WWU Psychology

WWU Psychology This page represents the Psychology Department at Western Washington University.

The Department of Psychology at Western Washington University offers programs of study that provide a solid foundation in the concepts and methods of psychology, as well as courses and programs for students in many of the more specialized areas of this large and exciting field. This page exists for interested students, current students, and alumni to network and be kept up to date on WWU Psych happenings. For urgent student matters, please contact your faculty through your student email.

On June 6th, Dr. Barbara Lehman presented at the International Conference on Science, Mindfulness, and Meditation in Thi...
06/16/2025

On June 6th, Dr. Barbara Lehman presented at the International Conference on Science, Mindfulness, and Meditation in Thimphu, Bhutan. This conference, hosted by the Centre for Bhutan Studies and Bhutan’s Central Monastic Body, involved over 400 scholars and spiritual leaders from around the world. Dr. Lehman’s presentation contrasted Buddhist and psychological understandings of the consequences of contemplating one’s own mortality. Thanks for representing WWU PSY oversees!

06/14/2025

Congratulations graduates! You make us proud.

PsychFest is tomorrow! We're pleased to welcome our keynote speaker, Dr. Jordan Shannon. Dr. Shannon is an Assistant Pro...
06/05/2025

PsychFest is tomorrow! We're pleased to welcome our keynote speaker, Dr. Jordan Shannon. Dr. Shannon is an Assistant Professor of School Counseling at Seattle University. His keynote address will focus on the context of Black men's mental health, as well as the findings from a study examining Black men's continuation in counseling experiences as clients. Please join us from 4-5pm in AW210 or on Zoom!

There will be 2 PsychFest poster sessions. The morning poster session will run from 10:45-11:45 am. The afternoon poster...
06/05/2025

There will be 2 PsychFest poster sessions. The morning poster session will run from 10:45-11:45 am. The afternoon poster session will be held from 2-3 pm. Both will be in the 4th floor skybridge. See you there!

The full PsychFest schedule can be found here: https://chss.wwu.edu/psychology/psychfest-event-schedule

Check out psychology and neuroscience-inspired art at PsychFest (Friday)! We have 10 artists this year whose creativity ...
06/04/2025

Check out psychology and neuroscience-inspired art at PsychFest (Friday)! We have 10 artists this year whose creativity will be on full display during the PsychFest poster sessions in the 4th floor skybridge. Art will be displayed until 3 pm. These pictures show several art projects from the last couple art exhibitions. Get excited!

The annual PsychFest is almost here! Join us on Friday (6/6) for a full day of research presentations, invited lectures,...
06/04/2025

The annual PsychFest is almost here! Join us on Friday (6/6) for a full day of research presentations, invited lectures, and psychology and neuroscience-inspired art! Please visit the link below for a full schedule of events.

https://chss.wwu.edu/psychology/psychfest-event-schedule

Congratulations to all 2024-25 graduates! We hope everyone who is available will stop by the Psych Dept. main office for...
06/03/2025

Congratulations to all 2024-25 graduates! We hope everyone who is available will stop by the Psych Dept. main office for free cake and soda to celebrate what you accomplished this quarter! Friends are also welcome! You don't have to be graduating this quarter to attend and grab some cake!

When: Thursday 6/5/25 from 1-3pm in Psychology Department Main Office AI 434--across the AW skybridge!

Carlos Herrera-Caballero is this year's Outstanding School Counseling Graduate student! Carlos is an amazing student, p...
05/28/2025

Carlos Herrera-Caballero is this year's Outstanding School Counseling Graduate student! Carlos is an amazing student, peer, advocate, and counseling intern! Carlos brings amazing energy, intellect, drive, passion, and commitment to the school counseling program and will surely take these qualities and many more into his work as a professional school counselor!! Carlos is consistently grounded in curiosity and exudes a welcome playfulness which will make considerable impacts on the communities he serves moving beyond the classroom at WWU! We are proud of Carlos, thankful he chose WWU, and excited for his future students and school community stakeholders! Thank you for being you, Carlos, for teaching and supporting, and for bringing joy to the spaces you enter.

Congratulations to Rose Lab members, Sam Kobal and Aicha Tokar Falatah, on winning the Scholars Week Image Competition's...
05/27/2025

Congratulations to Rose Lab members, Sam Kobal and Aicha Tokar Falatah, on winning the Scholars Week Image Competition's Critic's Choice Award! The image you see here shows the C. elegans full 302 neuron connectome. This NeuroPAL strain enables unambiguous identification of individual neurons through unique color codes, allowing visualization of specific neuronal identities across the entire nervous system. It was captured using the Leica Stellaris 8 Laser Confocal Fluorescent Microscope. What an amazing image!

Congratulations to Kaleb Starling, our Outstanding Graduate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling! He was chosen due to h...
05/21/2025

Congratulations to Kaleb Starling, our Outstanding Graduate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling! He was chosen due to his stellar academic clinical work as well as his willingness to mentor his peers and the incoming 1st year students. He also does a lot of great advocacy work in the community for the LGBT community. Way to go, Kaleb!

Congratulations to Jasmine Welaye, our outstanding graduate in the Experimental Psychology Graduate Program. Jasmine has...
05/13/2025

Congratulations to Jasmine Welaye, our outstanding graduate in the Experimental Psychology Graduate Program. Jasmine has been a prodigious scholar and advocate for social justice throughout her undergraduate and graduate years at WWU. Jasmine’s research has primarily focused on the neuroscience of stereotyping, prejudice, and social categorization. Most recently, their master’s thesis used event-related brain potentials (ERPs) and tests of recognition to assess whether goals to regulate biased behavior affect implicit perceptual biases between Black and White faces within the earliest phases of face processing. Jasmine has presented her research numerous times over the last several years at various conferences, including the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Western Psychological Association, and Psychfest. Jasmine is also recognized for their advocacy in WWU’s community. She is an associate of the Center for Cross-Cultural Research, a leader in the Arab Student Association, and currently sits on WWU’s Board of Trustees Advisory Committee for Socially Responsible Investing. Way to go, Jasmine!

Congratulations to Alex Park, our Outstanding Graduate in Psychology for 2024-25! Alex is very active in the Center for ...
05/12/2025

Congratulations to Alex Park, our Outstanding Graduate in Psychology for 2024-25! Alex is very active in the Center for Cross-Cultural Research, presenting research ideas to the group and deeply engaging in learning opportunities. Alex has been on Anna Ciao's research team for three years. He has trained to lead two evidence-based body image programs, led body image classes at Shuksan for two years, and helped to train and supervise other student leaders. Alex has been active on other research teams (e.g., Kate McLean, Kevin Delucio) and volunteered as a peer advisor within the Psychology Department. Alex embodies our departmental values: intellectually curious, excited to learn, and eager to offer a thoughtful and critical perspective. Way to go, Alex!

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