Jackie 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 […]
Read MoreLast August, a group of psychology undergraduate students (Seungmi Lee, Hayun Back, Hyebin Yu, Eojin Lee, Soyoun Bae, and Sylvie Hong) from the University of Utah Asia Campus (UAC) attended the 22nd Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA2024) held in Jeju, South Korea. Guided by Dr. Carina Pals, an Associate Professor (Lecturer) in […]
Read MoreThe end of the semester marked a time to say goodbye to Psychology graduates, peers leaving for Salt Lake City, and psychology students who will be taking a leave of absence. The Spring 2024 Farewell Dinner Party took place on June 4th, 2024, and many Psychology students and faculty gathered at the PSY lounge on […]
Read MoreAs the end of May approached, students were getting ready to complete the semester, with several getting ready to graduate. The Fall 2024 UAC Graduation Commencement was held on May 23, 2024, at the IGC Auditorium. Students who were at the end of finishing their bachelor’s or master’s degrees were eligible to participate in the […]
Read MoreWe are proud to announce that Eojin (Gabriella) Lee, a sophomore student of UAC majoring in psychology, received the exciting news on May 20, 2024. Her paper was accepted for publication in the Undergraduate Journal of Contemporary Issues & Media, the journal of the University of Utah’s Writing and Rhetoric Studies Department. Her article will […]
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