Clinical-Community Psychology
Pursue applied practice or ongoing research serving a diverse population.
Our Ph.D. program prepares you for your psychology career with hands-on research and clinical experience. Choose a concentration, find a faculty mentor and explore the concepts that interest you in one of the top two nationally-ranked psychology programs in terms of research productivity. Here, you will gain the experience you need to teach or practice psychology and enter academic positions at distinguished universities, institutes, medical centers, schools, hospitals or private practices.
Choose from concentrations in Clinical-Community Psychology (APA accredited as a program in clinical psychology), Cognitive and Neural Sciences, Quantitative Psychology and School Psychology (APA accredited, NASP accredited). You can also earn your master's degree on the way to your Ph.D.
Pursue applied practice or ongoing research serving a diverse population.
Uncover the cognitive and neural bases of behavior using experimental methods and the latest technology.
Measure and analyze data to model psychological processes more effectively.
Identify the learning and behavioral health needs of children and adolescents.
Apply for additional training in biomedical research to promote optimal health outcomes.
Work side by side with leading faculty at the McCausland Center, Institute for Mind and Brain and the Psychology Services Center. Assist on or begin your own project in a focused research area including:
Students in the applied concentrations have opportunities to earn coveted APA-certified internships, community-based externship and clinical training opportunities. We have a 100 percent placement rate for the Clinical-Community and School programs at facilities including: