About – Department of Psychology

Welcome to the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University.

We provide innovative education in the psychological sciences, conduct cutting edge behavioral and brain research, and engage in community outreach to help solve local, national and global level challenges in behavioral health. We encourage you to explore our website to learn more about the Department of Psychology.

By The Numbers

Undergraduate Majors

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Largest Major in the College of Natural Sciences

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Largest Major at CSU

Graduate Students

Department News

In memory: Frank John Vattano, professor emeritus of psychology

Vattano’s remarkable journey touched countless lives as a devoted family man, a pioneering psychologist, and an award-winning educator.

Stress: Can it pass between parents and kids?

The study, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, is built around the allostatic load model.

Service-learning trips open doors to understanding

A group of CSU students got out of town over Spring Break and managed to bury their toes in the sand, yet this time, there wasn’t much reveling in the sun. Instead, they picked up paintbrushes and shovels and got to work.

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.

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