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Mar 22, 2023

Worrying About Election Stress Can Harm Your Health – Here’s What You Can Do About It

The study found anticipating stress related to elections causes adverse physical health effects. However, it also found there is something people can do to mitigate those negative effects. 

Mar 8, 2023

A Community of Care: Student Mental Health Ambassadors

Mental Health Ambassadors are dedicated to mental health outreach and advocacy at NC State. 

Mar 6, 2023

COVID Fears and Long-Term Planning Play Key Roles in Vaccine Hesitancy

A key variable in vaccine hesitancy is a psychological trait called proactive coping, which refers to a person’s tendency to think about and plan for the future. 

Feb 21, 2023

Wellness Coaching at NC State

Wellness and Recreation’s Thrivewell team proudly offers four free sessions of Wellness Coaching every semester for NC State students. Conducted by certified ACE® Health Coaches, who are also students themselves, this peer-to-peer wellness support can help students develop action plans for leading healthy lives. 

Feb 21, 2023

Applying to Graduate School: A Psychology Graduate Student’s Perspective on the Process

Patrick Seebold is a 2nd-year Ph.D. student in the Human Factors & Applied Cognition Program at NC State. I recently had the honor of interviewing him to get his perspective on the graduate school application process. Continue reading to learn more. 

Feb 21, 2023

Course Highlight: PSY 495 Applied Community-Based Psychology

Many college students feel that their academic experience lacks real-world application, which might be preventing them from maximizing the academic potential of their courses. Thankfully, NC State’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) promotes such courses including PSY 495: Community-Based Applied Psychology – a service-learning course centered around helping elementary-age students increase their reading and writing literacy using the evidence-based HELPS reading program. 

Feb 21, 2023

A Message from Department Head Christopher Mayhorn

  Dear Psychology Family (Faculty, Staff, and Students), I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on how our department is growing! We are currently the largest undergraduate major in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences with 1000+ students. Likewise, our graduate program continues to be the largest in the College with 130+… 

Feb 21, 2023

Psychology Peer Ambassador Pilot Program

The Psychology Peer Ambassador program is a new initiative in the department designed to foster community and connection among new and current psychology majors, faculty, and staff. Continue reading to learn more about our spring 2023 Peer Ambassadors and ways to get involved. 

Feb 21, 2023

Celebrating 95 years of the Department of Psychology

From its beginnings as a single Educational Psychology course in 1915, to now offering 2 undergraduate and 5 graduate programs, Psychology’s presence at NC State has expanded alongside the University. Established in 1927, with the hiring of its first faculty psychologist, Dr. Karl Garrison, the Department of Psychology has been around for 95 years as of 2022. 

Jan 24, 2023

Howling Success: Megan Minor

This month’s Howling Success is a peer supervisor at the Academic Success Center, a tour guide for the Undergraduate Admissions Office and a volunteer for the Crisis Text Line. Plus, she teaches martial arts!