psychology

Research explores adding empathy to online conversations

Three men--two sitting and one standing--talk, with one holding a laptop

In a world dominated by screens and keystrokes, where face-to-face conversations aren’t always a given, something essential is sometimes lost: human connection. ... READ MORE >>

Meet the Graduates: Lexie Lama ’25

Lexie Lama poses outside on the sidewalk by the library, standing next to one of the brick pillars

Lama is enrolling in Marymount University’s forensic and legal psychology master’s program, where she’ll study while working full-time as a lead psychiatric technician at the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute. ... READ MORE >>

Randolph announces three new undergraduate programs

Two students collaborate in the new robotics lab, with their computers in front of them

Cybersecurity, cognitive science, and mechanical engineering will launch next fall.... READ MORE >>

Holly Tatum published in ‘International Journal of Educational Integrity’

Holly Tatum

Tatum collaborated with researchers in the United States and abroad to update and validate an instrument to measure academic misconduct. ... READ MORE >>

Beck, Allee publish research in ‘Psychology of Music’

Collage photo of professor Sara Beck and Dan Allee '23, coordinator of residence life

The article examines children’s perceptions and understanding of musical emotion in the hit Disney movie, “Frozen.”... READ MORE >>

Summer research project looking at how sound influences perceptual decision making

Reese Cooper '25 and professor Timothy Patrick sit in front of a computer, analyzing data

If a faster rhythm is present, will response times be faster?... READ MORE >>

The Power of Voice: Randolph grad opens up about challenges of overcoming stuttering

Carl Coffey poses in front of a bench on campus.

Coffey has made it his mission to raise awareness and start conversations about stuttering. ... READ MORE >>

Meet the graduates: Jenna Rozenboom ’24

Rozenboom is working as a family services specialist in child welfare for Roanoke County Social Services. ... READ MORE >>

Beck co-authors chapter about musical play for new book

She wrote “Rhythm & Rhyme: Supporting Young Children and Families with Musical Play” with Vanderbilt University’s Miriam Lense. ... READ MORE >>

Randolph professors granted tenure

Psychology professor Sara Beck, education professor Crystal Howell, and political science professor Aaron Shreve were recently granted tenure by the Randolph College Board of Trustees.... READ MORE >>