Prospective Students
Training Features of all PhD Programs
All of our doctoral programs are characterized by:
- collegiality and collaboration across all programs fostering cross-program, interdisciplinary research and courses
- emphasis on individualized mentoring relationships between students and faculty
- research mentorship with an emphasis on publishing
- funding for graduate student research and ample opportunities to present in lab meetings and research groups
- preparation for teaching via opportunities to teach and a seminar course on teaching
- students viewed as junior colleagues, with high value placed on your ideas and input
- travel funds to present papers at local and national conferences
- student participation on departmental committees and on major issues and decisions
- 2 in-house training clinics: Center for Child and Family Psychology and Developmental Neuropsychology Clinic
- state-of-the-art research labs and classrooms
- research collaborations with nearby universities and medical school