Psychology at Barnard College

27 faculty and 38 courses in Psychology at Barnard College.

Faculty

• Rae Silver, Helene L. and Mark N. Kaplan Professor of Natural and Physical Sciences h-index 70
• Ann Senghas, Professor of Psychology; Director, Program in Cognitive Science h-index 26
• Robert Remez, Professor of Psychology h-index 23
• Lisa Son, Professor of Psychology h-index 22
• Michelle Greene, Assistant Professor h-index 20
• Koleen McCrink, Professor of Psychology h-index 20
  Es on the development of spatial and numerical cognition from infancy through adulthood. She has been funded by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development via awards 1R15 HD77518-01A1, 1R15HD, and 1R15HD
• Kathleen Taylor, Lecturer h-index 13
• Mariel Roberts, Lecturer in Psychology h-index 9
• Alexandra Horowitz, Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Psychology
• Angelika Seidel, Term Lecturer
• Anna Shusterman, Professor of Psychology & Director of the Center for Toddler Development
• Armita Ghobadi, Lecturer
• Colin Wayne Leach, Barbara Silver Horowitz Professor of Psychology & Africana Studies
• E'mett O. McCaskill, Lecturer (Neuroscience & Behavior, Psychology)
• Elisabeth Mah, Adjunct Associate
• Erica Musser, Assistant Professor
  Es on the nature and clinical presentation of neurodevelopmental disabilities with a focus on ADHD, Autism, and related disabilities. As a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Musser is interested in improving understanding of these conditio
• Isabelle Portelinha, Term Lecturer
• Julia Sheehy, Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Kate Turetsky, Assistant Professor of Psychology
• Katherine Thorson, Assistant Professor
• Ken Light, Senior Lecturer (Neuroscience & Behavior, Psychology)
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• Michael G. Wheaton, Associate Professor of Psychology
  Focus on the psychopathology and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and OCD-related disorders, with a particular emphasis on behavioral therapy. He is a licensed psychologist in New York State and teaches classes in abnormal p
• Peter Balsam, Samuel R. Milbank Professor
• Robert Brotherton, Lecturer
• Susan Riemer Sacks, Professor of Psychology Emerita
• Svetlana Komissarouk, Term Lecturer
• Tara Well, Associate Professor of Psychology

Courses

• Introduction to Psychology PSYC BC1001
• Intro Lab Experimental Psychology PSYC BC1010
• Behavioral Research Methods and Analysis PSYC BC1020
• The Science of Living Well PSYC BC1088
• Statistics Lecture and Recitation PSYC BC1101
• Psychology of Learning PSYC BC2107
• Perception PSYC BC2110
• Cognitive Psychology PSYC BC2115
• Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience PSYC BC2119
• Psychology of Personality PSYC BC2125
• Developmental Psychology PSYC BC2129
• Social Psychology PSYC BC2138
• Psychopathology PSYC BC2141
• Organizational Psychology PSYC BC2151
• Clinical Psychology PSYC BC2156
• Addictive Behaviors PSYC BC2175
• Psychology of Drug Use & Abuse PSYC BC2177
• Forensic Psychology PSYC BC2178
• Political Psychology PSYC BC3156
• Human Motivation PSYC BC3158
• Intro to Cultural Psychology PSYC BC3162
• Perception and Language PSYC BC3164
• The Social Self PSYC BC3165
• Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders PSYC BC3362
• Psychology of Leadership PSYC BC3364
• Psychology of Creativity PSYC BC3368
• Language Development PSYC BC3369
• Gender Development PSYC BC3371
• Comparative Cognition PSYC BC3372
• Health Psychology PSYC BC3373
• Psychology of Stereotyping and Prejudice PSYC BC3379
• Social Cognition PSYC BC3384
• Adolescent Psychology PSYC BC3382
• Canine Cognition PSYC BC3390
• Psychology of Time PSYC BC3391
• Emotion and Self Regulation PSYC BC3395
• Independent Study PSYC BC3606
• Senior Research Thesis PSYC BC3617

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.