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The Clinical Psychology program is designed to provide the graduate student with experience in applied clinical settings and research training in psychopathology and therapy. In addition to other regular course work, students are expected to engage in both practice and research throughout their graduate training. Students generally complete course work during their first three to four years, and complete their dissertation in the fifth year. An additional year is devoted to a predoctoral internship.

The clinical program is designed to fit the APA criteria for graduate training in psychology and to allow the student to be qualified for licensure in most states. The program, formulated with one's major professor, includes introduction to clinical psychology, personality, research design, psychopathology, psychotherapy, clinical assessment, two statistics courses, one course in biological bases of behavior, one course in cognitive-affective bases of behavior, one course in social bases of behavior, and continuing assignment to practica in the departmental Psychological Clinic. Several other clinical courses and seminars, focused on the interest areas of the faculty, are offered regularly. Additional information about the program may be found in a separate brochure on clinical psychology.

Data on recent applicants can be found here (pdf format).

Core Faculty at the University Park Campus
Short Bios of all the Core Faculty

Name (homepage)
E-mail
Office
Phone

Arnett, Peter

paa6@psu.edu

522 Moore

863-1733

Azar, Sandra

sta10@psu.edu

541 Moore

863-6019

Bierman, Karen

kb2@psu.edu

105 E Henderson

865-3879

Borkovec, Thomas

tdb@psu.edu

544 Moore

863-1725

Boutselis, Mary

mab20@psu.edu

333 Moore

865-0391

Castonguay, Louis

lgc3@psu.edu

308 Moore

863-1754

Cole, Pamela

pmc5@psu.edu

309 Moore

863-1746

Hillary, Frank

fgh3@psu.edu

223 Moore

865-5849

Huang-Pollock, Cynthia

clh39@psu.edu

545 Moore

865-8498

Levy, Kenneth N.

klevy@psu.edu

240 Moore

865-5848

Newman, Michelle

mgn1@psu.edu

310 Moore

863-1148

Pincus, Aaron

alp6@psu.edu

542 Moore

863-1723

Rabian, Brian

bar25@psu.edu

CSC

863-5660

Ray, William

wjr@psu.edu

302 Moore

863-1751

Roper, Gowen

jgr4@psu.edu

334 Moore

863-1749
Soto, Jose josesoto@psu.edu 615 Moore 863-0382

Other Faculty and Programs:
Other members of the psychology department at University Park Campus with interests in clinical psychology include: Frederick Brown (health psychology); Melvin Mark (effects of mood state); and Robert Stern (functional disorders of the gastrointestinal system).

The principal practicum training agency in the program is the Psychological Clinic, a comprehensive mental health center for the University community and for surrounding central Pennsylvania communities. The varied psychological services include adult and child assessment; consultation with parents, schools, and other public officials; individual and group psychotherapy; child play therapy; marital and family counseling; behavior modification for children and adults; and community mental health consultation. Mental health facilities of surrounding communities provide additional practicum sites.