Apr 12, 2024
Student-faculty neurodiversity research is a mentorship success story
Alexa Raxenberg ’24 makes meaningful contributions to psychology research with the help of her mentor Prof. Jessie Greenlee
Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and the mind. Lafayette psychology majors learn to use empirical research methods to examine behavior, thinking, and physiological processes and apply this knowledge across a wide variety of contexts and situations.
The Department offers coursework covering the breadth of the discipline, including clinical, cognitive, community, cross-cultural, developmental, educational, engineering, health, industrial/organizational, social, physiological, and sports psychology. Along with biology, the Department also administers the neuroscience major.
Faculty in the Department of Psychology direct active labs that offer students opportunities to gain research experience. Students and faculty produce a large number of scientific publications and presentations each year. Student-led interest groups are active in the department and offer leadership opportunities. The psychology major at Lafayette prepares students to be successful in many different career paths. You can learn more about psychology at Lafayette College at the links on the sidebar or browse recent news from the Department below.
Alexa Raxenberg ’24 makes meaningful contributions to psychology research with the help of her mentor Prof. Jessie Greenlee
Alongside their professor, two Lafayette students are researching the challenges faced by neurodivergent children—a severely under-studied population—in…
Prof. Jennifer Talarico quoted in AP article that compared reactions to two recent nautical disasters.