University Of Florida Department Of Psychology

Welcome! Find the latest news, research, and department accomplishments for the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida, here. The University of Florida Department of Psychology has earned a national reputation for excellence, with the top-ranked program in behavioral analysis as well as top scholars in behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, social psychology, and APA accredited program in counseling psychology. With unprecedented growth in undergraduate enrollment, the department has embraced its role as an educational powerhouse, earning five college-level teaching and advising awards and six graduate student teaching awards over the past five years. This robust commitment to teaching is matched and enhanced by excellence in research, underscored by a 300% increase in extramural funding since 2005 and five faculty awards from the American Psychological Association in 2020 alone. All graduate students and 100s of undergraduate students engage in mentored research on a range of federally funded research projects each year. The University of Florida welcomes your comments on our social media posts and encourages interaction among Gators around the world. We also encourage our community to foster respectful and vibrant online connections. Before you post, please consider the UF Core Values and review these UF Community Commenting Guidelines (“Guidelines”). Comments made by outside users are the opinions of the authors, not of the university. By posting a comment on our social media pages, you agree to follow the University of Florida Community Commenting Guidelines, host social media channel Terms of Service, Florida and federal law, and UF regulations and policies – including but not limited to the university’s Acceptable Use of Computing Resources Policy. Your comments may be removed if they are in violation of these Guidelines.