Psychology
Introduction
Psychology is the science of human behavior-- including actions, thoughts, and emotions. The science of psychology focuses on learning how to frame useful questions regarding human behavior, how do find information and perform research that answers these questions, and how to understand the meaning of research results. Applied psychology uses the methods and findings of scientific psychology to solve practical problems of human and animal behavior and experience.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Optional Minors
Students can minor in Psychology
Career Ideas
Applied Behavioral (ABA) Therapist, Biopsychologist, Business, Career Counselor, Child & Family Counselor, Clinical Psychologist, College Psychology Professor, Developmental Psychologist, Early Childhood School Teacher, Elementary School Teacher, Employee Benefits Analyst, Forensic Psychologist , Guidance Counselor, Health Psychologist, Human Resources, Market Research Analyst, Neuropsychologist, Occupational Therapist, Recreational Therapist, Research Psychologist, Social Psychologist, Social Worker, Special Education teacher, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Program Administrators
George Schreer Program Chair, George.Schreer@mville.edu
Faculty and Staff
Program Chair
George Schreer
Full-Time Faculty and Faculty Interests
Katherine Bao - Social/Personality Psychology--increasing happiness, sustaining happiness, adaptation to positive life events, romantic relationships, and human-animal relationships
Alison S. Carson - Cultural psychology--acculturation processes, culture change and identity, and qualitative research methods.
P. Susan Gerrity - Developmental psychology--positive child and youth development, environmental influences on development, relationships among attachment, temperament, emotion & coping
Christiaan Greer - Counseling psychology—web-based psychological interventions, cognitive rehabilitation, traumatic brain injury (TBI), trauma exposure
Julie Higgins - Cognitive Psychology--memory, how interference influences memory processes, cognitive aging, cognitive neuroscience, and source memory
Anthony C. Santucci - Biopsychology-- biological bases of mental illnesses, neuroscience, physiological measures, effects of emotions, head trauma, and psychopharmacology
George Schreer - Social psychology--social norming and persuasion, implicit prejudice, anthropomorphism, and human-animal relationships.
Overview
The psychology major at Manhattanville College provides strong academic preparation for graduate training and for careers through the diverse expertise of the faculty in areas including abnormal, biological, clinical, cognitive, cultural, developmental, personality, social, and sport psychology. Students explore the study of behavior from both the empirical and the theoretical perspectives. Students also become familiar with statistical procedures and develop skills in research design. Students are encouraged to participate in faculty member’s research programs and in the research projects of other students. In addition to classroom work, internships and research placements are available.