University of Toledo Psychology

It’s #DayofGiving at the University of Toledo — happening today and tomorrow! Every gift supports the causes you believe in, including the Psychology Progress Fund. Be part of the momentum & help us strengthen and expand the opportunities that make a difference! 🚀

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Congrats, Dr. Spotts!

Congratulations to Dr. O'Connor on this publication in Behavior Genetics' special issue "Behavioral Genetics as a Public Science: Impacts and Implications".

Congratulations, Dr. Geers!

Congrats to Liz O'Donoghue on this important milestone! We are so proud! 👏

Another student-led publication from Dr. Elhai's lab! Congratulations, Sana Alavinikoo & Elyse Hutcheson! Great work!

Congratulations to graduate student, Vasavi Shanthi, on her recent first-author publication. And to her mentor, Dr. Elhai!

From left to right: Sreyashi Sen, Yu-Jin Eun, Regina Campbell, Caley Lane, Dr. Kami London, Aryana Alavinikoo, Angel Ciccarelli, Tiobista Kiddane (Sociology).

Our graduate students celebrated successfully presenting their study proposals in their final Research Design & Eval class on Monday with the help of some Krispy Kreme doughnuts!

🎉 Huge congrats to Dr. Joni Mihura on the release of "The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Psychopathology Assessment"! And cheers to Dr. Greg Meyer and grad student Kim Görner for their chapter contributions!

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Article Title: Who Believes in Repressed Memories? The Roles of Gender, Age, and Education in a National Sample of United States Adults
Authors: Grady, Riley; Miller, Quincy; London, Kamala; Loftus, Elizabeth
Journal: Memory

Congrats to grad student Riley Grady (& co-authors Quincy Miller, Kamala London, & Elizabeth Loftus) for her recently accepted paper in Memory! Findings highlight that U.S. adults endorse believing in traumatic unconscious repressed memories at high rates (94%), especially women with lower education

📣 We’re hiring! Tenure-track position open in the Department of Psychology to support our Clinical and/or Experimental Psychology PhD programs. Apply today! 🧠 #AcademicJobs #PsychScience

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Spooktacular Giving Challenge

No tricks—just treats for a great cause! 🎃 Give to the Psychology Progress Fund during the Spooktacular Giving Challenge and help support general and priority needs of the University of Toledo's Psychology Department!

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"She’s not like a regular department chair, she’s a cool department chair." 😎

Psychology Chair, @kamala-london.bsky.social, surprised our graduate students by rolling up (literally) to the psych graduate student homecoming tailgate this past weekend. 🛼

🍂Kicking off the fall semester with great company! Psychology faculty and graduate students came together to welcome a new year of learning, research, and community.

More amazing news from the University of Toledo's Social Health Lab! 🎉

👏 Big shoutout to Clinical Psychology graduate students, Caleb Hallauer & Elyse Hutcheson, and Psychology faculty, Dr. Jon Elhai for their recent publication in the Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace! Check out their latest work!

Congratulations to Emily Spotts (Experimental Psychology PhD student), Legend Coleman (undergraduate Psychology alum), and Dr. Andrew Geers (Psychology faculty member) on their recent publication!

We're proud to see their collaborative research representing our department. 🎉

Undergraduate student researcher Sydney Mockensturm and faculty member Dr. Andrew Geers recently attended the 5th International Conference of the Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies in Poland. Sydney and Dr. Geers both presented on the mechanisms of the placebo and nocebo effects.

Congrats to Dr. Elhai and his team on their recent publication!

Major congratulations to the 2025 graduates of UToledo's Clinical Psychology PhD program: Rachel Bond, Bailey Crittenden, Raegan Cupp, Elyse Hutcheson, Christopher Jurgens, Adam Mann, Mackenzie Tanner, and Noelle Morgan!

We are so proud of you!🙌

Congratulations to our doctoral student in Experimental Psychology, Grace! 🎉

Well deserved! Congratulations, Legend! 👏

Congratulations to the current and former doctoral students in the Forensic Developmental Psychology Lab led by @kamala-london.bsky.social, who presented at the American Psych-Law Society Conference earlier this month!

Amazing news! Congratulations to graduate student, Emily Spotts (@emily-k-spotts.bsky.social)! 🎉

Undergraduate students - Abigail Brighton, Julianne Holtsberry, and Danielle Oldfield - and graduate students - Frances Lauten and Adelyn Sherrard - of the Family & Child Development Lab recently presented research at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference. Congratulations!

Congratulations to our amazing faculty members for their years of service!

👏 Dr. Cin Cin Tan– 5 years
👏 Drs. Sarah Francis & Peter Mezo– 10 years
👏 Drs. Jon Elhai & Jason Rose– 15 years

Your commitment makes a lasting impact on our department!

📷: Drs. Francis & London at the Milestone Celebration

Big shoutout to Elizabeth Champlin (elizabethchamplin.bsky.social) and Liz O'Donoghue (liz-od.bsky.social) for presenting posters at the Midwest Graduate Research Symposium. Major thanks to Grace Kim for volunteering and moderating a session. We’re so proud of your hard work and leadership!

We're thrilled to share that UToledo's Clinical and Experimental Psychology PhD programs are once again featured in the U.S. News & World Report rankings!

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