Department ofPsychology
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111 Moore Building
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802
Tel: 814-865-9514
FAX: 814-863-7002
The Department of Psychology at Penn State's University Park campus is part of the College of the Liberal Arts. The Department includes more than 40 full-time faculty members and more than 100 graduate students. Facilities include the Psychological Clinic, the Child Study Center, and numerous research laboratories. We conduct research and offer courses in many areas of psychology. This web site provides an overview of the University Park Department of Psychology, our people, and our programs. Psychology courses and programs are also offered at other Penn State campuses; here is a list of links to Psychology throughout the Penn State system.
Professor Stephanie Shields has received the 2009 Distinguished Publication Award from The Association of Women in Psychology for the edited special issue of the journal Sex Roles titled “Intersectionality of Social Identities: A Gender Perspective.”
Professor Janet Swim has received a Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association (APA) in recognition of her contributions in chairing an APA task force on the “Interface between Psychology and Climate Change.” See the news page for more detail.
Andrea Nuschke, graduating with Honors in Psychology on Saturday, August 15, has been selected to represent the College of Liberal Arts as College Marshal at commencement.
The Psychology Department teams, the Psych-a-delics and the PsychClones, received the Grand Champion trophy for raising the most money in the 2nd Annual Liberal Arts United Way Office Olympics on August 6.
Dr. Henry Tomes, the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Penn State University (in 1963), visited the Psychology Department on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009. An overview and videos of his visit are now available.
Michelle Newman, Associate Professor of Psychology, has been selected as the winner of the APA Division 29 Distinguished Publication of Psychotherapy Research Award for 2009.
Ken Levy, Assistant Professor of Psychology, was the recipient of the American Psychological Foundation/APA Division 29 (Psychotherapy) Early Career Award for 2008.
Srijana Shrestha, Ph.D. student in clinical psychology, won the Outstanding Graduate Student in Women's Studies.
Karen McInnis, who graduated in May 2009, was selected to represent Psychology as Department Marshal at the commencement ceremony and to receive the Cofer Psychology Award.
Christina Baer, Stevie Grassetti, Kelly McCloud, Karen McInnis, Zachary Infantolino and Nicole Zinsser have received Evan Pugh Scholar awards. Begun in 1933, these awards are for full time undergraduate juniors and seniors who are in the upper 0.5 percent of their classes.
Dr. Sidney J. Segalowitz
Professor of Psychology
Brock University
“The Development of and Individual Differences in Medial Frontal Cortex and Self-Regulation”
Thursday December 3, 2009
4:15 p.m.
110C Chandlee
University Park