August 2022 Issue of the Department Newsletter
The Department of Psychology is proud to share the August 2022 issue of the Self Monitor. Click the image below to check it out!
Professor Jonathan Raskin Interviewed About Serotonin Theory of Depression on British TV
Professor Jonathan Raskin appeared on British TV on July 23, 2022 to discuss a new study that says research doesn’t support the serotonin theory of … Continue reading
New Research on Lyme Disease Treatment Co-authored by Emeritus Faculty Member Phyllis Freeman
Emeritus faculty member Phyllis Freeman just co-authored a Lyme disease treatment paper published in the journal Antibiotics. It might be a game changer for those … Continue reading
Graduating Psychology Major Receives President’s Award for Student Excellence
The Psychology Department is proud to announce that our own student, Darcy Montana (BA expected, May 2022) has been selected to be a recipient of … Continue reading
Cognitive Science Colloquium Set for April 21
The Cognitive Science Colloquium Series presents a lecture sponsored by the Department of Psychology and Campus Auxiliary Services: Memory and Foraging and Foraging as Memory … Continue reading
Interdisciplinary Honors Program Thesis Delves into the Modern Mind
From abstract photography to painted portrait: A look inside McQuade’s process of depicting the human mind under the influence of technology The world is changing … Continue reading
Video: Celebrating Dr. Michael Gayle’s Retirement
Celebrating the retirement of Dr. Michael Gayle at the end of the Fall 2021 semester.
Video: Fall 2021 Awards
The Fall 2021 psychology student awards event was held December 8. Check out the video. Fall 2021 Psychology Award Winners: Undergraduate Psychology Outstanding and Psychology … Continue reading
Counselor Education Department Established
Dear Members of the Campus Community, We are excited to announce that, effective immediately, the Counselor Education graduate program, which offers master’s degrees in Clinical Mental … Continue reading
Newly Published: “Generation Disaster” by Dr. Karla Vermeulen
Dr. Karla Vermuelen’s new book, Generation Disaster: Coming of Age Post 9/11, has just been published by Oxford University Press. See flyer below.
Undergraduate Psychology Advisors for 2021-22
Aaron John and Caitlin Pastore are the 2021-22 undergraduate advising assistants and subject pool coordinators for the Department of Psychology. If you need to declare, drop, or … Continue reading
How to Use the SONA Subject Pool Website: A Video Tutorial
The Psychology Department has produced a video tutorial for intro psych students and psychology majors on how to use the SONA subject pool website as part … Continue reading
Overview of Fall 2021 COVID-19 Policies at SUNY New Paltz
Check out this important overview of fall 2021 COVID-19 policies at SUNY New Paltz. If we all cooperate and do what’s necessary to look after … Continue reading
August 2021 Issue of the Self Monitor Newsletter
The Department of Psychology is proud to share the August 2021 issue of the Self Monitor newsletter. Click the image below to check it out!
MS Psychology Alum Accepted to U. Albany Social Psychology Ph.D. Program
MS Psychology alum Melissa Greiser (’19u, ’21g) been accepted to the social psychology Ph.D. program at the University at Albany. She will begin her studies … Continue reading
Psychology Alumna, Faculty, and Students Publish Paper on Personality Correlates of COVID
A team from the SUNY New Paltz Psychology Department recently published a paper titled Personality Correlates of COVID-19: Extraversion Kills in journal Personality and Individual … Continue reading
Recent Alumna Publishes Honors Thesis
Congratulations to recent undergraduate psychology alumna Annie Sung whose honors thesis on the evolutionary psychology of social estrangements was recently published in the peer-reviewed EvoS … Continue reading
Video of Spring 2021 Awards Ceremony
Take Psychology Courses at SUNY New Paltz this Summer!
Summer Session 2021: Calling All Psychology Majors and Minors! Looking to make the most of your summer? SUNY New Paltz has just the trick! Enroll … Continue reading
Spring 2021 Student Awards
The students below have all received Student of Excellence Awards. Those with an asterisk (*) next to their names have also received an Outstanding Student … Continue reading