Department of Psychology

A new study reveals that difficulties in adapting to changes in speech patterns may affect how adolescents with autism understand tone and meaning.

The PhD program is one of 48 nationwide recognized for excellence in science-centered education and training.

Couples report healthier, stronger relationships after one month of using a relationship app codeveloped by a Rochester psychologist.

Rochester psychologist Judith Smetana has made it her life’s work to understand how teenagers tick. In her latest study, she finds patterns in the timing of lies and the way secrets are disclosed.

A meta-analysis finds the established stress generation model applies not only to depression but also to other mental health disorders.

Funding from the National Institutes of Health builds on the grant given five years ago to establish the TRANSFORM multidisciplinary national research and resource center.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are a pressing public health problem—and the University is home to one of only two specialty diagnostic clinics in New York state.

Rochester’s Harry Reis, a leading social psychologist, discusses how to find and foster love—including ways to get the most out of online dating.

Adopting your partner’s perspective may reduce your temptation to cheat, according to research by Gurit Birnbaum at Reichman University in Israel and Rochester’s Harry Reis.

New federal funding will support the center’s programs addressing child and family trauma at individual and systemic levels.