Department of Psychology

For more information about degree offerings by the faculty of psychology, visit the Department of Psychology webpage.

Accreditation

The Ph.D. program in clinical psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association.

Graduate Academic Programs

The graduate faculty of psychology offer courses leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in industrial-organizational psychology and the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in clinical psychology.

Program Goals

The mission of the TU Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program is to produce health service psychologists through the provision of quality doctoral training in the scientist-practitioner model within a small private university setting. The program affirms that science and practice are inseparable elements. Practice is regarded as the application of the theories, methods, and results of scientific psychology to clinical problems. In turn, psychological science is influenced by professional practice. The program does not construe the science of psychology narrowly. Students are encouraged to appreciate the limits of human perception, reason, and intuition, and to use scientific methods to correct the potential flaws and biases of human judgment including their own.

Program Learning Outcomes

Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Students who complete the master’s program in industrial-organizational psychology will have:

• describe and apply theory and related methods suited to helping organizations solve people-related problems;
  • describe and evaluate the aims, practices, and strategies of organizations, workgroups, and individual works to achieve fit between workers and their work setting;

  Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology. Students who complete the master’s program in clinical psychology will:

  • achieve familiarity with foundational knowledge of psychology to include four of the following domains: biological bases of behavior, development across the lifespan, theories and principles of social psychology, cognitive psychology, emotions, or history of psychology as a science;
  • acquire familiarity with empirically supported treatment modalities and assessment tools;
  • achieve knowledge of academic, ethical, and professional standards for psychologists as published by regulatory agencies;
  • acquire knowledge of individual and cultural diversity, and be prepared to adapt supervised clinical activities; and
  • acquire skills that prepare them for doctoral study in clinical psychology or further training in related fields (e.g., counseling, social work).

  Master’s level psychologists who graduate from our program are not prepared for independent practice or licensure. As such, the program’s fifth objective is to prepare students for doctoral study in clinical psychology or further training in related fields (e.g., counseling, social work).

  Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. The goal of the program is to train professionally competent psychologists with a broad background in the field of psychology who can apply psychological theory, assessment techniques, and research methodology, to address clinical problems. To elaborate this goal, our program has five broad aims or training objectives. Namely, students will:

  • describe, apply, and integrate theory and related methods suited to helping organizations solve people-related problems;
  • describe and evaluate the aims, practices, and strategies of organizations, workgroups, and individual works to achieve fit between workers and their work setting;
  • identify, describe, and execute methods suited to testing the qualities of specific HR-related practices and interventions serving organizational aims through research design, assessment, and advanced statistical methods;
  • communicate with technical proficiency in terms understandable by lay professionals;
  • describe, explain, and engage the standards of academic, research, and business professionalism
  • design and execute research studies independently, addressing questions relevant to organizational interventions involving people.

  Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology. The goal of the program is to train professionally competent clinical psychologists with a broad background in the field of psychology who can apply psychological theory, assessment techniques, and research methodology, to address clinical problems. To elaborate this broad aim, our program defined specific training aims that were informed by the APA Guidelines for training Health Service Psychologists and the APA standards of Accreditation. Namely, students will:

  • demonstrate advanced discipline specific knowledge concerning biological bases of behavior, psychological, social, and biological development across the lifespan, theories and principles of social psychology, cognitive psychology, emotions, and history of psychology as a science;
  • acquire clinical skills pertaining to treatment and assessment based on scientific research;
  • obtain skills concerning research methods and data analysis to perform psychological research;
  • achieve knowledge of academic, ethical, legal, and professional standards for psychologists, and demonstrate these standards in professional development and practice; and
  • acquire knowledge of individual and cultural diversity and be prepared to adapt their methods and practice to meet the needs of diverse populations.

  Faculty

  Chair
  Robert Tett

  Professors Bradley Brummel
  Joanne Davis
  Allan Harkness
  Elana Newman
  Jamie Rhudy
  Robert Tett

  Associate Professors
  Nicki Aubuchon-Endsley
  Lisa Cromer
  Anupama Narayan

  Applied Associate Professor
  Joanna Shadlow

  Applied Assistant Professor
  Jennifer Steward

  Graduate Program Advisors
  Joanne Davis, Clinical Psychology
  Bradley Brummel, Industrial-Organizational Psychology

  Programs

  • Clinical Psychology, M.A.
  • Industrial-Organizational Psychology, M.A.
  • Clinical Psychology, Ph.D.
  • Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Ph.D.

  Courses

  • PSY 6113 Cognitive and Affective Psychology
  • PSY 6193 Occupational Health Psychology
  • PSY 6223 Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
  • PSY 6253 Evolutionary Psychology
  • PSY 6263 Neuroscience II: Introduction to Neural Systems
  • PSY 6403 Theories of Personality
  • PSY 6413 History of Psychology
  • PSY 6463 Psychology of Diversity
  • PSY 6483 Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology
  • PSY 7043 Advanced Social Psychology
  • PSY 7053 Psychometrics
  • PSY 7063 Human Behavior
  • PSY 7073 Human Development
  • PSY 7113 Clinical Assessment: Intellectual
  • PSY 7153 Psychopathology
  • PSY 7173 Child Psychopathology
  • PSY 7193 Clinical Assessment: Personality
  • PSY 7223 Theory and Practice of Clinical Psychology
  • PSY 7273 Teaching Psychology Seminar
  • PSY 7283 Statistical Methods for Research II
  • PSY 7343 Research Methods in Psychology
  • PSY 7351 Applied Pre-Practicum
  • PSY 7383 Multivariate Methods for Research
  • PSY 7441 Fieldwork in I-O Psychology
  • PSY 7451-6 Practicum I: Clinic Practicum in Clinical Psychology
  • PSY 7543 Diversity, Ethics, Law, & Clinical Practice
  • PSY 7551 Clinical Practicum Seminar
  • PSY 7612-3 Clinical Supervision and Program Consultation
  • PSY 7623 Survey of Industrial Psychology
  • PSY 7633 Survey of Organizational Psychology
  • PSY 7643 Job Attitudes and Motivation
  • PSY 7653 Job Analysis and Performance Appraisal
  • PSY 7663 Teams
  • PSY 7961 Residency
  • PSY 7973 Seminar
  • PSY 7981-6 Research and Thesis
  • PSY 7991-9 Independent Study
  • PSY 8053 Clinical Neuropsychology
  • PSY 8063 Introduction to Scientist-Practitioner-Based Psychotherapy
  • PSY 8083 Training
  • PSY 8103 Personnel Selection
  • PSY 8451-6 Practicum II: Practicum in Clinical Psychology
  • PSY 8551-6 Practicum III: Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology
  • PSY 8800-9 Clinical Psychology Internship
  • PSY 8973 Doctoral Level Seminar
  • PSY 8991-9 Pre-Dissertation Research
  • PSY 9981-9 Dissertation Research