Alumni Perspective
“It took several more academic terms to learn how to balance social and academic demands, but through trial and error this eventually happened. As a result of my Lawrence experience, I found my doctoral studies relatively easy. I was well prepared both with knowledge and with a skill set for being a successful student.”
Dr. Linda Berger Hellmich ‘82, Psychologist at KSB Hospital
Psychology
Dixon, Illinois
Lawrence Research Fellows
As a Lawrence University Research Fellow, you will have the opportunity to participate in student-faculty collaborative research, whether it’s with our professors here on campus or with one of our collaborating off-campus programs around the world.
Psychology of Music
A scientific approach to questions about musical structure and its effect on human behavior and mental experience. Topics include the physical characteristics of sound that specify pitch, loudness, and timbre; the perception of melody and rhythm; the universality of musical structures; the psychology of musical ability and performance; and the effect of music on emotions.
Apply your classroom studies to hands-on research
With access to our behavioral neuroscience lab and experimental observation rooms, you’ll bring human behavior theories and frameworks to life through applied research as an undergraduate.
Hone your interests in specialized fields
As a psychology major, you'll experience training in neuroscience, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, and more.
The Chandler Senior Experience
As a psychology major pursuing a psychology degree, you'll complete a Senior Experience, an original project demonstrating your autonomy and creativity. You'll choose from a critical review, an empirical study, a theory paper, or an applied work integration. With faculty guidance, you'll develop this project. A senior capstone course prepares you. In small seminars, you'll discuss readings, critique peers' work, and present progress.
Recent Senior Experience projects include:
- How Much Do You Pay Attention to What is Happening Around You?”: Mindfulness in Preschoolers
- Following the Footprint of Trauma: Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify Biological Markers of PTSD
- Providing Culturally Competent Diagnoses and Treatments for Asian Americans
- Trans Women’s Experiences in Sex Work
Psychology Careers
Both beneficial on its own as well as combined with any other number of fields at Lawrence, studying psychology opens doors to bright futures.