The University of Alabama Department of Psychology

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Undergraduate Programs

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Graduate Programs

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Facilities

Research Areas

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Cognitive Psychology

Study how we perceive and process information, including attention, memory, spatial cognition, and human factors.

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Clinical Health Psychology

Investigate the biological, social, and psychological factors that influence health and well-being across diverse populations.

Social Psychology

Explore personality and social interaction, including attitude, affect and motivation, social cognition, and more.

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Clinical Geropsychology

Research cognition and decision-making in the older adult population, and explore interventions for caregivers and families.

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Developmental Science

Examine human growth and change across a lifespan, including physical, social, cognitive, and emotional change.

Psychology and Law

Discover how legal theory, laws, and procedures intersect with clinical issues, practices, and ethics.

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Clinical Child Psychology

Study developmental psychopathology and its role in child and adolescent intervention, assessment, and research.

Department News

Honors Day Celebrates Academic Excellence

Cassie Whitt receives Outstanding Teaching as a Doctoral Student Award

Congrats to Cassie Whitt who has won the College of Arts & Sciences’ College-level award for Outstanding Teaching as a Doctoral Student!

Julia Loup receives Outstanding Research by a Masters Student Award

Congrats to Julia Loup who has won the College of Arts & Sciences’ College-level award for Outstanding Research by a Masters Student!

Dr. Susan White has received the SSCP Distinguished Scientist Award

The SSCP Distinguished Scientist Award is given each year to an individual who has made an extremely important career contribution to the science of clinical psychology.

Graduate Student Danielle McDuffie Wins Two Poster Awards

Danielle McDuffie has won two impressive poster awards with her project, “Manifestations of Racial Trauma in Bereaved Middle to Older Aged Black Adults.”

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