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You'll learn from and work with a nationally recognized faculty of committed researchers and dedicated teachers who have received numerous awards for teaching excellence, conferred by the University and the student body. Faculty research spans a diverse range of topics, including family relationships, health behaviors, personality, cognition and the brain, and mental illnesses. In the last five years, faculty in the Psychology Department have published over 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and obtained more than $5 million in grant funds. 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