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

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Written by Richard Forno, principal lecturer in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC The Biden administration released its first National Cybersecurity Strategy on March 2,...

Posted: March 23, 2023, 2:46 PM

Calls for a ‘green’ Ramadan revive Islam’s long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet

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Posted: March 22, 2023, 12:07 PM

CIDER program supports new approach to measuring nursing home quality, plus more research collaborations

Assessing the quality of nursing home care has historically been a challenging and complex process that considers only a portion of the factors involved—generally, clinical indicators reported by...

Posted: March 15, 2023, 5:19 PM