Psychology Facility and Equipment

The Department of Psychology is located on the third floor of the new College of Arts and Sciences Building. The department maintains three computer labs that are available for undergraduate and graduate students in Psychology. All labs have access to the internet. Supported throughout the labs are statistical packages which include SAS, SPSS, MPlus and SurveyPro. Wordperfect and MS Word are available throughout the department for word processing. A full-time research programmer/analyst provides hardware and software support for the department and writes custom software for computerized research.

In addition to the computer labs, a Counseling Clinic is maintained by the department and has videotaping capabilities for the study of counseling processes and outcomes. Also, the department’s Center for Organizational Research engages in outreach to the greater Akron community and provides applied research experience for students. Additional facilities of the Psychology Department include: research areas for individual computer research and for small group behavior research, a Test Room where current psychological testing materials are kept, an Honors Student Lab, and an Undergraduate Advising Office for psychology students.

College of Arts & Sciences Building

Located at 290 E. Buchtel, the College of Arts & Sciences Building is occupied by the Dean of the Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, Computer Science, Economics, Geography and Planning, History, Mathematics, Statistics, Psychology and 16 first floor classrooms.