Welcome to the Psychology Department!
Psychology is the study of the mind, behavior and experience. The department's historical roots in humanistic psychology have evolved to include contemporary topics such as health and wellness, mindfulness, ecopsychology, optimal development, and multi-cultural competence. Psychology is an extremely diverse field that attracts people with a wide variety of backgrounds, interests, and skills. Our goal is to empower students with the psychological knowledge and practical skills that will enable them to be effective agents of change in the world.
The Psychology Department offers a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis on Depth Psychology, Program information: http://www.sonoma.edu/depth/).
Department News and Announcements
- 2019 SSURI program is now open for student applications. This program provides stipends for second year students who are interested in working with faculty members on research projects. More details are here: http://web.sonoma.edu/users/s/smithh/SSURI/student.htm
- Congratuations to Roman Gallardo (BA) and Danyae Spada-Chasse (MA) who have been selected to represent Sonoma State University at the 33rd Annual CSU Student Research Competition. Roman will present a talk titled "Not Even Human: The Consequences of Labeling Undocumented Immigrants as “Illegal Aliens”; Danyae will present a talk titled "The Impact of a Sensory-Based Art Intervention in 6th to 8th-Grade Boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder".
- Click here https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/unplugging-from-big-tech-is-super-hard.htm, to read a recent article about Professor Gomes' media fast research
- Glenn Brassington, Jessica Hobson, Andy Martinez & Elisa Velasquez all received 2019 Koret awards to complete research with undergraduate student teams
- Jesse Bengson received a 2019 Provost Innovative grant and a grant from the Dean to support innovation and strategic priorities
- Jessica Hobson received 2019 IRA funds to support Autism class related activities
- Psychology majors Roman Gallardo, Lutvija Hrnjic, Dakota Gutierrez, and Kharissa Simms will present their research at the 2019 April Stanford Undergraduate Research Conference
- David Van Nuys (Professor Emeritus) is profiled in the February APA Monitor: http://www.apamonitor-digital.org/apamonitor/201902/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&folio=68#pg71
- Convivencia Support Group for Latinx(o) in Higher Education
- Volunteer with Verity, Sonoma County's only rape crisis center
- Volunteer with CASA of Sonoma County
- Advising Videos
- Academic calendar
- Registration dates & information
- Declare Psychology as your Major if already attending SSU (applications available first day of Spring/Fall term for a month)
