Department of Psychology  
  Welcome to the Department of Psychology at Tufts University  
Our department is focused on preparing undergraduate and graduate students to ask science-based questions about the origins and mechanisms of human and animal behavior using discovery-oriented research and teaching. We are highly student-oriented, striving to combine excellence in teaching, research and advising.

Among the departments at Tufts, we are distinctive in having one of the largest majors on campus, while simultaneously maintaining one of the University's highest research profiles. Our primary focus is strongly experimental, with researchers at the forefront of neuroscience, cognition, social cognition, experimental clinical psychology, cognitive and affective neuroscience, and developmental psychology. By purposefully bridging across these different areas of Psychology, we want to create a more complete picture of the how and why of behavior, from the microstructure of perception and cognition to the varied robustness of social behavior. In both our undergraduate and graduate programs, we are highly committed to getting our students involved in collaborative scholarship at every level, both inside and outside the classroom.

If you interested in our programs, please explore our website as it contains important information about how you can maximize your educational experience within the department. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask any faculty member about the different possibilities that exist. Join us in exploring the mysteries and mechanisms of behavior.

News & Events:

Upcoming Conference:
The Neuroscience of Emotion: From Reaction to Regulation
Third Annual Conference Hosted by the Department of Psychology
Tufts Initiative on Emerging Trends in Behavioral, Affective, Social, and Cognitive (BASC) Neuroscience June 4 - 6, 2009


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