Welcome to the Department of Psychology

Psychology is the study of human behavior - how people grow and develop, how they think and learn.

Psychologists use scientific methods to understand learning, motivation, life-span development, personality, normal and abnormal behavior, group and social behavior, the physiological mechanisms of behavior, sensation and perception, and the application of psychology in the workplace.

The department has a variety of facilities to provide learning and research opportunities. Laboratories for vision, infant development, animal learning, and behavioral physiology are available for faculty and student research.  Rooms equipped with one-way observation windows, video and other monitoring equipment are available for counseling, testing and human research.

The department has arranged for intern and practicum experiences for our students with a variety of community agencies.

News and Events:

• Reception to honor our graduating seniors:  May 10th, 12:00p in Clement 206.  We have 53 Spring graduates and 12 summer:  A departmental record.
• Outstanding May 2013 Graduates chosen:

• Teresa Cunningham [Accepted to our Masters degree program in Mental Health Counseling]
• Beth McInerney [Accepted to the Vanderbilt Masters degree program in Community Development and Action].
• Caitlin Nelms [Accepted to the University of Memphis Doctoral Program in Audiology]

• Teresa Cunningham was awarded "Best in Progress Research Study" at the Office of Undegraduate Research Spring 2013 Research and Creativity Forum.
• Beth McInerney presented the poster "Attitudes towards Individuals with Mental Illnesses" at SEPA, March 2013, with Dr. Hatz.
• Tamara Torres has been accepted to Master of Public Administration Program, School of Public Affairs, at Penn State Harrisburg.
• Psychology Majors RC Lund and Tamara Torres recently organized and initiated the first ever Clothesline Project (program to address the issue of violence against women) at the APSU Fort Campbell campus.
  
• Dr. Stephen Truhon was awarded a fellowship by the Office of Naval Research to participate in the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute as part of their 2013 Summer Faculty Research Program