Department of Psychology

Busy doesn’t begin to describe him

Posted by on December 3, 2025

Student Council President, St. Pat’s Knight, KMNR radio DJ, Honors College member, IEEE HKN honor society member, Psi Chi honor society member, double majoring in computer science and psychology, minoring in bioinformatics and earning an undergraduate certificate in neuroscience, served on the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education Student Advisory Board, was a resident assistant […]

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90 researchers affiliated with S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields

Posted by on October 10, 2025

A total of 88 current and former researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T are among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists recognized either for their career-long impact or for their 2024 metrics, according to a Stanford University analysis of the Elsevier Data Repository.

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S&T bringing high-tech, hands-on fun to Missouri State Fair

Posted by on July 28, 2025

Drones, robots, virtual reality and a world-champion Mars rover built by students. Missouri S&T will bring hands-on activities for fairgoers of all ages to the Missouri State Fair, Aug. 7-17 in Sedalia, Missouri.

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New psychology book examines how people compare AI versus humans

Posted by on June 16, 2025

A new book by a Missouri S&T psychologist shares insights into the cost of disregarding artificial intelligence’s (AI) outcomes as being worth less than an actual person’s. These outcomes may be advice, evaluations of other people, harmful decisions, artistic creations or relational interactions.

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Twelve honored at Staff Day awards ceremony 

Posted by on May 21, 2025

Twelve Missouri University of Science and Technology employees were honored for their contributions to the campus during the university’s Staff Appreciation Day celebration on Wednesday, May 21.

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S&T researcher investigates small-class effects on science achievement

Posted by on May 1, 2025

Many factors affect a high school student’s ability to excel in science classes. Smaller classroom sizes are generally thought to improve most subjects’ lessons, especially reading and mathematics, but few studies have been conducted that look at science achievement.  

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Curators to break ground on Bioplex April 16, meet at S&T April 17

Posted by on April 11, 2025

Missouri University of Science and Technology will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Bioplex at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, on the Havener Arrival Complex’s lawn, north of Bertelsmeyer Hall. The groundbreaking will precede the April 17 meeting of the University of Missouri Board of Curators in the St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center on the Missouri S&T campus.

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Transformative research: Early experiences set college student on research path

Posted by on February 13, 2025

Celia Freed had never heard of industrial-organizational psychology before she came to Missouri S&T.  Now, after two years of undergraduate research in the subject, she plans to one day earn a master’s degree in the field.

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Curators approve Missouri S&T construction plans for Bioplex

Posted by on November 20, 2024

Plans to build a new facility for scientific research at Missouri S&T were unanimously approved today (Wednesday, Nov. 20) by the University of Missouri Board of Curators during the board’s meeting at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

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Curators approve Ph.D. program in psychology at S&T

Posted by on November 20, 2024

The University of Missouri Board of Curators unanimously voted today (Nov. 20) to approve a new Ph.D. program at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The new program in applied psychology will support S&T’s continued growth in education and research related to health care and related fields. The program now must be approved by the […]

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