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Psychology Department

The psychology program is based on the scientific study of behavior, cognition, and emotion.  Through in-depth exploration of psychological theory and research, students learn to investigate issues in biological, cognitive, developmental, counseling and clinical, industrial and organizational, social, cultural, and community psychology.

  • 18 full-time faculty members who are active teachers, scholars, and mentors.
  • Major or Minor in Psychology, or Double Major with a variety of fields.
  • Student-faculty collaborative research in state-of-the-art laboratories and field settings. 
  • Internship, field study, and community-based social action experiences.

 

Announcements

  • Check out the New Specialized Courses and Senior Experiences in Psychology for Fall 2008
  • The Mildred Dahne Award Committee is pleased to award this year’s prize of $8,000 for departmental and program excellence to the Psychology Department! Some of the departments highlighted accomplishments were:  The recent Program Review, the concentrations offered to psychology majors, the number of students who authored/co-authored a paper or presented their research at a conference, faculty publications, the departmental ELOPsy system, and the new zero-credit courses designed for psychology students to enhance their success while an undergraduate at TCNJ.  Congratulations Psychology Department!

 

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art student

"Crazy About Psychology" quilt by Nancy S. Breland

 

Psychology Department

Social Sciences Building

The College of New Jersey

P.O. Box 7718

2000 Pennington Rd.

Ewing, NJ 08628

P) 609.771.2485

Chair

Dr. Jean Kirnan

E) jkirnan@tcnj.edu

 

Assistant Chair

Dr. Betsy Ruddy

E) ruddy@tcnj.edu

 

Program Coordinator

Brunelle Tellis, MS

E) tellis@tcnj.edu

 

Secretary

Nadirah Shakir

E) nshakir@tcnj.edu