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PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING

Clinical Psychology

Midwestern University, Downers Grove Campus
Midwestern University is committed to educating the health-care team of the new century. The University administers the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Chicago College of Pharmacy, the College of Health Sciences, the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the College of Pharmacy-Glendale. The University operates campuses in Downers Grove, Illinois, and in Glendale, Arizona. The Clinical Psychology Program offers an MA/Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree on the Downers Grove campus. The four-year curriculum incorporates didactic courses, practical experiences, internships, and a clinical dissertation. The Master of Arts degree is awarded after the successful completion of the first two years of the program, and the Doctor of Psychology degree is awarded after two additional years of study. Contact the Office of Admissions, Midwestern University (Downers Grove campus); 800-458-6253; e-mail: admissil@midwestern.edu; Web site: http://www.midwestern.edu.

Stony Brook University, State University of New York
The Clinical Psychology Program was identified in 2001 by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 10 clinical psychology doctoral programs in the US. In 1999, Stony Brook was the first program in the country designated ‘‘Outstanding Clinical Training Program’’ by the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy.

Cross-Discipline Announcements

Northwestern University
Students interested in developmental psychology (including life-span), personality, or community psychology may wish to pursue a PhD in this interdisciplinary program, which brings together scholars from psychology, sociology, economics, policy studies, and human development. The HDSP program focuses on how various social contexts—including families, schools, communities, and social policies—shape individual lives as they develop from infancy to old age. HDSP graduates obtain teaching and research positions in colleges and universities or work as policy analysts and program directors in the public or private sectors.

Experimental Psychology

Stony Brook University, State University of New York
Cognitive/Experimental Psychology faculty members play a prominent role in running major journals in the field. In recent years, they have served as editor or associate editor at the Journal of Memory & Language, Psychological Science, Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, and Discourse Processes. Consulting editorships among faculty include Psychological Science, Cognition, Memory & Cognition, Journal of Memory & Language, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, Perception & Psychophysics, Computational Linguistics, Discourse Processes, Poetics, and Metaphor and Symbol.

Forensic Psychology

Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University is one of only a handful of academic institutions to offer a graduate degree focused specifically on forensic psychology. Faculty members provide expert training on topics ranging from sex offender risk assessment and adolescent homicide to prosecutorial misconduct and eyewitness testimony. For more information, visit www.rwu.edu/admission/graduate/.

Psychology--General

Northwestern University
The Department of Psychology offers PhD programs in brain, behavior, and cognition (BBC); cognitive psychology; social psychology; personality; and clinical psychology. There is a special emphasis on genuine interdisciplinary cooperation. Study and research programs are tailored to the individual. For more information, prospective students should contact the Graduate Admissions Coordinator.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
The revitalization of the faculty is one of the most exciting recent developments in the department. Ten new faculty members have been hired since 1996—bringing exciting new research programs in relationship violence, agent-based models of sensorimotor cognition, computational modeling of learning, health psychology, and prevention of delinquency.

Social Psychology

Stony Brook University, State University of New York
The Social and Health Psychology Program conducts basic research with real-world applications on topics that include stress, behavior and health, attachment, relationships, prejudice, and social cognition. All faculty members are active researchers who publish in leading journals. Faculty members have won wide recognition for their research, teaching, and mentoring of graduate students.