The University of Vermont

Spotlight on Research
Jom Hammack, Ph.D.
Next up..
July 4th Holiday
Friday, July 3, 2009
Department is closed
Academic Staff Meeting
Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 9:00 am
Room 238 John Dewey Hall
Back, L-R: Prof. Robert Lawson, Steven Babbin, Prof. William Falls
Front, Claire Bollinger, Nicole Wilner, Katlyn Watkins
Mission Statement
The mission of the University of Vermont Psychology Department is the creation, evaluation, dissemination, and application of psychological knowledge and skills to understand and improve the lives of individuals, organizations, and communities.
Our Vision
The members of the UVM Psychology Department aspire to achieve national and international distinction built upon excellent teaching, research and clinical experiences, a student-scholar focused mentoring program, and a faculty actively engaged in research and scholarship across the domains of clinical, developmental, social, and biobehavioral psychology.
Stresses anew for refugees resettled in Vermont
The complexion of this overwhelmingly white city is undergoing a dramatic change from a continuing surge of refugees, many of whom are now encountering severe stress that officials and volunteers are scrambling to assess and address. <more...>
Best Wishes to Justin Joffe on his Retirement
Says Department Chair William Falls, "Justin, for the last 40 years you have been an extraordinary leader, faculty advocate, scholar, teacher, and mentor in the Department of Psychology..." <more...>
New Grant Looks At Coping With Stigma of Rural HIV
With a $3.2 million grant, Sondra Solomon and Carol Miller have secured rare recognition of the problem of HIV/AIDS among rural populations. <more...>
Looking at Learning
The journal Nature recently published an article referencing phenomena that psychology professor Mark Bouton discovered-principles of extinction of fear or unwanted behaviors-without crediting his past work or publications. Far from a slight, it said a lot about him... <more...>

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