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Sophomore Samantha Ruiz writes about the gender breakdown of psychologists and how the field has switched from being predominantly composed of men to women.

Commentary: Men must return to psychology

By Samantha Ruiz • December 7, 2023
A field that was once run by men has become a female-dominated occupation and there is an elephant in the room.
Ithaca College is home to undergraduate and graduate programs that require students to participate in research with professors as part of their curriculums. 

Students and faculty work together to conduct research studies

By Eleanor Kay, Managing Editor • November 30, 2022
Ithaca College is home to undergraduate and graduate programs that require students to participate in research with professors.
The Ithacan is highlighting exceptional seniors from each of the five schools on campus who have done exemplary work in their major and across campus throughout their four years at Ithaca College.

Senior Spotlights: School of Humanities and Sciences

By Sydney Keller, Staff Writer • April 24, 2019
The Ithacan is highlighting seniors from each of the five schools on campus who have done exemplary work throughout their time at the college.
The Ithacan is highlighting exceptional seniors from each of the five schools on campus who have done exemplary work in their major and across campus throughout their four years at Ithaca College.

Senior Spotlights: Roy H. Park School of Communications

By Maia Noah, Staff Writer • April 24, 2019
The Ithacan is highlighting seniors from each of the five schools on campus who have done exemplary work throughout their time at the college.
Leigh Ann Vaughn, professor in the Department of Psychology, recently presented her research on how creating different kinds of goals relates to people's perceptions of them and their overall well-being.

Newsmaker: Professor researches goals’ impact on well-being

March 5, 2019
Opinion Editor Meredith Burke spoke with Vaughn about the difference between different types of goals, how each affects an individual and why this line of research is important to her.
Freshman Laura Trainor participates in a meditation in Muller Chapel.

Meditation helps students find their centers

By Noah Pincus • February 13, 2019

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, Muller Chapel hosts a temporary escape for the Ithaca College community. Both students and faculty assemble in the chapel sanctuary equipped with their meditation...

Dennis Charsky, associate professor in the Department of Strategic Communication, recently gave a presentation on how companies can improve employee learning and performance through signs.

Q&A: Professor gives presentation on the psychology behind signs

By Meredith Burke, Opinion Editor • January 30, 2019
The presentation focused on how manufacturing companies could utilize signs most effectively to enforce beneficial behaviors in their employees, maximizing their learning and performance.
Wade Pickren, director of the Center for Faculty Excellence, was the editor for a special issue in the journal Theory & Psychology discussing the relationship between psychology and neoliberalism.

Q&A: Director studies theory and psychology of neoliberalism

By Ashley Stalnecker, Staff Writer • November 6, 2018
Wade Pickren, director of the Center for Faculty Excellence, recently served as an editor for a special issue of the journal Theory & Psychology.
The psychology of procrastination

The psychology of procrastination

By Miranda Ella, Staff Writer • October 29, 2018
In honor of the ever-growing list of homework and tasks I need to get done, I thought I’d step into the realm of psychology to discuss procrastination.
Muscalu conducted a study called “The illusory benefit of cognates: Lexical facilitation followed by sublexical interference in a word typing task” published by Cambridge University Press July 13.

Psychology lecturer explores how bilingual people process language

By Cody Taylor, Contributing Writer • September 10, 2018
Laura Muscalu, lecturer in the Department of Psychology, spent her time in graduate school wondering what goes on in the brain when a bilingual person tries to juggle multiple languages.
Leigh Ann Vaughn, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, presented her research on the linguistic content of hopes and duties.

Q&A: Professor studies language of hopes and duties

By Meaghan McElroy, Opinion Editor • March 28, 2018
Opinion Editor Meaghan McElroy spoke to Vaughn about the poster session, the workshop and the future of Vaughn’s research.
Based on the novel by Stephen King, “Gerald’s Game” is a psychological thriller set in a single location. Jessie Burlingame (Carla Gugino) allows her husband, Gerald Burlingame (Bruce Greenwood) to live out his violent sexual fantasy.

Review: Netflix horror-thriller doesn’t play around

By Colin Tessier, Staff Writer • October 2, 2017
Based on the novel by Stephen King, “Gerald’s Game” is a twisted, violent psychological thriller about a woman’s fight to survive.
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