Pomona College Psychological Science

09/12/2026

Perfect Day for our Welcome Back Boba Event!!

It is so fun to see everyone back on campus and meet new folks interested in pursuing Psych Sci. The really cool thing about the major, is that there is a million ways to find your niche in Psychological Science & we’re here to support you in doing that!

There’s nothing better than being able to chat with faculty, staff, and students in every year of their college journey. We love bringing people together to share info and set some positive intentions for the year ahead. Thank you to the liaisons and everyone who helped make this happen 🤓

Big shoutout to OONA for catering all the delicious drinks, popcorn chicken, and ube crinkle cookies!!

Great start to a new Academic Year! What are you looking forward to this year? Also pls tell me if this filter is too much 😂🧋🦋

09/11/2026

70 boba. 10 flavs. Snacks. Cool giveaways.
Psych Majors/Minors/Faculty/Staff.
Skyspace from 4-6pm, come by anytime.
Can’t wait to see you 🤓

09/08/2026

Swipe right for the poster ✨ PSCH SCI WELCOME BACK BOBA IS… BACK! Fall semester

This Friday, September 11 at 4-6pm in the Skyspace! We are inviting allllll of our psychological science friends to gather, drink DELICIOUS OONA, eat lil snacks and just chill. All Psych Sci majors, minors, and prospective psych students are welcome!

🧋 💗 See you on Friday @ 4-6pm 👏🦋

09/04/2026

Summer might be over, but the Psychological Science department always celebrates our students!

Charles Liu is a rising junior majoring in Public Policy Analysis with a Psychology concentration. This summer, he interned at the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Northern District of California at San Francisco. He was a paralegal/investigator intern and helped with reviewing discovery, researching cases, assisting with mitigation work, and drafting memos.

At Pomona, classes like Asian American Psychology with Professor Goto and Social Psychology with Professor Pearson have helped him with various aspects of his internship through mitigation work and providing defence strategy ideas. His lab work at the Culture, Race, and Brain (CRAB) Lab with Professors Goto and Lewis has also significantly helped him on his psych journey.

As Charles prepares for his second-to-last year of college, he hopes to dive into more diverse topics in psychology classes and gain more research experience in the lab. He also aspires to find and research the intersections between psychological concepts and policy initiatives.

09/01/2026

We had a fantastic turn out from first-year and transfer students at the Department Fair last week. Many thanks to seniors Quan and Peter for representing PsychSci!

08/31/2026

Now in her final year, let’s see how Emily Kim spent her summer!

Emily Kim is a rising senior majoring in Psychological Science on the pre-med track. This summer, she’s volunteering at Adventist Health, shadowing a gastroenterologist, and dedicating most of her time to studying for the MCAT

Her academic path has been shaped by courses like Asian American Psychology and the Cultural Psychology Seminar, deepening her understanding of how cultural identity intersects with healthcare and the importance of patient-centered care.

This is further reflected in her research in Professor Goto’s Culture, Race, and Brain Lab, where she examines how cultural frameworks and self-construal influence prefrontal cortex activity and emotion regulation — bridging neural science with holistic, culturally informed care.

As she enters her senior year, Emily looks forward to continuing her lab work and pursuing a thesis at the intersection of healthcare and psychology.

08/07/2026

We are hiring a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Psychological Science and Neuroscience (75%/25% joint appointment), starting July 2027. Review begins October 1, 2026. Please spread the word, and feel free to reach out with questions!

Job , Assistant Professor of Psychological Science & Neuroscience, Psychology, Pomona College, Claremont, California, US

07/01/2026

Last week, the department hosted a super fun summertime lunch off-campus! It was a chance to celebrate our Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) students and just get together and yap over lunch from Petisco’s in Claremont 😂

Professor Masland’s PPPR Lab is lucky to have Semi Osunkeye, Francesca Coppo, and Peter Neid working as Research Assistants this summer. Edwin Wu is completing a collaborative SURP with Professor Doan at The Berger Institute and Professor Stern’s FAM Lab. Not pictured: Arissa Gupta and Gerard Lapuente doing awesome remote research for the CRAB Lab.

It was also such a treat to have Pomona alums Sofia Centeno and Izzy Cuervo Rengifo in attendance, too. Sofia is headed to a summer job in Maine and Izzy is going back to France for another year of TAPIF English-teaching!

Psych Sci majors have an incredible spectrum of interests and expertise. It was so much fun to chat and catch up. Hope everyone is having a beautiful summer so far. Share what you’re up to in the comments 🫶

06/22/2026

One of our fantastic professors of Psychological Science, Sara Rose Masland, was an expert contributor to TIME! In the article written by Angela Haupt, Professor Masland helped bust a few common myths about Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD.

Masland, who is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, will be the upcoming Department Chair for Psych Sci, and also leads the Pomona Personality, Psychopathology, and Relationships Lab (aka PPPR Lab 🫑😍) here at Pomona College. She is doing such amazing work on de-stigmatizing personality disorders (including NPD, or Narcissistic Personality Disorder) and to say we’re proud of her work is a huge understatement!

There are a few quotes here, but we STRONGLY encourage you to check out the full article on TIME and stay tuned for great things coming out of the PPPR Lab!

👏 👏 👏

05/21/2026

To know Professor Nicole Weekes is to love her! After 28 years, the Harry S. and L. Madge Rice Thatcher a Professor of Psychological Science and Professor of Neuroscience is saying “Ciao!” as she transitions into RETIREMENT in Spain.

We will miss Professor Weekes dearly here in Lincoln Hall, but it was a good party! 😂 🎊 Listening to students, staff, and faculty share stories about her unique contributions towards scholastic and inclusive excellence was so inspiring! Her speech was full of real talk, both heartfelt and hilarious.

Thank you Professor Weeks for all your years of service to our community! Special shoutout to Chef Nick for the Spanish-inspired menu, Créme for Nicole’s signature “MWAH!” cake, and the Neuroscience Department for collaborating on this beautiful event.