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Welcome to UAB’s Department of Psychology

We are one of the largest undergraduate majors on campus, the home of three excellent graduate programs, and a center for cutting-edge research conducted by faculty and students working together.

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“My degree prepared me to better understand psychological factors that can contribute to patient illness and outcomes."

Bhavan A. Modi UAB Medical School, Class of '22

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  • 5 things a philosopher learned from diving deep into neuroscience
    Free will still exists, and no brains are “typical”: Philosopher Josh May, Ph.D., shares some of the lessons he picked up by going back to school and joining a research lab to write “Neuroethics: Agency in the Age of Brain Science,” which was selected as one of the top academic titles of 2024.
  • UAB Online lands multiple programs in top 25 rankings
    One of UAB’s online master’s degrees ranked in the top three, marking the highest USNWR ranking for a UAB online program in history.
  • NARSAD award will allow rare glimpse into the neural mechanisms of depression
    Rachel Smith, Ph.D., is collaborating with researchers across UAB on the two-year project, which will focus on the intracranial neural networks responsible for major depressive symptoms in epilepsy patients.