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The 2018-2020 picture for Arizona State University Department of Psychology is a 37-PI network with 28 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Psychology as the leading field (26% of slots across 19 PIs; 19 labels), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology as the leading subfield (11% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels), and Neural dynamics and brain function as the leading topic (4% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Daniel McNeish (18.1 weighted works; Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing). The strongest pairings are Ty Y. Tang and Michael K. McBeath (4 shared works, weight 3.5). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 8 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 9.4, around Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, led by Daniel McNeish, Frank J. Infurna, Kevin J. Grimm; group 2 with 8 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 11.3, around Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Food Science, led by Athena Aktipis, Nancy Eisenberg, Kathryn A. Johnson.