{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-08-17T20:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:14:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Welcome!<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Psychology at USC\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Located in the heart of Los Angeles, the University of Southern California Department of Psychology has among its faculty internationally recognized scholars and one of the most diverse student populations in the United States. 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The department offers graduate training in five areas: Brain &amp; Cognitive Science, Clinical Science, Developmental Psychology, Quantitative Methods and Computational Psychology, and Social Psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/area-of-study\/\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Learn more\"  \n>\n    Learn more \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field 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It may signal early Alzheimer\u2019s disease\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/a>\n                        \n                      <\/div>\n                                          <div class=\"card\">\n                                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/2024\/07\/09\/heres-what-a-cognitive-test-would-and-wouldnt-say-about-bidens-ability-to-serve-as-president\/\" target=\"\">\n                                                                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/100335_ProtectFromScams_Krause-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/100335_ProtectFromScams_Krause-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/100335_ProtectFromScams_Krause-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Here\u2019s What A Cognitive Test Would\u2014And Wouldn\u2019t\u2014Say About Biden\u2019s Ability To Serve As President\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/a>\n                        \n                      <\/div>\n                                      <\/div>\n                \n                \n              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\n                <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                  Published Articles\n                <\/h3>\n\n                                  <div class=\"cards-container\">\n                                          <div class=\"card\">\n                                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/2024\/09\/20\/8962\/\" target=\"\">\n                                                                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/09\/file-20240918-22-d6ax6f-640x360-c-default.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Why Do We Feel Mixed Emotions? Brain Science Has an\u00a0Answer.\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/a>\n                        \n                      <\/div>\n                                          <div class=\"card\">\n                                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/2024\/09\/07\/gus-walzs-unbridled-emotion-at-dnc-opens-door-to-more-understanding-of-neurodiversity\/\" target=\"\">\n                                                                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/09\/file-20240828-20-afamdz-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/09\/file-20240828-20-afamdz-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 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