Research Centers & Labs

We are proud to house several research centers and labs within our department that are dedicated to conducting first-rate research that spans multiple areas of study in psychology.

Explore our research network at Experts@Minnesota.

Affiliated Centers

• Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Science (CATSS)
  • Psychology Affiliation: Andrew Oxenham, Gordon Legge, Stephen Engel
• Center for the Study of the Individual and Society
  • Psychology Affiliation: Mark Snyder
• Center for the Study of Political Psychology
  • Psychology Affiliation: Eugene Borgida and Chris Federico
• Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research
  • Psychology Affiliation: Robert Krueger, Monica Luciana, Matt McGue, Scott Vrieze, William Iacono

Clinical Science and Psychopathology

Learn more: Clinical Science and Psychopathology graduate program

• Elliott Lab
  • Principal Investigator: Maxwell Elliott
• Anxiety Neuroscience Grounded in Cross-Species Translation Lab (ANGST)
  • Principal Investigator: Shmuel Lissek
• Brain and Behavioral Processes Laboratory
  • Principal Investigator: Monica Luciana
• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
  • Principal Investigator: James Butcher
• Research on Adolescent  Depression Lab (RAD Lab)
  • Principal Investigator: Bonnie Klimes-Dougan
• Ringwald Laboratory
  • Principal Investigator: Whitney Ringwald
• Translational Research in Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms (TriCAM)
  • Principal Investigator: Angus MacDonald III
• Vrieze Genetics Laboratory
  • Principal Investigator: Scott Vrieze

Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Learn more: Cognitive and Brain Sciences graduate program

• Attention, Memory, and Cognition Lab
  • Principal Investigator: Vanessa Lee
• Auditory Perception and Cognition Lab
  • Principal Investigator: Andrew Oxenham
• Computational Vision Lab
  • Principal Investigator: Dan Kersten
• Decision Making Lab
  • Principal Investigator: Iris Vilares
• Fraser Lab
  • Principal Investigator: Kurt Fraser
• Mind-Brains-Environments
  • Principal Investigator: Wilma Koutstaal
• Minnesota Laboratory for Low-Vision Research
  • Principal Investigator: Gordon Legge
• NeuroGOAL
  • Principal Investigator: Nicola Grissom
• Olman Lab for Imaging and Vision
  • Principal Investigator: Cheryl Olman
• Vision and Imaging Lab
  • Principal Investigator: Stephen Engel

Counseling Psychology

Learn more: Counseling Psychology graduate program

• Identity and Well-being Research Lab
  • Principal Investigator: Alex Ajayi
• Familee Lab - Race, Ethnicity, Migration, and Mental Health
  • Principal Investigator: Rich Lee
• Social Team Research in Promoting Health Equity
  • Principal Investigator: Melissa Ertl
• Stress and Trauma Lab
  • Principal Investigator: Pat Frazier

Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology 

Learn more: Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology graduate program

• Kuncel Lab
  • Principal Investigator: Nathan Kuncel
• TNTLAB (Testing New Technologies in Learning, Assessment, and Behavior)
  • Principal Investigator:  Richard Landers

Personality, Individual Differences, and Behavior Genetics

Learn more: Personality, Individual Differences, and Behavior Genetics graduate program

• DeYoung Personality Lab
  • Principal Investigator: Colin DeYoung
• Narrative, Identity, Culture, and Education Lab (NICE Lab)
  • Principal Investigator: Moin Syed
• Vocational Psychology Research
  • Principal Investigator: David Weiss

Quantitative/Psychometric Methods

Learn more: Quantitative/Psychometric Methods graduate program

Social Psychology

Learn more: Social Psychology graduate program

• Health and Eating Laboratory
  • Principal Investigator: Traci Mann
• Health, Intersectionality, Essentialism, & Stigma Research
  • Principal Investigator: Drexler James
• Social Interaction Lab
  • Principal Investigator:  Jeffry Simpson