The Neuroscience and Behavior graduate program explores the biological basis underlying behavior, including measuring event-related potential of brain activity shown here. Photo by University Communications.
Psychology undergraduate Donovan Allen is featured on Collegebound Nebraska. Photo by UNL Photography.
The Cognitive and Quantitative graduate program investigates human information processing and cognition, using methods such as eye tracking as shown here. Photo by University Communications.
McNair Scholars and Graduate Student Mentors of 2011. Grace Hubel, Mollie Dittmer, Alyssa Lundahl, Tiffany West, Michelle Haikalis, Elaine Martin (left to right) attended the McNair Research Colloquium, where undergraduates Dittmer, Lundahl, and Haikalis presented research conducted in the Psychology Department. Photo by UNL Photography.
The Developmental graduate program studies the conditions of children's lives in which development unfolds. Photo by University Communications.
Welcome to the Psychology Department!
Psychology at UNL has over a 120 year history of leadership and innovation in research, teaching, and service.
Our department enrolls over 1000 undergraduate majors and minors and graduate students in the following program areas:
- Clinical
- Cognitive and Quantitative
- Developmental
- Law-Psychology
- Neuroscience and Behavior
- Social-Personality
Within the programs, we offer students the chance to conduct research with faculty in a number of research laboratories. We invite you to learn more about the exciting opportunities available in psychology!
News
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The Psychology Undergraduate Award Ceremony honors undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.
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Please join us for the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation: Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances from 25-26 April.
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UNL's Program of Excellence Conference - Security and Terrorism in the Modern World will be held 8-10 April at the Law College.
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Alan Kamil has received the Comparative Cognition Society's Research Award.
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Dennis Molfese named to national panel to study brain injuries
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