Psychology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Thalia Goldstein from George Mason University’s Applied Developmental Psychology Department has had years of experience examining the health benefits of the arts for children and students. Among some of the findings: students with arts in their curriculum have higher academic grades, better test scores, less absenteeism (which leads to decreased hunger), better social skills and more expertise in collaborative work than those students without the arts.

Fall 2022 applications for admission to the PHD and MA in Psychology for the 2022-2023 Academic Year are now available for all concentrations

Neuroscience associate professor Theodore (Ted) Dumas' book, “If Food Could Talk: Stories from 13 Precious Foods Endangered by Climate Change” (Köehler Books, 2020), brings home impact of climate change on everyday foods.