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The official account of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa. Visit us at https://psychology.uiowa.edu.

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Psychology at the University of Iowa @psychiowa.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our open-area senior faculty position is live. If you're interested, apply! If you know someone, let them know. Substantial startup and endowed position are part of the package. Learn more about our great department here: psychology.uiowa.edu. Come join us!

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Psychological and Brain Sciences | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | The University of Iowa

Study the science behind behavior and cognition, learning and memory, and personality and emotion while developing research skills and preparing for success.

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Psychology at the University of Iowa @psychiowa.bsky.social · Aug 29

Psychological and Brain Sciences | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | The University of Iowa

Study the science behind behavior and cognition, learning and memory, and personality and emotion while developing research skills and preparing for success.

psychology.uiowa.edu

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Psychology at the University of Iowa @psychiowa.bsky.social · Jul 28

The ad for the tenure-track Clinical Science position is live. Please spread it around!
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Psychology at the University of Iowa @psychiowa.bsky.social · Jul 14

Heads up! We are doing two searches this year—for an assistant prof in Clinical Science, and an associate/full prof in any domain of psychology. Want to learn more? Contact the dept chair, Mark Blumberg, at [email protected].
Ads will be posted soon on our homepage: psychology.uiowa.edu

Psychological and Brain Sciences | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | The University of Iowa

Study the science behind behavior and cognition, learning and memory, and personality and emotion while developing research skills and preparing for success.

psychology.uiowa.edu

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Lilly Bendel-Stenzel, M.A., Ph.D. (she/her) @lcbendelstenzel.bsky.social · Jun 3

I am overjoyed to share that as of this morning, I have successfully defended my dissertation and am the first graduate of @psychiowa.bsky.social 's individualized track in psychology, earning my Ph.D. in psychology specializing in Developmental Psychopathology 1/n

Lilly smiling and holding books about developmental psychopathology

Lilly in graduation regalia, looking off into the distance and smiling

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Mark Blumberg @marksblumberg.bsky.social · Feb 19

I was more than happy to be interviewed again by the talented @nhassenfeld.bsky.social for the new Unexplainable podcast. This one is about the connections among sleep, dreams, and twitching. I hope you enjoy!

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The problem with dreams

Podcast Episode · Unexplainable · 02/19/2025 · 28m

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Ece Demir-Lira, PhD @ecedemirlira.bsky.social · Jan 23

During these dark times, our students remain our guiding lights. Learn more about the remarkable journey of 2025 Rhodes Scholar Paras Bassuk here www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk... @iowapublicradio.org @psychiowa.bsky.social @rhodesscholar.bsky.social

Iowans selected for prestigious post-graduate scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship is a post graduate scholarship that allows students from all over the world to study at The University of Oxford in England.

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Psychology at the University of Iowa @psychiowa.bsky.social · Dec 5

For our inaugural post on Bluesky, it's fitting to repost a former postdoc's classic exploration of #badsciencedrawings, updated and revised.

Jimmy Dooley @jimmycdooley.bsky.social · Dec 4

Now that we’re on Bluesky, it’s a good time to bring back #badsciencedrawings – a collection of figures that prove that science is more science than art.
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