The Spring 2025 Incheon Global Campus (IGC) Research Symposium was held on May 16, 2025, at the IGC Auditorium. Three projects were presented by Psychology students under the mentorship of Dr. Jae Won Oh and Dr. Carinal Pals. Seungmi Lee, Hyowon Jang, and Yubin Kim presented an EEG-based pilot study on sustained attention during virtual […]
Read MoreDr. Jaeil Shin from the Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, held a guest lecture on May 13, 2025. Dr. Shin’s lecture was part one of a two-part lecture series hosted by the Department of Psychology that aimed to explore the role of meta-research in the medical scientific field and psychology. The […]
Read MoreCaroline Joung visited UAC for the Psychology Department’s first Alumni Lunch event. It was held on May 12th at noon in U104. The purpose of the event was to hear from Caroline about her career in order to provide inspiration for current Psychology students as future scholars in the field. Approximately 30 students attended […]
Read MoreThe Department of Psychology hosted a booth at Major and Minor Day that provides opportunities for UAC students to explore various majors and minors offered on campus. The event took place on April 16th in U104 during the lunch hour, and all students were welcome to attend. The booth was managed by PSY peer advisors […]
Read MoreJackie Benseler, Department Manager of Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) at the University of Utah, held an info session in the UAC PSY Department on April 11th, 2025. This event was organized thanks to the PSY faculty’s passion for supporting UAC PSY students to engage in more research-based internships at the HMHI once they transfer […]
Read MorePSY Night, the department’s most exciting tradition, was held on March 25th, 2025, by Student Council (STUCO) to promote unity among Psychology major and minor students. Students played ice-breaking games such as “Guess the Professor” and “Guess the Psychologist.” They also had a chance to learn about research opportunities and future careers in the Psychology […]
Read MoreUAC Psychology’s alumna Caroline Joung was accepted to Stony Brook University’s graduate program in Psychology, in New York, United States. She will soon start her journey as a Ph.D. student in the Social and Health Psychology program as a member of Dr. Stacey B. Scott’s lab. As she celebrates this transition, Caroline reflects on her […]
Read MorePSY Night was held on November 25th, 2024, in room U104. It has become a cherished tradition of the Department of Psychology at UAC, aimed at fostering friendships among PSY students and providing a meaningful time to wrap up the semester. Students were able to join the event by signing up in advance through an […]
Read MoreGood news has traveled from afar! One of our UAC PSY alumni recently co-authored an article. Caroline Joung and Dr. Porter Morgan’s article, “Examining the Impact of Hagwons and the South Korean Education System on the Entity Mindset Development of Young South Korean Adults,” is now available in the journal Culture & Psychology (see link […]
Read MoreWith the arrival of autumn, a new opportunity emerged for Psychology students to attend the 27th annual meeting of the Korean Society for Brain and Neural Sciences. This organization, one of UAC’s longstanding partner organizations, offered students hands-on experience through volunteering at this conference. Students who had signed up a month before the conference traveled […]
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