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Recent news from the Department of Psychology

A young woman wearing a graduation cap and stole, lei and cords, smiling for a photo in front of Manzanita Lake.

Grads of the Pack: Skylar Razavi

Razavi graduated as the valedictorian of the behavior analysis track in the Department of Psychology

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Global Institute for Behavior Analysis partners with Centria Autism to train 31 therapists

The cohort’s studies are funded by Centria Autism

Black and white film photo of the University of Nevada Football Squad; Title taken from image. A caption handwritten on the image reads, "U of N Football Squad, 1912, T. C. Wohlbruck Reno Nev XII"

What happens when a university football player takes repeated head impacts?

Scientists studied eye movement in athletes in contact and non-contact sports to better understand brain injuries