those with whom they are close, particularly their parents.

A study by Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵresearcher and collaborators shows customers’ adoption of new products is centered around four groups of people.

Risky play, such as climbing high into a tree, helps protect children from developing phobias and reduces future anxiety by boosting self-confidence to deal with emergencies.

Study findings reveal that the total number of friends that a child has is not the issue. What matters is whether or not the child has fewer friends than the partner.

It has long been known that most children report that most of their friends are in the same classroom. We now know that they are probably seated nearby.