Kenrick's research integrates applies models from evolutionary biology and cognitive science to study the effects of fundamental social motivations on cognition, economic decision-making, and social behaviors.

Neuberg's interests include evolutionary approaches to human sociality; stigma; prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination; motivation influences on cognition; and religion and conflict.

Knight's research interests in the development of ethnic identity, cross-ethnic and cross-race measurement equivalence and prosocial behavior.

Dr. Cialdini has spent his career publishing research on what why we say "yes" to requests. His articles and his NYT bestselling books have led to his election to the NAAS & AAAS. He is known as the Godfather of Influence.

Cohen studies culture and religion. Cohen's main research interests fuse cultural, social, and personality psychology. He is interested in how religious differences function as cultural differences.

Aiken is the area head of Quantitative, in the Department of Psychology. Her substantive research focuses on women's health protective behavior across the lifespan.

Mae's research interests include pedagogy and social cognition. She also specializes in the creation of multimedia presentations for the classroom and courtroom.

Shiota's basic research addresses positive emotions, emotion in close relationships, and emotional mechanisms of behavior change. Her applied work develops interventions related to substance use and appetitive behavior.