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Robert Cook,
Department Chair |
Welcome to the Psychology Department at Tufts University.
We are a large, modern, and diverse Psychology department. 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.
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Building Meaning
from Language
