
Why Study Psychology at UMass Lowell?
- Small, diverse classes. We offer small classes in a wide variety of subjects.
- Dedicated faculty. Work with and learn from a distinguished group of faculty who are leaders in their fields. Many are nationally recognized authors, editors of journals, investigators of groundbreaking research, presidents of national organizations and collaborators in the Lowell community.
- World-class facilities and equipment. Our facilities include several computer labs, fNIRS equipment, EyeLink eye-tracking, biomonitoring devices, immersive computing (e.g., virtual reality) and access to a high-dimensional computing cluster.
- Make a difference. Gain the knowledge and skills to respond to social problems and promote well-being through your career and in your community.
Meet Our Students

Jared Socolow turned his own struggles into a research project that he will present at the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science.

Sandi DeRuntz invented ZipperBuddy, an aid for people with disabilities, through an interdisciplinary class and DifferenceMaker.
Rianna Grissom does research on how stereotypes and prejudices affect biracial and multiracial people.

Douglas Correa Ospina plans to combine his studies in psychology and economics to help immigrants and others from marginalized groups become more financially secure.

Dejonai Willis began her UML career in a support program for first-generation college students. Now she’s thriving.