Psychology Department

Former Nebraska Wesleyan University psychology professor Ken Keith returned to campus on November 8 to deliver the annual Clifford Fawl Lecture Series.

Watch lecture.

Studies indicate coffee is good for cognitive abilities. So is green tea, dark chocolate, and red wine.

A Nebraska Wesleyan University psychology professor and her student are spending their summer researching the effects of red wine — or more specifically, a compound found in red grapes —on cognitive skills.

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University students have been recognized by the university’s Psychology Department.

Brandon Hollister of Hastings and Tyler Smith of Friend have each been named “outstanding psychology students.” The annual award recognizes the department’s top seniors.

The halls of Nebraska Wesleyan’s Smith-Curtis Administration Building are once again rat infested. But rather than exterminate, the university will celebrate.

Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Erik Anderson hopes to become a licensed mental health practitioner someday.

Justin Iverson knows when he’s a minister someday, Sunday school and church service won’t be the same as it was growing up in his South Dakota United Methodist congregation.

“Sunday fellowship is dwindling,” said Iverson, who graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in May with a psychology degree. “Things are reshaping. It’s not like it used to be.”

Over the past year, the psychology department has increasingly been filled with students wearing lab coats and surgical masks. They're busy studying the behavioral traits of mice. They're conducting more animal research than any other time in recent history.

Psychology faculty and students say the increased interest can be traced to psychology professor Frank Ferraro.

A Nebraska Wesleyan psychology professor and three students recently experienced a cultural adventure among the “happiest people on earth.”