Effective September 1^st, 2018, the Psychology Doctoral Program has been reorganized into the following ten Training Areas following mergers.

Areas of Study

• Basic & Applied Social Psychology
• Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience (CUNY Neuroscience Collaborative)
• Clinical Psychology @ John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• Clinical Psychology @ Queens College (merger of Clinical @ Queens College and Behavior Analysis)
• Cognitive and Comparative Psychology (merger of Animal Behavior and Comparative Psychology and Cognition, Language, and Development)
• Critical Social/Personality and Environmental Psychology (merger of Critical Social/Personality Psychology and Environmental Psychology)
• Developmental Psychology
• Health Psychology & Clinical Science
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Psychology & Law

About Us

The Ph.D. Program in Psychology prepares students for research, teaching, and practice in the various fields of psychology. Students may specialize in one of a number of training areas.

Our faculty are top scholars in their fields of study, as well as journal editors and leaders of professional societies and organizations. The faculty and their labs are based on eight campuses throughout the CUNY system, with courses offered at the Graduate Center, as well as Baruch College, Brooklyn College, City College, Hunter College, John Jay College, Queens College, and the College of Staten Island.

Students can also take advantage of a variety of interdisciplinary concentrations, research centers and institutes, and other specialized programs throughout the Graduate Center that are relevant to psychology. The Psychology Program has an active faculty and student leadership, including serving as the host institution for the American Psychological Association’s Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s Graduate Student Teaching Association. Student leaders work with the Executive Office to put on a series of cross-CUNY psychology events annually. Many distinguished speakers and visiting scholars provide lectures in all areas, and other professional development opportunities are provided for students.

Statement Concerning the American Psychological Association and its role in Government sponsored torture

Psychology Executive Office