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Programs of Study

The graduate programs offered by Loyola University Maryland’s Department of Psychology prepare students to obtain licensure or to enter careers in the field of psychology, in both research and counseling capacities. The programs combine course work in both theory and skill development with clinical field experiences at numerous sites throughout Baltimore.

The Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree emphasizes clinical training and a foundation of psychological theory and knowledge. The degree requires completion of 126 credits, including dissertation, field placement, and course work. During the first four years, students take 4–5 courses per semester and devote 10–16 hours per week to clinical training at the Loyola clinical centers, hospitals, and university research centers. The fifth year is a full-time clinical internship, which may or may not be located in the Baltimore area. Additional information about the Psy.D. degree is available at http://www.loyola.edu/academics/psychology/doctoral/index.html.

Master of Science (M.S.) degree programs are offered in clinical psychology and in counseling psychology, with thesis and practitioner tracks for each degree. The practitioner track programs are 48 credits and the thesis track programs are 45 credits. Both tracks include 18 credits of core course work. Students in the thesis tracks must pass a comprehensive examination and complete a thesis project; students in the practitioner tracks complete an externship and must pass a comprehensive examination. Both tracks also require an externship. For additional information on the masters programs please visit: http://www.loyola.edu/academics/psychology/masters/index.html.

For practitioners who already hold master’s degrees and want to practice independently, the Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) Program provides the course work needed to become licensed professional counselors in the state of Maryland. For licensure eligibility, students must complete a total of 60 credits in an individualized program of study.

The Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) is open to students who hold a master’s degree and wish to supplement their studies with additional courses. The certificate requires completion of 30 credits.

Students can find further information about the Masters Plus and CAS programs, including course requirements, at http://www.loyola.edu/academics/psychology/masters/continuing/index.html.

Research Facilities

Departmental facilities are available for research and clinical training experience. The department also maintains a behavioral medicine laboratory for research and training. In addition, computers, with helpful tools such as SPSS, PsycINFO, and Internet access, are available for student research.

The Loyola Notre Dame Library contains approximately 463,000 books and bound periodical volumes; over 11,000 videos, DVDs, and CDs; and 989 print periodical subscriptions. The library’s Web site serves as a gateway to a variety of Internet resources, including numerous databases such as ERIC, Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, Maryland Digital Library, Cambridge Scientific, and Business Source Premier, as well as full-text articles from over 23,000 periodicals.

Financial Aid

A variety of financial assistance is available to graduate students. Graduate assistants work 10–20 hours per week in faculty and administrative departments in exchange for a stipend and tuition remission. A number of scholarships are available from the University; award amounts, entry requirements, and eligibility criteria vary. Federal Stafford Loans provide up to $8500 per year in subsidized loans or $20,500 in unsubsidized loans. The Federal Graduate PLUS Loan Program allows students to borrow up to the full cost of attendance, less other aid received. Other loans may be available from alternative sources. Some students may be eligible for federal work-study.

Cost of Study

In 2009–10, tuition is $615 per credit for most psychology students. Students in the Doctor of Psychology program spend $25,154 per year for the first four years of the program. There is no tuition for the internship year (fifth year). Other costs include a $25 registration fee, a $75 laboratory fee, and a $300 field experience fee.

Living and Housing Costs

The University does not offer on-campus housing for graduate students, except those who work as resident assistants as part of their financial aid package. However, off-campus housing is available. Students can expect to spend $700–$1000 per month for a 1-bedroom apartment and $850–$1300 for a 2-bedroom apartment, depending on size and location.

Student Group

Approximately 200 students are enrolled in the master’s programs in any given year, including 100 in the clinical psychology program, 75 in the counseling psychology program, and 25 in the post-masters programs (Masters Plus and CAS). Seventeen new students are enrolled in the Doctor of Psychology program each year. These students come from a wide range of backgrounds, but all are expected to hold an undergraduate degree in psychology or in an allied field.

Student Outcomes

Graduates of the program enter into a wide variety of careers in the field of psychology. Some enter into private practice, working with the general population or within a specialized area. Others work at hospitals, research centers, universities, and other organizations.

Location

Baltimore is one of the most visited cities in the nation, with 12 million visitors each year. The city has a variety of museums, art galleries, theaters, and music venues, as well as annual festivals. The Inner Harbor, a popular waterfront attraction, is surrounded by historic neighborhoods with unique shops and restaurants for every style and taste.

The University

Founded by Jesuits in 1852, Loyola University Maryland (formerly Loyola College in Maryland) remains committed to the ideals embodied by the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus, which include an emphasis on academic excellence, the importance of the liberal arts, and the education of the whole person. The University enrolls approximately 6,100 students in a broad spectrum of programs that are practitioner-oriented and designed for professionals seeking a greater level of expertise and satisfaction in their careers.

Applying

Applicants to all programs offered by the Department of Psychology must submit a completed application form and a nonrefundable $50 application fee. In addition to the program-specific information outlined below, interested students can find further information about application requirements at http://www.loyola.edu/academics/psychology/doctoral/index.html.

Applicants to the Psy.D. program must possess a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited institution. Students with a bachelor’s degree must have earned a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Students with a master’s must have at least a 3.2 GPA at the graduate level. Applicants must also submit three letters of recommendation, a personal essay, their current vitae, official GRE scores from within the last five years, and official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. Other criteria to be considered include previous work and life experiences and extracurricular activities.

Admission to the M.S. practitioner tracks is selective and requires students to present a strong academic background. Successful applicants typically present undergraduate GPAs of 3.2 (minimum 3.0) or higher and scores above 500 on each GRE subtest. Professional accomplishments, personal statements, and references are also taken into consideration.

