USC Dornsife News

USC Dornsife scholars give insight into the influence of online political activism on society and on participants’ individual psyches.

Postdoctoral scholar Andrew Petkus of psychology studied Swedish twins data and found that anxiety may be a significant factor in memory loss — even more than depression.

Mara Mather of psychology and gerontology proposes a new explanation behind shocking or exciting incidents that can either improve or impair the memories surrounding them.

In the final article of a three-part series on the European refugee crisis — the largest since World War II — USC Dornsife experts Laurie Brand, Robert English and Steven Lamy of international relations look at Turkey’s unexplored role in the exodus, the long-term repercussions for the United States and its European allies, and a possible silver lining.

As winter looms and Europe struggles to cope with the largest flow of refugees since World War II, USC Dornsife’s experts explore the issues surrounding this unprecedented crisis. In this first of a three-part series, Laurie Brand, Robert English and Steven Lamy of international relations look at the underlying reasons driving Europe’s contrasting reactions to refugees.

At USC Dornsife, we view stars differently. Join us as we explore the constellation of meanings these celestial bodies have in literature, physics, spatial sciences — and more.

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USC psychologists Donna Spruijt-Metz and Kayla De La Haye have partnered with engineers from the University of Virginia to study how familial interactions influence eating behaviors.

As the British writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley famously noted, “There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” USC Dornsife psychologists examine how our minds perceive the world around us — and how those perceptions can vary from reality.