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

Leading a (Retriever) Nation

It’s never easy to start a new job, but athletic director Brian Barrio had more to contend with than which parking lot to use. He joined #RetrieverNation in January of 2020 and after only two...

Posted: August 9, 2022, 1:31 PM

Welcoming UMBC’s Newest Retriever, President Valerie Sheares Ashby

Most new Retrievers begin their time at UMBC checking off a to-do list of essentials. New UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby was no exception on August 1, starting her first day by getting her...

Posted: August 5, 2022, 1:01 PM

NSF awards $10M to UMBC to expand successful initiative developing underrepresented postdocs in STEM

UMBC will expand its work boosting diversity in academia from Maryland to the national level through a new NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Re-Imagining STEM Equity Utilizing Postdoc Pathways (RISE UPP)....

Posted: August 5, 2022, 12:12 PM