North Central College Department of Psychology

10/07/2026

Students from Dr. Rivera’s Community Psychology class volunteered at the National Museum of Mexican Art this evening. The group helped make flowers that will be used for decorations at NMMA’s upcoming Dia de los Mu***os Xichágo event on October 24th. NCC Engaged Learning

09/22/2026

Where is Ireland? Prof. Rivera and Prof Cordero are leading a May term trip to Ireland to answer that question. The CDCA trip will focus on exploring the arts to learn about Irish culture. Registration is due by November 1st.

09/18/2026

Professor Rivera (psychology) and Professor Cordero (art and design) are leading the May term trip to Ireland. Join us to learn about Irish culture through the arts. Contact Dr. Rivera ([email protected]) for more information.

09/16/2026

Are there any alums who are currently pregnant and available to visit Dr. Schacht's Child & Adolescent Development class this Friday, 9/18? Guest speaker fell through. Class is 9:20-10:25any amount of time within that window would be great. Siblings welcome! Please contact me at [email protected]

09/10/2026

Congratulations and welcome to our newest faculty member, Dr. Lauren Luchetti, Assistant Professor of Psychology! Lauren's expertise is in the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. She is also a NCC alum! Alongside her extensive teaching and mentoring experience, is her research interests which focus on workers with concealable disabilities and the experience of identity management in the workplace. We're excited to have her with us!

09/04/2026

Alums: Want to come back to NCC and talk about your cool jobs? Or graduate programs? Dr. Gill and Dr. Schacht are teaching Careers in Psychology and Neuroscience and are looking for some guest speakers in various fields, including school/educational psych, Neuroscience, Clinical/counseling, I/O, PT/OT, and Higher Ed. Classes meet on Wednesdays from 4-5:05. Please email me at [email protected] if you're interested in visiting campus in-person or via zoom!

09/03/2026

05/19/2026

What have you been up to since the end of the semester? These psychology and neuroscience majors and minors have been traveling in Ireland and Northern Ireland to learn about Irish history and culture. It’s been a grand adventure!

05/15/2026

This is a great opportunity for current students.

04/29/2026

The Cultural Psychology class finished a course-based research study examining student’s perceptions of success. They completed group data analysis during today’s final exam session. This work will inform continuing work on campus. Great job, team!