psychological sciences

With Homecoming and Reunion Weekend underway, alumni-turned-faculty reflect on their student experiences at CWRU

Faculty members sometimes encounter workplace disagreements or concerns that can be difficult to resolve on their own. To support Case Western Reserve faculty in resolving workplace conflict, the university’s Faculty Conciliation and Mediation Program offers a confidential voluntary resource for…

Editor’s note: Juliene Jones, the author of this story, is a student employee in the Department of University Marketing and Communications. She is a third-year student majoring in political science, international studies and sociology.Case Western Reserve University students are entrepreneurial…

A young, anxious Kashmere Shafik walked away from her first theater audition in tears, declaring to her mom she would never do anything like it ever again.A callback for that production changed her perspective—and helped her fall in love with the stage. “I was over the moon,” said Shafik, who…

Jessica Wojtalik, PhD, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently wrote an online article, titled “Effect of cognitive enhancement therapy for early course schizophrenia on gray matter volume: A confirmatory multisite randomized clinical…

Rita Obeid, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently authored a paper published in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.Titled “Impaired Fine Motor Skills in Developmental Dyslexia: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis…

Lauren Calandruccio, professor of psychological sciences and director of the Communication Sciences Doctor of Philosophy Program at Case Western Reserve University, was named the 2026 recipient of the American Speech Language Hearing Foundation Spirit of Philanthropy Award.This award is given to…

Making the decision to retire is a significant milestone. For those who have worked in one place for the majority of their careers, it’s even more meaningful. This summer, a number of Case Western Reserve University faculty members are taking that step after more than 25 years of service to the…

Researchers in Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Psychological Sciences recently published a study in Nature Human Behavior, challenging implicit biases that contribute to discrimination and societal inequities. The study, titled “Challenging the mechanism for the Implicit Association…

From the moment they step foot on campus, Case Western Reserve University undergraduate students have ample opportunity to gain real-world experience in research settings. Across disciplines, they make integral contributions to the university’s research landscape. At the end of each term (fall,…