Clinical Psychology: Research Training
We believe that ongoing research experience is an important part of becoming a clinical psychologist, and a broad array of research training opportunities exist within the Department of Psychiatry and throughout the medical school. An unusual feature of these research experiences is that they generally occur in highly active, interdisciplinary labs involving collaborations among psychologists, psychiatrists, and other biomedical or biobehavioral scientists.
A formal research apprenticeship leading to the dissertation begins at the latest in the third year. However, students are encouraged to identify research mentors and become involved in research early in the program. Students interested in having a research emphasis are assigned research mentors early in their training and choose from course options that enhance their research expertise. Thus, interested students have the opportunity to develop independent research skills and a program of published research.
Three major areas of research concentration within psychology include:
• health psychology
• neuropsychology
• child/adolescent psychology
Students interested in pursuing a research emphasis in any of these areas are encouraged to indicate this interest when applying to the program.
Psychology Student Research Requirements
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