Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology is represented by faculty at three FAU campuses (Boca Raton, Davie and Jupiter). The Department of Psychology maintains a research-intensive graduate program, offering the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Experimental Psychology and Master of Arts degree in Psychology. We service over 2100 undergraduate majors as well. Our award-winning and internationally renowned faculty conduct research in four core areas of Psychology: Cognitive Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental, Neuroscience, and Social/Personality Psychology. Students in our program undergo rigorous academic and research training and have gone on to successful careers in both academia and industry.

Part of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, the department maintains close links with the Center for Complex Systems, with many faculty maintaining dual appointments. The department is among the most successful in the college in obtaining external funding and enjoys a strong national and international profile.

We’re Hiring: Assistant Professor, Cognitive or Social Neuroscience

We invite applicants for two new tenure track assistant professor positions with expertise in cognitive or social neuroscience.

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Jul 10 Thesis Defense Announcement Andreus Michael Brammer: "A Dynamics Viewpoint on the Approximation Capabilities of Neural Networks" Committee Chair: Jason Mireles-James, PhD. Committee Members: Francis...   Learn More

Jul 10 Dissertation Defense Announcement MARIANNE CHARLENE MONET: "Neuronal IL-1R1 in Neurodevelopment" Committee Chair: Ning Quan, PH.D. Committee Members: Henriette van Praag, Ph.D., Carmen Varela, Ph.D., Sarah...   Learn More

Jul 10 Thesis Defense Announcement Zhiyu Tang: "Ionophore-Functionalized Nanoparticles for Selective K+ and Na+ Detection and Imaging" Committee Chair: Renjie Wang, Ph.D. Committee Members: Jianning Wei,...   Learn More