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

UMBC celebrates transfer of Spring Grove Hospital site to support long-term university growth

Governor Larry Hogan visited UMBC on Wednesday, May 18, for a ceremony marking the transfer of the Spring Grove Hospital Center campus to UMBC to support the university’s long-term development. ...

Posted: May 18, 2022, 4:39 PM

Future engineer helps local students see the possibilities in STEM

Micah Thorpe Degree: B.S., Mechanical Engineering Hometown: Germantown, MD Post-grad plans: Ph.D., mechanical engineering, University of Michigan “My mom is a teacher at a Title I...

Posted: May 17, 2022, 3:49 PM

First-generation grad reflects on the power of seeing potential, giving support

Kaitlynn Lilly Degree: B.S., Mathematics and Physics Hometown: Severna Park, MD Post-grad plans: Ph.D. in applied mathematics, University of Washington “As a first-generation college...

Posted: May 17, 2022, 3:16 PM