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
- **New starting Fall 2018 - Assigned Psychology Advisors by students' last name:
- If your last name starts with A thru Ca - Dr. Jesse Bengson is your assigned advisor;
- Ce thru E - Dr. Glenn Brassington;
- F thru H - Dr. Missy Garvin;
- I thru L - Dr. Mary Gomes;
- M thru O - Dr. Laurel McCabe;
- P - Dr. Elisa Velasquez;
- Q thru Sa - Dr. Matthew Paolucci;
- Se thru T - Dr. Heather Smith;
- U thru Z - Dr. Geri Olson
- Applications are currently being accepted for the 2019 SPSP Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
- Professor Geri Olson gave an invited talk for the 2018 NIADA Conference and Dollmaking School in June 2018.
- Professor Emeritus David Van Nuys was recognized as an American Psychological (APA) Citizen Psychologist for Shrink Rap Radio!
- The Society for Humanistic Psychology honored Professor Emeritus Eleanor Criswell with the inaugural award designed to celebrate Women in Humanistic Psychology - Congratulations!
- Congratulations to Danyae Spada-Chasse, a second year student in the Depth Psychology graduate program, who was awarded the Dean’s Research Award for Graduate Scholarship in the Social Sciences!
- 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)
