Psychology

Clinical Professor Melinda Morrill teaching a counseling class using AI computer modules

Explore The Department of Psychology

Psychology, and Neuroscience and Behavior

The Department of Psychology focuses on the scientific study of human and non-human behavior.
The program in neuroscience and behavior, shared between Liberal Arts and Life Sciences and Agriculture, focuses on the scientific study of the brain and its relationship to behavior.

Department of Psychology

We can be contacted via email at
psychology.dept@unh.edu.

Department office hours
M-F: 8am-4:30pm

Programs of Study

Undergraduate

Graduate

Minors

Psychology (Minor)

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Professor Mark Henn

Winner of the 2025 Brierly Award for Teaching

Mark Henn has been teaching at UNH for over four decades, and his enthusiasm for teaching remains as vibrant as ever. His classes are unforgettable. Walk past one of his classrooms and you might see him climbing on tables, dramatically yelling “yes!” in response to a student insight, drawing connections between course content and that day’s headlines, or even lying on a bed of nails.
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Professor Jack Mayer

Winner of the 2025 Distinguished Faculty Award

Mayer is a bit of a rock star in the psychology department. If you have ever heard the term “emotional intelligence” then you have encountered Mayer’s scholarship. One might assume that Mayer would be a bit aloof or hard to reach, given his international reputation as a scholar. On the contrary, he is down-to-earth and regularly teaches two sought-after undergraduate classes each semester.
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Lauren Mann ’28

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR

Lauren Mann, from Scituate, Massachusetts, received a Benjamin A. Gillman International Scholarship which will allow her to take part in the UNH in Italy program in spring 2026, where she will be studying in Ascoli Piceno, taking courses such as Elementary Italian and History of Food in Italy.Mann’s great grandparents are from Italy, and she is excited to “immerse myself in the country…
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Linden Burba ’28

PSYCHOLOGY AND JUSTICE STUDIES DUAL MAJOR

Linden Burba, from St. Louis, Missouri, received a Benjamin A. Gillman International Scholarship which will allow her to participate in the UNH Hungary: Justice Studies and Humanities Program in Budapest, Hungary in spring 2026, where she will be enrolled in classes tied primarily to justice studies, she says. The scholarship will allow her the opportunity to enjoy “an incredible experience…
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Spotlight on Professor Jolie Wormwood

Jolie Wormwood is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of New Hampshire. Below is our correspondence with Dr. Wormwood about her own research and her mentoring experiences with undergraduate students.
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