Welcome to the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University. As a contemporary science and applied profession, psychology represents a rational and systematic attempt to understand human behavior by studying the processes of development, perception, learning, motivation and thinking, and the relationship of these processes both to the physiological and social functioning of humans. As a psychology student you will study a broad coverage of the discipline, have the opportunity to utilize technologies and tools for research, and prepare for a graduate education or diverse career path all under the supervision of field leaders.
Department News
CSU researchers launch study on graduate women in engineering; participants needed
Researchers in the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University are launching a new study aimed at understanding the experiences of women graduate students in engineering programs.
Jennifer Harman receives Research Lifetime Achievement Award from National Parents Organization
Colorado State University Associate Professor Jennifer Harman has received the Ned Holstein Shared Parenting Research Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Parents Organization.
Participants sought for study on virtual reality and nature
Researchers are recruiting human participants for a VR experiment in which participants are invited to complete a task designed to assess stress and attention levels, then experience different VR nature environments.
Participants sought for research study about older adult male suicide
Are you 65 or older and living in Colorado? If so, researchers from the Department of Psychology at CSU invite you to participate in a 30-minute online survey exploring older adults’ views of older-adult male suicide.