Psych Student Breanna Ceballos Wins Prestigious Student Award At The Western Psychological Association Convention!

Dr Amber Williams Wins MLK Legacy Award

Psychology Professor and MLK Legacy Winner on How Kids Think About Race

Psych Student Ariadne Kaylor's Research Selected for the 2022 CSU Student Research Competition

Over the past year I have been conducting research investigating the relationships between OCD symptoms, COVID anxiety, and cognitive distortions. Based on previous research, it was hypothesized that participants with more frequent OCD tendencies would exhibit higher COVID-related anxiety.

Community Programs

We offer several outstanding programs and services that support our campus and local communities. At the heart of these efforts are our students who play key roles in ensuring the success of our outreach.

Our Department Mission

We are dedicated to enhancing the health of individuals, families, and communities through a scientific understanding and application of psychology and child development.

Standing in Solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement

We stand with our Black faculty, staff, students, and community members. We share a collective commitment to dismantle the systemic racism that pervades our country. And we affirm that Black lives matter.

Dr. Williams Receives President's Diversity Award

Dr. Williams Receives President's Diversity Award

Dr. Sara Bartlett Receives Two Important Awards

Dr. Sara Bartlett Receives Two Important Awards

Our Commitment to Diversity

We believe in a multicultural approach to psychology and child development that emphasizes understanding, accepting, and valuing individual and group differences.

Dr. Cacciamani Receives the CLA 2021 Early Career Award for Achievement in Teaching AND Publishes a New Textbook

Dr. Cacciamani Receives the CLA 2021 Early Career Award for Achievement in Teaching AND Publishes a New Textbook

Dr. Bennion Receives the CLA 2021 Early Career Award for Achievement in Institutional/Professional Service

Dr. Bennion Receives the 2021 Early Career Award for Achievement in Institutional/Professional Service

Dr. Garcia Elected to SPSP Board of Directors

Dr. Garcia Elected to SPSP Board of Directors