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School of Psychology
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Study programmes
Studying at Massey's School of Psychology will give you insights into human behaviour and skills that will make you attractive to many employers.
Research expertise
The School of Psychology has a variety of research groups and activities, covering the full range of the science of psychology.
Meet our graduates
Dr David Anstiss's research on the growing popularity of community sheds reveals older men relish the chance to collaborate over projects and socialise – and by doing so their health is benefitting.
David Anstiss
PhD Psychology
Dr Ella Kahu was awarded the Sutton Smith Award for Excellence in a Doctoral Thesis for her work exploring the experiences of mature students as they transition to distance education at Massey University.
Ella Kahu
Massey University School of Psychology senior tutor
PhD Psychology
I completed my practicum placement with Women’s Health Action, a women’s health promotion NGO that considers the social determinants of health. After my practicum, I continued working at Women’s Health Action part-time and was offered a full-time role upon completion of my master's, leading a health information service for women and coordinating health promotion events.
Holly Coulter
Cervical Screening Systems Adviser in Kiribati
MSc (Psychology) with endorsement in health psychology
The opportunities presented by studying and researching in health psychology set Massey apart from other universities. Being surrounded by a great team of staff and students helped make the experience what it was.
Lydia Stallard
Senior Manager, Together for Mental Wellbeing charity, London (2015–2018)
Master of Science (Psychology) with endorsement in health psychology
Dr Maureen Mooney analysed children's experiences of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes to determine how they cope with natural disasters.
Maureen Mooney
Researcher, Joint Centre for Disaster Research / Red Cross consultant
PhD Psychology
I got the opportunity to do an internship at a Youth Mental Health Respite facility and apply some of the theory we had learnt. This was really rewarding as it gave me the opportunity to think about and apply what I had learnt in a real-world setting.
Minette Forder
Psychologist (Captain), New Zealand Army
Master of Science (Psychology) with endorsement in health psychology
Research centres
Health and Ageing Research Team
The Health and Ageing Research Team (HART) was established in 2006 to undertake a programme of research related to understanding the status and determinants of health and wellbeing for older New Zealand adults.
Joint Centre for Disaster Research
The Joint Centre for Disaster Research is an international centre for research and teaching in disaster risk and emergency management. It is a joint venture between Massey University School of Psychology and GNS Science.
International Centre of Excellence in Community Resilience
The Integrated Research on Disaster Risk International Centre of Excellence in Community Resilience aims to discover how a community makes itself resilient to disasters.
Psychology clinics
Centre for Psychology, Albany, Auckland
The centre provides psychological services to the public by consultant and senior clinical psychologists. Our team also includes psychology interns, trainees and students completing their training under the supervision of experienced clinicians. We also offer services for practising psychology professionals.
Centre for Psychology at Massey University, Albany, Auckland
Massey University Psychology Clinic, Palmerston North
Massey University Psychology Clinic (Palmerston North) is the largest psychology clinic in New Zealand. We offer psychology services to the general public to improve health and wellbeing; research opportunities; and training for psychology students.
Psychology Clinic, Wellington
Our clinical staff provide a private clinical psychology service to the greater Wellington region. We specialise in the treatment of psychological disorders for children and adults. The clinic has a special emphasis on working with clients who have sustained brain injury, and conducts clinical research.
Staff and careers
Head of School of Psychology - Professor mandy morgan
Mandy Morgan is a Professor of Feminist Psychology. She has particular interests in theoretical debates concerning the relationships between feminisms, poststructural theories and psychologies. As well as these theoretical interests, she’s involved in a programme of studies on the ways that domestic violence service and intervention providers and clients understand their experiences.
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
The School of Psychology is a department of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Massey University.