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Our faculty and students conduct research that reaches out to Pittsburgh communities and far beyond.

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Our psychology major and PhD programs prepare students for careers in psychology and allied disciplines, and develop strong research and analytic skills.

Our Areas of Emphasis
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Bio-health Program
Trains students in understanding biological, psychological, social, and behavioral determinants of physical health and disease.
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Clinical Program
Trains clinical scientists who will apply basic psychological and biological knowledge to the understanding of major clinical psychological and health problems
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Cognitive Program
Domains of strength include: Language, reading, and text processing, High-level cognition, complex learning and instruction, and Cognitive neuroscience
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Developmental Program
Trains students in socio-emotional development, cognitive development, language development, and social-cognitive development
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Social Program
Prepares students to make significant empirical and theoretical contributions to social psychology
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Teaching Program
The Teaching Program is a home for teaching-focused faculty and teaching mentorship

News

Anna Marsland featured in "Career Defining Moments"

Anna Marsland featured in "Career Defining Moments" Dr. Anna Marsland was featured in University Times' series on "Lasting Lessons: Career-defining moments".

Recording of Rebecca Reed's Tenure Talk

Dr. Rebecca Reed presented her tenure talk on Friday, September 12th. Click to watch a recording of her fantastic presentation!

Psychology Department well-represented among dB-SERC awardees!

Congrats to the five Psychology department faculty members awarded dB-SERC awards this year! Course Transformation awardees include Michelle Colvin, Jennifer Hirsch, Jessica Brand, Ben Rottman, and Chris Schunn. Jen Hirsch also received a Mentor/Mentee award for her work with psych grad student, Emily O'Brien. This shows a clear dedication to undergraduate education and leadership in this space in our department, particularly among faculty in our Teaching Program. See the University Times article for more details on their projects.

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