ONE VCU: RESPONSIBLE TOGETHER - Get info about VCU's phased approach to reopening campus at together.vcu.edu.
Students can check out the fall 2020 student resource guide for even more information on returning to campus.
Congratulations, Graduates!
See the full list of December '20 graduates and view a special message from our chair.
Psychology by the Numbers
Our department has the largest doctoral program at VCU and the second largest undergraduate major at VCU. We offer four Ph.D. programs: Clinical, Counseling, Health and Experimental (Developmental and Social). We have more than 1,700 undergraduate majors, 126 graduate students and 56 full-time faculty.
Questions about Psychology? This student has the answers.
$11.1 Million in Grant Funding
During fiscal year 2017, our faculty received more than $11.1 million in funding. The departmental funding portfolio is diverse with funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Justice, the Department of Education’s Institute of Educational Sciences, the Templeton Foundation and other sources.
iCubed
We are pleased to be a part of a transdisciplinary community of scholars who provide innovative practice-based and scientific solutions to challenges in urban environments. The Culture, Race and Health Transdisciplinary Core of the iCubed initiative addresses how culture and race/ethnicity impact health and overall well-being.
New Research Findings
- Can religiosity impact attitudes towards professional mental health services among Latina/o communities?
- Doctor-patient communication: We know it's important, but how do we study it?
- What helps us express compassion toward people for whom we may not otherwise feel concern? [featured in Time magazine]
- Improving homework and organization problems in students with ADHD
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Department News
- For older adults, ‘hope’ may be a key piece for improving health, psychological and social well-being
- #Gratitude: Thanks for 33 great years, Dr. Gramling
- VCU psychology professor edits special journal issue on disability and social justice in rehabilitation research.
- Baldacci Fund recipient heads to Ghana to study sleep quality
