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About the Department

The Department of Psychology has a threefold mission: To answer questions on the cutting edge of psychology research, to provide training to undergraduate and graduate students in the broad fields of psychology, and to provide individuals and the community with psychological services based on the best current practices in psychology.

Located in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University, the Department of Psychology is a vibrant center of scholarship, research and teaching.

This mission is accomplished by having top-quality scientists and excellent teachers on our faculty. We also employ specialized psychologists practicing in the Philadelphia region as adjuncts to provide additional educational opportunities for our students.

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Department News and Events

Showcasing the latest achievements, accolades, research, events and stories from the Department of Psychology.

Upcoming Events

september, 2017

20sep2:30 pm- 3:30 pmBrain Development and Plasticity: Implications for Learning and Academic Achievement2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Kiva Auditorium

Recent News

Nora Newcombe: BOLD Blog

Nora Newcombe discusses the importance of spatial thinking for STEM fields, and how it relates to episodic memory with BOLD Blog.

August 28, 2017
Emma Rhodes cited in U.S. News and World Report article

Emma Rhodes, Tania Giovannetti’s student was cited in U.S. News and World Report article. You can follow this link to read the full article. Congratulations Emma!

August 18, 2017
Undergraduate Student Spotlight

Faith Scanlon Faith Scanlon, a May 2017 graduate, is looking forward to continuing her academic journey at Texas Tech University, where she is joining the Counseling Psychology doctoral program, with a specialty in forensics. As an Honors Psychology student at Temple, she worked as a research assistant in Dr. Michael McCloskey’s Mechanisms of Affective Dysregulation…

June 1, 2017
Psychology Career Event

This spring, the Department of Psychology partnered with the Professional Development group from the College of Liberal Arts and the Psychology Majors Association to launch the first annual Psychology Career Event. Eighty-five student attendees heard five panelists speak about how their degree in Psychology prepared them for their careers. According to Nicole Pileggi, M.Ed., senior…

June 1, 2017
Alumni Spotlight

Jonathan S. Comer, Ph.D. What is your background and training? I’m a Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Florida International University, where I direct the Mental Health Interventions and Technology (MINT) Program, an interdisciplinary clinical research program devoted to expanding the quality, scope and accessibility of quality mental health care. I’m a Fellow of the…

June 1, 2017
Outreach and Translation

Psychological Services Center The Psychological Services Center (PSC) at Temple University has been providing comprehensive psychological services to Temple students and members of the surrounding community for the past several decades. Staffed by doctoral students in the Clinical Psychology Program at Temple, under the supervision of faculty from Temple’s Clinical Psychology Program, the PSC provides…

June 1, 2017
Lauren Alloy receives the Temple University Research Award

Lauren Alloy received the 2017 Temple University Faculty Research Award. This prestigious award is awarded each year in recognition of outstanding faculty research contributions.

April 25, 2017
Alumni Spotlight: Wayne Mackey

Wayne Mackey received his B.A. in Psychology from Temple in 2012 before embarking on a doctorate in Psychology from New York University. He completed his Ph.D. in 2016 and is currently a postdoctoral fellow in David Heeger’s Computational Neuroimaging Lab at NYU. Mackey’s research interests lie in how individuals select and remember goal-relevant information. “At…

March 9, 2017
Liz Gunderson presents at the AAAS Symposium

Liz Gunderson presented at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston. She discussed leveraging the home environment to promote early math learning and motivation. This was one of three presentations in a symposium highlighting current research on learning in informal (out of school) environments and how this research can inform practice and policy. Follow this link for more information about…

March 9, 2017
Alloy Lab Cited in CNN Article

Jessica Hamilton, from the Alloy Lab, published an article in the Clinical Psychological Science Journal, which was then cited in a CNN article.

November 22, 2016
Lauren Alloy recognized during Temple Homecoming Game

Lauren Alloy was recognized at Temple University’s 2016 Homecoming Game for her research & service with the graduate Fellowship program.

October 21, 2016
Debra Bangasser published in Scientific American Mind

Last falI, Dr. Bangasser co-chaired a mini-symposium at the Society for Neuroscience meeting on Sex Specific Mechanisms for Responding to Stress. Based on this symposium, she was asked to write a magazine article for Scientific American Mind about the latest research on sex differences in stress responses.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/caregiving-stress-and-beauty-shots-of-the-brain/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/female-stress-a-faster-stronger-response/

October 13, 2016