Psychology Research at IIT
Nearly everyone at the College of Psychology, from undergraduates to faculty, actively participates in research. Students are involved extensively in the research process and come away with hands-on training and superb research skills. Current research topics include the following.- Depression and seasonality
- Stigma and discrimination experienced by people with health conditions and disabilities
- Psychiatric rehabilitation
- The disparity between chronological age and developmental age in school children
- Development of vocal and social behavior in infants
- School-to-work transition
- Employment for individuals with severe mental illness
- Disordered eating
- Leadership in the workplace
- Adjustment to disability
- Infant and maternal attachment
- Retention of top performers
- Organizational and social justice
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Social network analysis
- Evidence-based practice dissemination
- Women in the workplace
- Epilepsy rehabilitation
- Assessing meaningful community engagement
- Training evaluation and effectiveness
- Applications of personality theory