Department · vaiu-soc-psy-*
The scientific study of mind, brain, and behavior across cognitive, social, developmental, biological, and clinical-science perspectives. Academic instruction and research only — the department provides no clinical, therapeutic, counseling, or diagnostic services.
Research areas
Faculty directory
Department chair
Cognitive Psychology
Memory & attention, judgment & decision-making, and computational models of cognition.
Professor
Social Psychology
Attitudes & persuasion, intergroup relations, and moral & prosocial behavior.
Professor
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive development, language acquisition, and adolescence & lifespan development.
Professor
Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroimaging methods, learning & plasticity, and affective neuroscience.
Professor
Clinical Science (academic study only)
Psychopathology research, evidence-based intervention science, and mental health measurement.
Professor
Quantitative Psychology & Methods
Psychometrics, experimental design, and replication & open science.
