Daniel Klein
Department Chair

Susan Brennan
Director of Graduate Programs

The Department of Psychology, in the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of Stony Brook’s largest graduate departments. More than 800 Ph.D. degrees have been awarded since the program began more than 40 years ago. In recent years the population of students has been about 60 percent women, 15 percent students from underrepresented groups, and 10 percent international students.

The Department is administratively organized into four program areas: Biopsychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive/Experimental Psychology, and Social and Health Psychology. Students must be admitted to one of these four program areas, but they are encouraged to receive training in more than one program area if appropriate. In conjunction with the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the Department of Psychiatry, interdisciplinary training is offered in behavioral neuroscience. In conjunction with the Departments of Linguistics and Computer Science, interdisciplinary training is offered in cognitive science. Course offerings and research training are structured in such a way that students can meet the requirements for a Ph.D. degree in Biopsychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive/ Experimental Psychology, or Social and Health Psychology. Stony Brook’s doctoral program in clinical psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association.