Psychology

The psychology major at Rutgers–Camden provides a strong foundation in modern research and theory. Students will learn how the behavior of the individual depends on biological, developmental, cognitive, and social processes. While many psychology majors choose to begin a career after receiving their degree, other Rutgers–Camden graduates pursue master’s and doctoral degrees in psychology or in education, social work, law, medicine, and in the allied health profession (occupational, speech, or physical therapy).

Learn more about the Department of Psychology at Rutgers–Camden.

Highlights

• Five professors in the Department of Psychology have won Provost’s or Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence.
• Joseph McCleery, a 2000 graduate of the psychology program, now is a faculty member in developmental neuroscience at the Universit of Birmingham (England).
• Alumna Jessica Schulz is enrolled in the PhD program at the University of Delaware, and continues to collaborate on research with Dr. Charlotte Markey.
• Dr. Naomi Marmorstein is in her fourth year of a five-year Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health.
• Dr. Jesse Whitlow directs the Science Preparation Alliance of Rutgers and Camden (SPARC) program, which receive generous funding from National Institutes of Health. SPARC is an alliance of educational, scientific, and service organizations in the metro Philadelphia area, including public and private schools in the City of Camden and Salem County, and the Coriell Institute for Medical Research.
• Dr. Sarah Allred received a five-year National Science Foundation grant to support her research on color memory and perception.

Programs

• Major (BA)
• Minor
• Graduate program (MA)