Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at UMass Amherst
Upcoming Events
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Apr1
Internship Workshop
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Apr9
Developmental Colloquium | Ka I Ip, Ph.D., University of Minnesota (Zoom)
1:00pmDevelopmental Science -
Apr16
Department News
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PBS Faculty Member Maria Galano Selected as APS Rising Star
This designation recognizes researchers whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions. -
UMass Social Psychologist Linda Tropp Honored For Decades Of Research And Social Action
Tropp named the 2024 recipient of the Kurt Lewin Award by SPSSI -
Motivational Interviewing Beneficial as an Additive or Stand-Alone Therapy
MI is a counseling method that can assist a person in resolving ambivalent feelings and nervousness about initiating change, helping them to foster an internal motivation to alter their behaviors.
Participate in Research
PBS in need of human subjects to take part in studies
Our department has a reputation for excellence in research which is further strengthened by our participants from the student body and the general public.
This valuable service also elicits benefits to our students. Students can experience first hand what it's like to be a human subject and learn about how psychological data is gathered. Students also have opportunities to work inside labs as research assistants as well as pursue their own research projects as part of a lab or special course.
Your help makes all of this possible—enriching our student experience and boosting our research capabilities.
Alumni News
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Alicia Duca '13
User Experience Researcher -
Restoring Employee Health and Safety by Applying Occupational Health Psychology
As an assistant professor at Louisiana State University in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program, Rebecca Brossoit ’15 PhD strives to improve the lives of employees at work and set them on a path to better health. -
Seda Korroch '22
Legislative Aide to the Office of State Representative Kenneth Gordon
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