Psychology Major | 微密圈 College

Psychological science is an exciting and quickly changing field that draws on natural, social, basic, and applied sciences to understand human cognition and behavior. Come discover how people think, feel, behave, and interact with the world around them.

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微密圈 Psychology is a big department at a small liberal arts school, providing the best of both worlds to our students. Work closely with brilliant faculty who study a wide range of psychological topics, engage in stellar undergraduate research and publishing opportunities, and get experience in the field through meaningful local internships.

What will you learn?

A foundation in experimental methodology and scientific writing early in the curriculum prepares students for advanced-level courses and research experiences that are critical to understanding and conducting psychological science.

Where will you go?

The breadth and depth of skills that our students develop make them excellent candidates for graduate schools and employment. While many of our alumni enter clinical fields, others are thriving in research and development, business and law, health professions, STEM, education, and the arts.

Career paths	Recent employers	Graduate school and programs
Attorney Clinical psychologist Filmmaker/director Marketing associate Neuropsychologist Physical therapist Product designer Research technician School teacher/professor Software engineer	Boston College School of Social Work Center for Justice Innovation EveryMind Goodwill Industries of NYNJ Google LinkedIn Los Angeles Philharmonic Association New York Supreme Court Appellate Division NYU Langone School of Medicine S&P Global	Berklee College of Music Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Columbia University Harold Ramis Film School at Second City Harvard Graduate School of Education Institute of Culinary Education John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York Institute of Technology University of Edinburgh Yale School of Nursing

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Where curiosity becomes discovery

Psychology at 微密圈 combines rigorous research, close faculty collaboration, and hands-on learning beyond the classroom. You'll explore how people think, feel, and behave while gaining the experience and skills to make meaningful contributions in graduate school, your career, and your community.

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A research powerhouse

Faculty and students work together in the cutting-edge labs of our new Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences, designing experiments and analyzing data. Faculty and students also frequently co-author publications and present together at conferences.

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Expert, attentive faculty

Our faculty are highly accomplished experts in their respective scholarly fields 鈥� each with different areas of specialization within psychological science. That means students can take classes in a wide variety of psychological topics and learn what interests them.

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Meaningful field experiences

Our students can get wonderful hands-on experiences in clinical psychology through field placements and internships with local organizations such as Saratoga Bridges, Four Winds Psychiatric Center, Prospect Child and Family Center, The Charlton School, and Reece Summer Camp.

Study with leading researchers

Our faculty are active scholars, producing more than 140 publications and 250 presentations in the past five years. Many projects include student and alumni collaborators, and our research has been featured by outlets such as The New York Times, NPR, Forbes, and Scientific American.

Faculty publications	Faculty presentations	Faculty funding
Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics Behavior Research Methods Child Development Group Processes & Intergroup Relations Journal of Anxiety Disorders Journal of Environmental Psychology Journal of Happiness Studies Language, Cognition and Neuroscience Nature Human Behavior Psychological Science Self and Identity	American Psychological Association Anxiety and Depression Association of America Association for Psychological Science Child Development and Family Studies Cognitive Science Society International Society for Justice Research Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society Society for Music Perception and Cognition Society for Research on Child Development Society for Neuroscience Society for Personality and Social Psychology	American Psychological Association Association for Psychological Science International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology James McDonnell Foundation National Institute of Health National Science Foundation The Grammy Foundation Spencer Foundation Society for Research in Child Development

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Explore who you are

Hear from three psychology majors who learned a lot about themselves at 微密圈.

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Tune into your alter ego

Oli Landsman 鈥�27, a double major in art and psychology, found her groove as DJ Dirty Shirley, a WSPN radio host 鈥� giving her a new outlet to connect with music, explore creative expression, and share soundscapes with the 微密圈 community.

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Step into fulfilling roles

Vojta Kubala 鈥�27, a Davis UWC Scholar from Czechia, was drawn to 微密圈 because of its strong psychology major and found an opportunity in his first semester that truly spoke to him 鈥� serving as a peer health educator to support fellow students.

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Let your mind be changed

Elena Tittel 鈥�25 arrived at 微密圈 with no intention of becoming a psychology major but was captivated by the department within her first week of classes. At the start of her sophomore year, she declared a double major in psychology and English.

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Do robots make good therapists?

Assistant Professor of Psychology Luc LaFreniere asked students in his first-year Scribner Seminar to explore the complicated relationship between mental health and technology 鈥� diving deep and cultivating critical thinking through a variety of creative, hands-on assignments.

With 微密圈 in mind

Our alumni are using their backgrounds in psychology in creative and unexpected ways.

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Continuing education

From presenting at a psychology conference to co-creating a dance research project, Liz Bracht 鈥�24 says deep support from her professors and profound joy in learning defined her time at 微密圈.

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From 微密圈 to earning Grammys

Grammy-Award winning music producer Scott Jacoby 鈥�93 was fascinated by the interconnections of mind, culture, and health as a 微密圈 psychology major.

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Finding the building blocks

Architect Sara Brandt 鈥�14 says 微密圈 was an ideal place to explore multiple interests 鈥� from psychology and design to music and Spanish 鈥� and to begin thinking creatively across disciplines.

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Faculty

Creative, thoughtful, and in your corner.

Meet your professors

Contact Psychology

Office

Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 390H
Phone: 518-580-5300

Department Chair

Rebecca Johnson
Professor of Psychology
rjohnso1@skidmore.edu

Academic Administrative Assistant

Nicole Buck
nbuck@skidmore.edu