The Department of Psychological Sciences, the largest undergraduate department at Loyola, teaches students the latest theories using advanced tools to interpret human and animal behavior. Our department is housed primarily in Monroe Hall on the fourth floor. There are currently eight full time faculty members in the department as well as one visiting assistant professor.
The study of human and animal behavior is ever compelling and challenging. As individuals and as a society we grapple with family, work, and leisure issues daily. The study of psychology raises many questions; it is up to the students to seek answers. The Psychology program exposes students to the scientific study of behavior and encourages an increased understanding of the behavior of humans and animals. Students who complete the Psychology major requirements receive a Bachelor of Science degree.
Congratulations to Psychological Sciences majors Chelsey Thomas and Amy Sprout whose senior research work won the awards for best undergraduate oral paper presentation and best undergraduate poster presentation in the Social Sciences division of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences (LSA).
Dr. Evan Zucker, professor of Psychological Sciences has been elected the new Vice-President of the Southwest Region of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society for Psychology.
Law firm Burr & Forman LLP announced that associate Kristin Ashworth was recently named The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "Woman of the Year" for 2011 by the local Mobile Chapter.
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