Welcome to Psychology at UNCW
Psychology is a basic and applied science, health profession, and undergraduate liberal arts major. The UNCW Psychology Department supports outstanding undergraduate and graduate programs. Our department is strongly committed to the involvement of undergraduate and graduate students in the research process. Students work closely with our outstanding faculty as junior colleagues to investigate a wide variety of topics including basic brain processes, substance abuse & psychopharmacology, cognitive aging & dementia, traumatic brain injury, forensic psychology & mental illness in correctional facilities, and behavioral analytic approaches to developmental disabilities.
There are many opportunities for students to participate in research and service. We invite you to learn more about all of them!
More information about the UNCW Psychology Department can be found by browsing our website, and by examining our Values, Mission & Vision Statement and Strategic Plan.
NEWS & EVENTS
- Guide for Returning to Campus (UNCW-updated website; original pdf guide).
- American Psychological Association (APA) Lauds DACA Ruling.
- APA Lauds Supreme Court Ruling Protecting LGBT Workers.
- APA stands against racism and hate in all its forms, and supports the efforts of researchers, law enforcement, clinicians, teachers and policymakers to eliminate hate crimes and police brutality.
- UNCW College of Arts & Sciences (great resource for students & faculty covering academic procedures, overrides, scholarships, organizations, contact names, etc.).
- Best Seat in the House (free streaming performances by local, regional, & national artists).
- Psychology Professor Antonio Puente receives the 2020 Lifetime Achievement in Cultural Neuropsychology Award from the Hispanic Neuropsychological Society.
- Psychology Assistant Professor Tom Cariveau recognized for having the highest number of journal article publications in the College of Arts & Sciences for fiscal year 2019.
- UNCW Doctoral Clinic Offers Affordable Mental Health Services to the Community.
- Psychology professors Raymond Pitts and Christine Hughes receive a $446,000 grant from NIDA/NIH to study how oxycodone affects impulsive and risky behavior.
- Congratulations to Psychology Professors Kate Bruce and Len Lecci for winning 2019 Discere Aude awards for excellence in student mentoring; and to Dr. Bruce and new Assistant Professors David MacQueen and Todd Peterson for winning Cahill research awards.
- UNCW Psychology Professor Mark Galizio Elected Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
- Video on Top 10 Behavior Analysis Programs ranks UNCW ABA Program as #1 in the world.
- UNCTV features UNCW Psychology Professor Dale Cohen's research on moral decision making
Departmental Contact Information
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5612
Fax: (910) 962-7010
