Psychology | UMass Lowell

The UMass Lowell Psychology Department enables students to understand human behavior and cognition, contribute solutions to human problems and respond to a changing world.

Why Study Psychology at UMass Lowell?

We offer small classes in a wide variety of subjects. Our students 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 on groundbreaking research, presidents of national organizations and collaborators in the Lowell community.

Meet Our Students

Deborah Friedl '83 Criminal Justice, Psychology

Criminal justice and psychology graduate Deborah Friedl is the first female interim superintendent of the Lowell Police Department.

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Criminal Justice was a great fit for me.

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7/25/2018 Featured Story

How Do We Support Thee? Let Us Count the Ways

How Do We Support Thee? Let Us Count the Ways

Disability Services – and the entire campus – supports students by embracing universal design principles in buildings and technology while also offering individual help.

7/25/2018 Featured Story
6/4/2018 Featured Story

To Plead or Not to Plead

To Plead or Not to Plead

Most arrests end in guilty pleas instead of trials, and research suggests that many innocent people plead guilty to escape the threat of a long prison sentence. A psychology professor has teamed up with an art professor to make plea bargains easier to research – and to change an unjust system.

6/4/2018 Featured Story
4/6/2018 Featured Story

Three Generations of Women Study at UML

Three Generations of Women Study at UML

For Mary Humble, studying at UMass Lowell is the fulfillment of a dream – after her high school education was cut short in Ireland nearly 60 years ago. Her daughter recently joined her on campus, and her granddaughter starts at UML this summer.

4/6/2018 Featured Story
4/6/2018 Featured Story

Students Customize Degrees to Pursue Their Passions

Students Customize Degrees to Pursue Their Passions

When student interests cross the borders of traditional academic disciplines, they turn to interdisciplinary studies and the Bachelor of Liberal Arts program to customize their education.

4/6/2018 Featured Story

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