Alumni & Friends – Department of Psychology

Welcome The Department of Psychology is one of the largest majors on the CSU campus and graduates approximately 200 new alumni each year. Our alumni work in many employment scenarios, in private industry and in government. Some continue with their education in graduate, medical or other professional schools. We would love to hear from you as you work to make our world a better place.

Department News

Associate Professor Jennifer Harman receives national award for new paper

A new research paper authored by Jennifer Harman, associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University, has received the Ned Holstein Shared Parenting Research award from the National Parents Organization.

CREWS Peer Education, CSU Health Network win Best Practices in College Health award

A national organization dedicated to student health and wellness recently celebrated Colorado State University for an innovative peer education group that helps students make safer, healthier decisions about alcohol, sexual health and nicotine.

Virtual reality for senior citizens may offer path to access benefits of nature

A team of CSU researchers is working to better understand the potential health benefits of virtual reality for senior citizens, and how a carefully crafted VR environment could be leveraged instead of the real thing to help lower stress and improve cognitive ability.