Welcome to the Department of Psychology
Sonoma State Psychology Program
Psychology is the study of the mind, behavior and experience. The department offers social/personality, cognitive/physiological, developmental, clinical/counseling, and holistic psychology courses. Our goal is to empower students with the knowledge that will enable them to be effective agents of change in the world.
Degrees Offered
The Department of Psychology currently offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology.
Location
The Department of Psychology is located in Stevenson Hall 3115. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.
Announcements
Three department faculty (Drs. Evan Lintz, Wenwen Ni, and Heather Smith) and seven students (Ezra De La Cruz, Zach Blaustone, Tys Keaunui, Katelynn Stocks, Isabelle Kokona-Dussau, and Khansa Tariq) presented research posters for the 2026 Western Psychological Association Convention held in Tacoma, Washington during April/May 2026. Over 3,000 people attended the four-day conference that covered all the sub-disciplines represented within psychology.
Faculty advisors are not available during summer break. Fall office hours will begin again on August 24.
Psychology is no longer impacted at SSU. Current students can declare the major using the university's Change of Major form.