Psychology

Master of Arts
Doctor of Philosophy

For More Information

Campus address: Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Building (SEA) 3.210, phone (512) 471-6398, fax (512) 471-6175; campus mail code: A8000

Mailing address: The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Psychology, Graduate Program, 108 East Dean Keeton A8000, Austin TX 78712

Email: psygradoffice@austin.utexas.edu

URL: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/psychology/

Facilities for Graduate Work

The Department of Psychology is located in the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Building. Except for laboratories in behavioral neuroscience, which are housed in the Animal Resources Center across the street, the Seay Building houses all the activities of the department. State-of-the-art computer networking is integrated into the building; there are computer facilities, computerized laboratories, and technological support for students and faculty members. Laboratory facilities include environmental control of sound, light, and temperature, with vibration-free areas for auditory and vision research. A number of specialized research centers are located in the building, including the Children’s Research Laboratory, the Center for Perceptual Systems, the Center for Cognitive Science, the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders, the Female Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory, and the Clinical Training Clinic.

Graduate students and faculty members in the Department of Psychology participate in research programs with graduate students and faculty members in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, also housed in the Seay Building, and in many other fields, including biological sciences, communication, computer sciences, educational psychology, kinesiology, linguistics, pharmacy, and sociology. The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research provide additional collaborative opportunities.

Areas of Study

Graduate work is offered in the following areas of specialization: behavioral neuroscience; sensory neuroscience; cognitive systems; perceptual systems; clinical psychology; developmental psychology; individual differences and evolutionary psychology; and social and personality psychology. Students are admitted for graduate work in one of these areas. Students in any of these areas may also complete a neuroimaging track in psychology. The program in clinical psychology has been approved by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.

Graduate Studies Committee

The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee in the spring semester 2013.

Dana H Ballard Jennifer S Beer Christopher G Beevers Rebecca Bigler David M Buss Caryn L Carlson Jessica A Church-Lang Lawrence K Cormack David P Crews Yvon Delville Randy L Diehl Andrew P Dillon Juan M Dominguez Michael P Domjan Michael Drew Christine L Duvauchelle Catharine H Echols Kim Fromme Wilson S Geisler III David L Gilden Rueben A Gonzales F Gonzalez-Lima Andrea C Gore Samuel D Gosling Zenzi M Griffin Andreana P Haley Kathryn Paige Harden Mary M Hayhoe Marlone D Henderson Carole K Holahan

Charles J Holahan Alexander C Huk Jody Jensen Theresa A Jones Robert A Josephs Judith H Langlois Hongjoo J Lee Cristine H Legare Marc S Lewis W T Maddox Arthur B Markman Richard P Meier Cindy M Meston Marie H Monfils A Rebecca Neal-Beevers James W Pennebaker Steven M Phelps Jonathan William Pillow Russell A Poldrack Alison R Preston Manuel Ramirez III Timothy J Schallert David M Schnyer Eyal Seidemann David W Springer William B Swann Jr Michael J Telch Elliot Max Tucker-Drob Jacqueline D Woolley David Scott Yeager