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The 2021-2023 picture for University of Southern California Department of Psychology is a 31-PI network with 22 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Psychology as the leading field (29% of slots across 20 PIs; 20 labels), Clinical Psychology as the leading subfield (11% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), and Behavioral Health and Interventions as the leading topic (6% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The leading PI names are Adam M. Leventhal (24.9 weighted works; Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Behavioral Health and Interventions); Rand R. Wilcox (20.4 weighted works; Advanced Statistical Methods and Models, Optimal Experimental Design Methods). The clearest collaboration lines are Raina D. Pang and Matthew G. Kirkpatrick (11 shared works, weight 7). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 21.2, around Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, led by Adam M. Leventhal, Raina D. Pang, Steve Sussman; group 2 with 7 PIs, 6 internal connections, weight 2.6, around Management Science and Operations Research, Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, led by Rand R. Wilcox, Mara Mather, Mark H. C. Lai.