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Department of Psychology
The Psychology Department at Longwood University provides the highest quality instruction to undergraduate students with the goal of preparing them for a professional career or graduate study.
Student Research
Students at any level of college can participate, starting freshman year. The earlier you start, the more likely it is that you'll have tangible evidence of your hard work (such as conference presentations and/or journal publications). To get started, simply think about what you would like to study and which faculty member you would like to work with.
Learn more about research opportunities
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Dr. Buchert won the Student Faculty Recognition Award at commencement 2013!
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Since 2005, psychology faculty members have won the Student Faculty Recognition Award at commencement 4 times! 2005: Dr. Laws; 2006: Dr. Apperson; 2011: Dr. Carkenord; 2013: Dr. Buchert.
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Marta Pinyol Daví and Kaye Goulding won the best poster award at the Spring 2013 Psychology Research Poster Session.
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Aaron Caplan and Amelia Perry presented research at the Carolinas Psychology Conference in Raleigh, NC.
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Jessica Sudlow had an article published in Incite, Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship. She won the award for Best Social Science Paper for the article! Pictured above (L to R) are Dean Ross, Jessica Sudlow, and Dr. Buchert, Jessica's advisor for the project.
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Marta Pinyol Daví was awarded Highest Academic Honors in Psychology (2013) for having the highest cumulative GPA.
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Jessica Sudlow presented research at the Southeastern Psychology Association (SEPA) conference in Atlanta.
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Dr. Gibbs and Dr. Apperson participated in a panel discussion regarding reaction to Sandy Hook.
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The Psychology Department Book Club is reading The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks for the Spring 2013 semester. Notice all the cool hats in the picture?
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Dr. Blincoe presented research at the 14th Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in New Orleans.
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Laura Bales won the best poster award at the Fall 2012 Psychology Research Poster Session.
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Dr. Blincoe presented on Understanding Trust Generation in the Middle East as a Blackwell Talk in Fall 2012.
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The Academic & Career Advising Center recently produced a video about the department featuring some of our professors and students.
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Students from Dr. Buchert's Cognitive Psychology course created a music video on Levels of Processing theory.
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Dr. Carkenord presented research at the Southeastern Teaching of Psychology (SETOP) conference in Altanta.
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Dr. Bjornsen (on the right) presented research at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence on the Island of Spetses, Greece. From left to right are co-presenters Maja Zupancic, Vassilis Pavlopoulos, Ayson Dogan, and Ulricke Sirsch.
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Dr. Apperson (on the right) and Dr. Milne (Sociology) presented research at the Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology in Staunton, Virginia.
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Dr. Buchert (on the left) and Dr. Walls-McKay (Counseling Center) presented their research on microaggression at the American College Health Association conference in Phoenix.
Psi Chi and The Psychology Club
- Psi Chi is the international honor society in psychology, with specific academic requirements for membership. Learn More
- The Psychology Club is open to any students with an interest in psychology. Learn More
Courses to be Offered Summer 2013 & Fall 2013
Summer 2013
- Intro. to Psychology (online)
- Life-span Developmental Psychology (online)
- Psychology of Sex and Gender (online)
- Infant and Child Development (online)
- Psychology Internship
Fall 2013
- Intro. to Psychology
- Intro. to Biopsychology
- Research Methods
- Quantitative Methods
- Sensation and Perception (with lab)
- Social Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology
- Psychopathology of Childhood
- Consumer Psychology
- Infant and Child Development
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Theories of Personality
- Psychology and the Law
- Psycholinguistics
- Advanced General Psychology
- Senior Seminar
- Independent Research
- Psychology Internship
