Department of Psychology

Welcome from the Chair

Welcome to the UMBC Department of Psychology Department Website. We are glad you decided to drop by electronically. If you are interested in why people, groups, organizations, systems, and cultures think, feel, and act the way they do, you should consider joining us as we seek answers through classes, research, and community engagement that spans the smallest individual neuron to the largest community networks.

Anne Brodsky Professor and Chair

From UMBC News and Magazine

New UMBC research finds that viruses may have “eyes and ears” on us

New UMBC-led research in Frontiers in Microbiology suggests that viruses are using information from their environment to “decide” when to sit tight inside their hosts and when to multiply and...

Posted: September 23, 2022, 10:53 AM

UMBC and University of Maryland School of Medicine receive $13.7M NIH FIRST grant to increase faculty diversity

UMBC and the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have received a five-year, $13.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to enhance recruitment and training of...

Posted: September 23, 2022, 9:46 AM

What We Love About UMBC

The start of the school year means new beginnings. For most, this looks like new classes and friends—new experiences and opportunities. UMBC’s new president is even experiencing a whole chapter of...

Posted: September 21, 2022, 10:29 AM