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Contact Information

Department of Psychology
O'Boyle Hall Room 314
The Catholic University of America
Washington DC 20064

phone: 202-319-5750
fax: 202-319-6263

email: cua-psychology@cua.edu

Department Calendar

Welcome to the CUA Department of Psychology

The Catholic University Department of Psychology, one of the first established in the United States, was founded by Edward Pace upon his return in 1891 from study with Wilhelm Wundt in Leipzig. Today our faculty and students carry out leading research in many areas of psychological science.  We offer programs ranging from an undergraduate minor to the Ph.D. in clinical, developmental and cognitive psychology.  We hope you enjoy your visit to our site. 

Undergraduate Programs

Students enjoy the personal contact of a small liberal arts college with the first-rate opportunities of a research university.

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Graduate Programs

Whether your interests are in learning the latest methods for clinical practice or in preparing for a career in teaching or research, we have a graduate program to meet your needs.


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Research

Students at CUA participate actively in the leading-edge research carried out by our faculty.

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Research News

> CUA students and faculty had a major presence at the recent American Association of Suicidology meeting in Baltimore. Congratulations to Senior Psychology Major, Ryan Horgan, who won the student poster competition at the conference. More on the conference.

> Dr. Brendan Rich received the CUA Young Faculty Award for Achievement in Research at the Provost's reception on April 25.  Congratulations Brendan!

> Dr. Dave Jobes received the Louis I. Dubin Award for lifetime achievement in the field of suicide prevention at the April 21 meeting of the American Association of Suicidology in Baltimore.  Dave will also deliver an address entitled The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS): An Evolving Evidence-Based Clinical Approach to Suicidal Risk.  Contratulations Dave!

> Dr. Marty Safer was interviewed by NPR's WAMU radio on March 16 about Carolyn Breslyn's dissertation research on memory for intense emotional experiences of sporting events.

> Dr. Jim Howard's research with Georgetown colleagues on implicit learning in dyslexic college students was cited in the February 4 New York Time's Sunday Review.

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Department News

Department Colloquium. Dr. Mary Ann Dutton, Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical Center, will speak on "Trauma and Interpersonal Violence." Thursday April 19, 12:30 - 1:30, McMahon 200.

Department Colloquium. Dr. Abigail Marsh, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Georgetown, spoke on "Empathy, Psychopathy and Fear." March 22, 12:30 - 1:30, McMahon 200.

> On Monday, February 28, Department faculty, students and alumni gathered for the first annual Psychology Graduate Student Research Symposium in the Pryzbyla Center Great Room B.  Thirteen second and third year students presented posters on their latest research findings and engaged in lively discussion with their fellow students and faculty. More on the symposium.

Department Colloquium. Dr. Marjan Holloway, Associate Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, will speak on "Post Admission Cognitive Theraph (PACT) for the Prevention of Suicide."  Feb 23, 12:30 - 1:30, McMahon 200.

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