This page was last updated on July 26, 2000. Course work and research experience are available in traditional and contemporary areas within social psychology and in basic as well as applied research topics. Core course work is designed to introduce students to several topic areas within social psychology, train students in research methodology, and provide fundamental knowledge in the areas of social cognition and attitudes.
Additional courses provide in-depth coverage of several specialty areas within social psychology.
Students develop empirical research experience through collaboration with faculty and through the development of their own research. Each student selects a program of study in consultation with an advisory committee of her or his own choosing. Faculty and students in social psychology, along with several faculty outside of the social area, meet weekly to discuss on-going research projects. Graduates are trained to teach and to conduct research in academic and applied settings. Currently, her research examines the effect of both momentary and long-term feelings on information processing, the factors that influence affect regulation, and situational and individual differences in emotional understanding and experience.