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Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Psychology majors investigate emotion, cognition, interpersonal relationships and a range of other phenomena that affect who we are and how we interact with the world.

Introduction to Psychological Science (PSYC 100)

Please note that the Department of Psychology is piloting a new model for the Introduction to Psychological Science (PSYC 100) course in the 2023-2024 academic year. The new model revolves around smaller class sections (capped at 20 students per section) meant to promote engagement, discussion, and community. The new model does not include a lab component. Additionally, the Teaching Fellows program is on hold, thus, we will not be seeking applicants for the 2023-2024 Teaching Fellows Program.

2022 Psychology Department Awards

Bukach Lab Summer Research

Faculty Highlights

  • Knouse, Ware, & Undergraduates Published

    Laura Knouse, professor of psychology, along with Shweta Ware, assistant professor of computer science, and undergraduates published the paper "Predicting ADHD Symptoms Using Smartphone Sensing Data" in UbiComp-ISWC ’22 Adjunct: Proceedings of the 2022 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing Proceedings.

  • Nonterah Awarded Tenure & Promotion

    Camilla Nonterah was awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor of psychology. Nonterah's research specializes in the ways in which historically minoritized populations are disadvantaged in the organ transplant process.

  • Nonterah Published

    Camilla Nonterah, associate professor of psychology, published the article "A Nominal Group Technique Study of Patients Who Identify as Black or African American and Access to Renal Transplantation" in Progress in Transplantation.

  • Knouse Lab Selected

    The lab of Laura Knouse, professor of psychology, was recently named a Featured Lab for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, an honor typically given to graduate programs.

  • Knouse Published

    Laura Knouse, professor of psychology, and Crystal L. Hoyt, professor of leadership studies and psychology, published the article "A Systematic Review of Growth Mindset Intervention Implementation Strategies" in Social Psychology Compass.

  • Lowder Awarded Tenure and Promotion

    Matthew Lowder was awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor of psychology. Dr. Lowder's  research specializes in the area of psycholinguistics and cognitive science. 

  • Mishra Published

    Maruti Mishra, Trawick Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, published the article "What is the prevalence of developmental prosopagnosia? An empirical assessment of different diagnostic cutoffs" in Cortex, which was highlighted in EurekAlert, "How common is face blindness?"

  • Mishra Published

    Maruti Mishra, Trawick Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, published the article "Spatial and Temporal Massive Memory in Humans" in Current Biology.

  • Lambert & Undergraduates Published

    Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, along with four undergraduate student co-authors published the manuscript "The Emotional Impact of Disrupted Environmental Contexts: Enrichment Loss and Coping Profiles Influence Stress Response Recovery in Long-Evans Rats" in Journal of Neuroendocrinology.

  • Lambert & Undergraduates Published

    Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, along with five undergraduate student co-authors published the manuscript "Divergent Neural and Endocrine Responses in Wild-Caught and Laboratory-Bred Rattus norvegicus" in Behavioural Brain Research.

Psychology Feature Stories

Contact Us

Mailing address:
Department of Psychology
Richmond Hall
114 UR Drive
University of Richmond, Virginia 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8123
Fax: (804) 287-1905

Chair: Jane Berry

Academic Administrative Coordinator: Karyn Kuhn