How do people form opinions? Why do men and women perceive the world differently? How do video games affect learning in children? Is "multitasking" in the workplace really more efficient? Psychology is not simply the study of abnormal behavior. It's the science of how we behave, the key to questions of personality, intelligence, and social behavior. 

Why Choose Nazareth for Psychology?

The B.A. in Psychology at Nazareth College is a liberal arts major that gives students a solid foundation with which to pursue graduate school in psychology or a career in any number of related fields. The program emphasizes research and fieldwork usually only found at the graduate level. For example, a gerontology course was taught on site at a local senior living community, where students took the class alongside residents. After Hurricane Katrina, students went to New Orleans to volunteer and witness the effects of a major disaster on women's economic, social, familial, and emotional well-being.

Program Highlights

• Close-knit learning community with accessible faculty.
• Many opportunities for internships in nursing homes and community organizations like the Hillside Children's Center.
• Student-Faculty collaboration on research projects driven by both student and faculty areas of research interests.
• Specialty in two interdisciplinary minors: Gerontology and Women's Studies.

Program Goals

The prominent place given to research and experiential learning is intended to foster critical and precise thinking and clear communication in the use of evidence to support one's conclusions, as well as in making connections between one's intellectual life and life within the community. These are intellectual skills that stand one in good stead in daily life and in any number of career choices.

Program Director

Dr. MaryAnn Flynn Bush
GAC 338C
585-389-2743
mbush4@naz.edu

Dr. Bush received her B.A. and M.A. in Psychology from Bradley University, and her Ph.D. in Counseling and Organizational Specialty from the University of Illinois, Champaign. Her research interests include identity formation and the evolution of human consciousness; particularly, in the intersection of the psycho-spiritual with the historic-cultural expression of identity in women.