Graduate Field of Psychology
The Cornell Graduate School has a longstanding tradition of facilitating high quality research by reaching beyond traditional academic boundaries. To this end, all graduate programs at cornell are distinct from departments, although in some cases departments and fields may share common interests and members. The Department of Psychology has 29 Faculty memebers, most of which are located in Uris Hall. The Graduate Field of Psychology, however, includes 39 faculty members from departments across the university including Psychology, Human Development, and Neurobiology and Behavior. The responsibility of this diverse collection of faculty is to educate students to become researchers, scholars, and teachers who will contribute to the future of psychology as a scientific discipline in academic or other research-oriented settings.You can read a more thorough explanation of the graduate field of psychology which covers requirements, the committee, funding, and career paths. If your questions are not answered, please visit the FAQ which, among other things, answers a number of admission questions.
Research Snapshot
 | Picture Caption: Newly formed cells in the hippocampus of an adult chickadee Research/Long description: New cells (black), many of them neurons, continue to form throughout life in many parts of the brains of birds. Here they are dividing in a zone of the hippocampus next to the ventricle, in an adult chickadee. As they mature, these cells migrate away from the venticle and deep into the hippocampus. Grad student Bernard Tarr has found that changes in the birds' housing environment can affect the volume of the hippocampus. He is now determining whether this treatment also affects the survival or destination of such new cells. Contributed by: Timothy J. DeVoogd |
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