Psychology

The Department of Psychology at Bowdoin examines contemporary perspectives on principles of human behavior in areas ranging from cognition, language, development, and behavioral neuroscience to interpersonal relations and psychopathology.

Piece of Mind: There’s No Escaping Psychologist Barbara Held’s Opinions
Clinical and philosophical psychologist Barbara Held has opinions, and thanks to op-ed pages near and far, readers across the country are privy to her professional insights—no couch or copay required.
Bowdoin’s Honeycutt Takes Students to Neuroscience Conference in Scotland
The assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience travels to Glasgow, where one of her students wins a poster award for her presentation on early life adversity in rats.
A Busy Year: Bowdoin Faculty in the Media Spotlight
From political science to neuroscience, from climate change to computer science, Bowdoin faculty were tapped by the media for their expertise and insight along a broad range of topics over the past academic year.