Welcome to the Psychology Department!

Established by the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences in 1967, the Department of Psychology is an intellectually diverse community of scholars engaged in research addressing both basic psychological processes and social issues.

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Applications Invited – Psychology Department Summer Research Fellowships

The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee at the Georgetown Psychology Department is excited to announce the 2026 Summer Research Fellowships. For more information, please see…

October 30, 2025

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Professor Kostadin Kushlev Featured in NBC and The Washington Post

Several new bars and establishments have opened up through DC that limit or ban the use of phones inside. As an expert on the topic, Professor Kostadin Kushlev, whose Happy Tech Lab has shown…

October 22, 2025

Announcements, Graduate Student, News, News Story, Undergraduate

Psychology PhD Program Webinar

Want to learn about Georgetown University’s PhD program in Psychology? Please watch our PhD Program Webinar held earlier this month. Our graduate co-directors described our Lifespan Cognitive…

October 21, 2025

Upcoming Events

All Upcoming Events

Psychology Faculty SymposiumDec. 5

  • 12:00 pm
  • White-Gravenor Hall, Room 208

Dispositional and Situational Risks to the Validity of Guilty PleasFeb. 20

  • 12:00 pm
  • White-Gravenor Hall, Room TBD