As with the practitioner tracks, admission to the M.S. thesis tracks is selective and the standards are similar. However, strength in quantitative areas is viewed favorably in the successful thesis track applicant.

When applying to the Certificate of Advanced Study Program, students must submit official graduate and undergraduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and an essay or personal statement describing the applicant’s professional goals and reason for applying to Loyola University Maryland. GRE scores are not required.

Individuals who possess a master’s degree from an accredited college or university are eligible for the LCPC option.

The Faculty and Their Research

• Jeffrey E. Barnett, Affiliate Professor; Psy.D., Yeshiva. Legal and ethical issues, cognitive and personality assessment, cognitive psychotherapy, assessment and treatment of children, psychotherapy process and outcome, professional development, therapist distress and impairment.
• Carolyn McNamara Barry, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Maryland, College Park. Social and self development within childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood, including peer relationships, friendships, peer influence, academic and social motivation, and issues concerning the transition to adulthood.
• Gilbert Clapperton, Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., Baylor. Validation of projective techniques, executive selection and employment screening, psychotherapy outcome and process, aggression, ethics, psychopathology.
• Mary Jo Coiro, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Virginia. Effects of maternal depression on children’s mental health and the family environment, risk and protective factors in the development of child psychopathology, prevention of child psychopathology, cognitive-behavioral therapy with adolescents, policy issues affecting children.
• David G. Crough, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Catholic University. Pupillometry, sensation seeking, pace of living, animal research, physiology of behavior, aggressive behavior, educational research, drug abuse.
• George S. Everly Jr., Affiliate Professor; Ph.D., Maryland, College Park. Health psychology; behavioral medicine; biofeedback; psychophysiology; cognitive behavior therapy; post-traumatic stress disorder, human stress, and stress management.
• Faith M. Gilroy, Professor Emerita; Ph.D., Saint Louis. Business applications of psychology, attribution theory, conformity, attitudinal measurement, women’s issues, gerontology, career patterns, gender choice of offspring.
• Sharon Green-Hennessy, Associate Professor and Director of Master’s Education, Practitioner Track; Ph.D., Rochester. Access to mental health care, attachment theory, child maltreatment, child and adolescent psychopathology, child and adolescent assessment.
• Rachel L. Grover, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Maine. Development and quality of adolescent friendships and romantic relationships, defining social competence, social skills development and training in adolescence, assessment and treatment of childhood anxiety.
• Deborah Haskins, Non-tenure Professor and Director of Undergraduate and Master’s Field Education; Ph.D., Loyola (Baltimore). Spirituality and mental health; cross-cultural issues in supervision, therapy, and personality; trauma psychology; sexual abuse; women’s issues; career/life transitions; drug abuse.
• Christopher Higginson, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Washington State. The degree to which cognitive measures are predictive of daily function; degenerative diseases in general, and the cognitive deficits associated with Parkinson’s disease and its surgical treatment.
• Matthew W. Kirkhart, Associate Professor; Ph.D., North Carolina at Greensboro. Medical/health psychology, psychological and medical barriers to adaptation, learning and cognition, adult psychopathology, functional analysis of language, interpersonal psychotherapy, psychological assessment, teaching of psychology.
• Beth Kotchick, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Georgia. Parenting and family processes, child and adolescent psychopathology, adolescent sexual and health behavior, cognitive-behavioral theory and therapy with children and adolescents.
• Jeffery M. Lating, Professor, Associate Chair, and Director of Clinical Training; Ph.D., Georgia. Post-traumatic stress disorder, coronary-prone risk factors, behavioral medicine.
• Charles T. LoPresto, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Howard. Homophobia, sexual orientation and sexual minority issues, adolescent treatment issues, cognitive-behavioral approaches to treatment, cross-cultural psychology, men’s issues.
• Jen L. Lowry, Associate Professor and Chair; Ph.D., Saint Louis. Factors influencing duration of psychotherapy, psychotherapy outcomes, ethics and professional issues, medical psychology, forensic psychology, managed care issues.
• Heather Lyons, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Maryland, College Park. Culture, discrimination, and person-organization fit in the workplace; social, cognitive, and cultural influences on career expectations; training issues in multicultural psychology.
• Elizabeth E. MacDougall, Non-tenure Professor; Ph.D., Fairleigh Dickinson. Clinical geropsychology, geriatric neuropsychology/assessment of dementia syndromes, rehabilitation psychology, cognitive/intellectual assessment, psychometrics.
• Alison Papadakis, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Duke. The emergence of gender differences in depression during adolescence, gender roles, self-regulation, self-discrepancy, stress and coping, eating disorders.
• Anthony S. Parente, Affiliate Professor; M.A., Loyola (Baltimore). Mental health and substance abuse treatment, stress management, group process, interpersonal relations, addiction recovery issues, adolescent development, employee assistance and workplace issues, the therapeutic relationship.
• David V. Powers, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis). Gerontology, caregiving for dementia patients, death and dying issues, common factors in psychotherapy research, geriatric depression.
• Martin F. Sherman, Professor and Director of Master’s Education, Thesis Track; Ph.D., Maine. Disgust sensitivity, personality research (locus of control, silencing the self), survey and attitude research, gender role research, addictions, terror management theory.
• Amanda McCombs Thomas, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Ph.D., Georgia. Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, trichotillomania, anxiety problems in children and adolescents.
• Angelita M. Yu, Assistant Professor and Director of Doctoral Field Education; Ph.D., Utah. Psychotherapy, training, supervision.

Correspondence and Information

Loyola University Maryland
Office of Graduate Admission
4501 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21210
Telephone: 410-617-2587
800-221-9107 Ext. 5020 (toll-free)
Fax: 410-617-2002
Email: graduate@loyola.edu