School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

SSBS

A vibrant school that explores the intersection of human behavior and science.

ASU Law and Behavioral Science initiative wins 2020 President's Award for Innovation

In just three years’ time, the group of faculty behind the Law and Behavioral Science initiative took Arizona State University from relative obscurity in the field to one of the most dominant players...
Research examines how students react to moral messages about COVID-19

According to data collected by a team of Arizona State University researchers, students struggle to balance the safety of vulnerable family members with the need for peer connection...
ASU study shows ‘junk science’ used as evidence in court

In thousands of cases each year in courtrooms across the U.S. and beyond, a person’s fate could hang upon the results of any one of at least 350 different psychological tests that judges routinely allow to be admitted as evidence...

Tess Neal

Our Faculty

Over fifty synergistic, research-active faculty lead a dozen undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degrees, including internationally-recognized programs.

SAM Lab

Research Labs

Our research labs produce unique, cutting-edge work from combinations of disciplines including anthropology, communication, political science, psychology, and sociology.

GHR Hub at SkySong

Our research clusters are dynamic and reflect our core and emerging areas of scholarship, offering the opportunity to achieve a larger impact through centers, funds to support post-doctoral trainees, and other initiatives.