Psychology
Book Chapter by Benny Anjewierden and Dr. Amber Gaffney
Benny Anjewierden and Dr. Amber Gaffney in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Alberta have a forthcoming book chapter, "Uncertainty and social identity", in K. Vail, D. Van Tongeren, B. Schlegel, J. Greenberg, L. King, & R.
Dr. Walmsley and the Behavior Analysis and Aging lab
In the fall 2025 semester, Dr. Walmsley was invited by the editor of Operants magazine to write a gerontology piece. The article is entitled "Using Behavior Analysis To Help Evaluate Social Outcomes in a Nutrition Program for Older Adults".
Psychology: Benny Anjewierden and Amber Gaffney
Benny Anjewierden and Amber Gaffney co-Chaired a symposium with Professor Dominic Abrams at the Society of Experimental Social Psychology in Lisbon, Portugal (Praise some, punish others: When and why deviance is embraced or erased within groups).
Presented Research to Faculty, Staff, and Students at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Presented research entitled “Evaluating the Effectiveness of the UCLA Pre-Med Enrichment Program,” and “Lessons Learned on UCLA UIM-COE Clinical Clerkship Psychology of Bias” at the November 13, 2025, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Medical Education Day conference.
Kauyumari Sanchez published article
Kauyumari Sanchez, PhD published the article Cross-modal matching of monosyllabic and bisyllabic items varying in phonotactic probability and lexicality in Frontiers in Language Sciences, 4, 1488399.
A new transgenic zebrafish line made in psychology lab
Professors Ethan Gahtan (Psychology) and John Steele (Biology) along with students from psychology, biology, and chemistry developed a new transgenic zebrafish line in the Behavioral Neuroscience Research Lab. This development was first described in 2022 in the Journal of Comparative Neurology.
Matias Solorzano receives McCrone Graduate Fellowship Award
Matias Solorzano, a graduate student in Academic Research in the Psychology Department was awarded the McCrone Graduate Fellowship Award in recognition of his research in neurodivergence in academia.
Dr. Gaffney & Benny Anjewierden Publish a paper
Dr. Amber Gaffney along with alumni and current lecturer Benny Anjewierden and several other alumni published a paper in Groups Processes and Intergroup Relations. This paper details major theory and methodological developments in a social identity model of social influence.
Dr Gaffney & Benny Anjierwerden Publish a paper
Dr Gaffney along with three former Cal Poly Humboldt alum published a paper, Our group is worth the fight: Group cohesion is embedded in willingness to fight or die for relatively deprived political groups during national
Dr Frank DeMatteo & School Psychology Masters Program Receives $2 Million in Grant Funding
Dr. Frank DeMatteo, School Psychology Program Coordinator, received $2 million in Grant Funding (two grants).