North Central College Department of Psychology

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!

04/17/2026

Congratulations to this team for their presentation at the Midwestern Psychological Association conference this afternoon. Our study examines parent and child perceptions of playful learning. Thanks to Kayla Burger, Riley Knoop, Zach Davis, Teresa Chew, Deisy Perez, and Samia Islam Saba for working with Dr. Dooley, Dr. Schacht, and Dr. Rivera to complete this study. Thank you to DuPage Children’s Museum and the families who shared their time, especially the children who talked to us about play!

04/06/2026

03/26/2026

UPDATES FOR DR. KELLEY'S RETIREMENT PARTY!

Current NCC Psychology/Neuroscience Majors and Minors: You should have received an email from the alumni office for an invitation! RSVP today!

ALUMNI: Expect an email soon!

Can't attend? No worries! There is an option to send in a message, video, or any old pictures for a slide show for Dr. Kelley on the invite!