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Professor Cathy R. Cox Tells Readers Digest Why Nostalgia Hits Us So Hard

Professor Cathy Cox from TCU’s Louise Dilworth Davis College of Science & Engineering recently spoke about why our brains respond so strongly to nostalgia.

Javier Granados Samayoa

TCU Psychology Professor Weighs in on Conspiracy Theories

Featured in The Independent and syndicated on Yahoo News, Javier Granados Samayoa discussed findings from his recent study examining why some conspiracy beliefs are more likely than others to influence attitudes and behaviors.

July 31, 2026, by McKenzie Lane
Cathy Cox stands on campus.

Professor Cathy R. Cox Tells Readers Digest Why Nostalgia Hits Us So Hard

Professor Cathy Cox from TCU’s Louise Dilworth Davis College of Science & Engineering recently spoke about why our brains respond so strongly to nostalgia.

January 29, 2026, by McKenzie Lane
Psychologist Sarah Hill sits on a kitchen counter.

Psychology Professor Reflects on Eating Habits Shaped by Childhood Poverty

Sarah Hill, Ph.D, professor of psychology, contributed insights to an AOL article, “Eating Habits of People Who Grew Up Poor,” exploring how early life poverty continues to foster food preferences and mental associations around eating.

September 20, 2025, by McKenzie Lane
Yvonne Igodan holds lapel pin in case.

TCU Alumna's Journey From Athlete to Entrepreneur

Yvonne Igodan ’14 (M.Ed. ’18), a College of Science & Engineering alumna and former TCU volleyball player (’10-’14), is now making her mark off the court through a different project: Pinned Pins, a licensed vendor of TCU lapel pins.

April 29, 2025, by McKenzie Lane
Naomi

Developmental Psychology Expert Named New Chair of TCU's Department of Psychology

A professor at TCU since 2011, Naomi Ekas, Ph.D., now steps into the role of department chair of the department of psychology in the College of Science & Engineering.

September 5, 2024, by Delaney Washam
Columbine

Faculty Q&A: School Shootings 25 Years After Columbine

Twenty-five years ago this month, a tragic event occurred that seemed to forever shift our culture: the mass shooting at Columbine High School. TCU psychology instructor Nur Cayirdag spoke to TCU News about how the event has impacted our culture and where we find ourselves today.

April 18, 2024