Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES

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The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is home to undergraduate and graduate programs and world-class research in the family of sciences concerned with behavior, thought and experience.

At the core of our programs and activities is a scientific approach to understanding human nature and human experience. Our community of students, scholars and researchers includes Psychology majors (either a BA or BS track), majors in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, graduate students in our research-focused MS program, approximately twenty full-time faculty members, and additional faculty expertise in a wide range of psychological science and practice. We work together in the classroom and on our research projects at the forefront of Psychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience..

NEWS & EVENTS

We are thrilled to share the exciting news that John Kurtz is being recognized by the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) for his "outstanding, long-term professional contribution to scholarship in the field of personality assessment. The [Bruno Klopfer Award] honors a lifetime of active and impactful research related to personality assessment and psychological test development." You can read more about this prestigious award by clicking on Dr. Kurtz's picture or "More..."

Jake Caselli Awarded Fulbright to Canada

Jake Caselli 鈥�25, CBN major, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Canada. Jake will conduct research at McGill University in Montreal,聽under the auspices of Dr. Debra Titone, Canada Research Chair in psycholinguistics,聽on language mixing, flow states, and cognitive control. While at 芭乐视频, Jake completed a CBN honors thesis, entitled 鈥淓vent-Related Potential and Time-Frequency Analyses of EEG Data: Comparing Acoustic Change Detection and Adaptation鈥�, under the mentorship of Dr. Grant Berry.... MORE...

The Accuracy of Self-Reflection: Emily Pintarelli 鈥�23 CLAS, 鈥�24 MS Earns Outstanding Thesis Award

Who really knows you better? Is it yourself, or the people around you? That question became the driving force behind a master鈥檚 thesis for Emily Pintarelli 鈥�23 CLAS, 鈥�24 MS, and one that earned her the 2025 Ingeborg L. and O. Byron Ward Outstanding Thesis Award from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at 芭乐视频... MORE...

The Psychological and Brain Sciences Expands to Cabrini Campus

We are very excited to be part of 芭乐视频鈥檚 expansion to the Cabrini Campus. Our new home will be the 2nd and 3rd floors of Iadarola Center. This will provide substantially more and better space for our students, faculty, and staff, starting in the 2026 fall semester. MORE...

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