About The Program
The Department of Psychology contributes to the mission of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University by offering both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Psychology is one of the largest undergraduate program in the college of arts and sciences with respect to the number of declared majors. The department has doctoral programs in Clinical Psychology (fully accredited by the American Psychological Association), Cognitive Neuroscience, and Applied Social Psychology. Each year, the department awards approximately 10 Ph.D. degrees. At all levels of instruction, the educational programs make extensive use of and focus upon the Washington, D.C., area's many and varied resources.
There are more than 50 professional staff in the department. About 20 are tenured/tenure track faculty; in addition, there are visiting, part-time, adjunct, and research faculty, as well as graduate teaching and research assistants. The chair of the department is Dr. Paul Poppen.
The faculty conduct research on a wide array of topics in human and animal populations, as well as in human organizations. Many of the research projects are in the area of health psychology or cultural diversity. Most of the research funding in the department comes from the National Institutes of Health, especially the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Funding also comes from the National Science Foundation. The faculty publish in a wide array of professional journals and actively participate in editorial activities. They serve as editors and reviewers for federal granting agencies, top professional journals, and textbook publishers. They also represent the GWU Psychology Department at professional conferences around the world.
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Department Highlights
Dr. Rothblat receives funding from the Simon's Foundation Autism Research Intiative.
NIH F31 Awards received by Sarah Calabrese (mentor, Zea) and Chris Nettles (mentor, Howe)
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