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Clinical Psychology

The Clinical Psychology training program, ranked a Top 10 program by U.S. News and World Report, strongly emphasizes a scientific approach to the understanding of psychological disorders, the influence of psychological factors on human relationships and health. The program—continuously and fully approved by the American Psychological Association since 1948—also is a charter member of the Academy for Psychological Clinical Science.

Research Training: The program is designed for students who primarily are interested in helping to advance scientific understanding of clinical phenomena and in acquiring the research skills necessary to do so. Faculty members and students have active research collaborations with colleagues from many departments in the College of Medicine including otolaryngology, psychiatry, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology, free radical biology, urology, as well as from the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and several departments in the College of Public Health and the Veterans' Affairs Medical Center.

Clinical Training: Recognizing that first-hand clinical experience and clinical competence are important for clinical research, the program closely integrates practicum experience in the Carl E. Seashore Psychology Clinic with course work and supervised research experience. Advanced students have opportunities to gain additional clinical experience through placement in a variety of facilities in the area. Students who wish to have the designation "clinical psychology" on their official doctoral degree transcript must satisfactorily complete a 1-year internship at an approved site. The internship comes after completion of all course work and most, if not all, of the dissertation project.


For information about the accreditation of our clinical psychology program contact:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation

American Psychological Association

750 First Street, NE
Washington DC, 20002-4242
TEL: 202-336-5500


Prospective Graduate Students

If you are thinking about applying to our Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology and want to learn more about the program and its faculty, please view our FAQ page.

If your questions are not answered by these materials, please feel free to contact our training area coordinator, Prof. Lee Anna Clark. Please be aware that we no longer distribute any materials by mail.

E-Mail: psych-clinical@uiowa.edu
Office Phone: 319.335.3391
Postal Mail: Department of Psychology
The University of Iowa
E11 Seashore Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242-1407

Summary of Clinical Psychology Graduate Program Applicant and Student Data (PDF)

Faculty

Alan Christensen

Clinical health psychology, adjustment to chronic illness and medical regimen adherence

Lee Anna Clark

Personality disorders and assessment

John Knutson

Child abuse; development of aggressive behavior, psychological aspects of deafness and cochlear implantation

Erika Lawrence

Longitudinal assessment of the developmental course of conflict behavior, physical aggression, and marital dysfunction in intimate relationships

Susan Lutgendorf

Interactions between psychology and the immune system, clinical health psychology 

Kristian Markon

Personality, psychopathology, and genetics; statistical modeling of observational data, including model formulation, estimation, and inference; meta-analysis

Michael O'Hara

Postpartum depression; cognitive-behavioral treatment of depression, women's health 

David Watson

Mood, temperament, and anxiety; personality assessment 

Faculty Joint Appointments

Erling Anderson

Anesthesia

Jane Paulsen

Psychiatry

Lisa Segre

Nursing

Scott Stuart

Psychiatry

Daniel T. Tranel

Neurology

Adjunct Faculty

Alex Casillas

VAmerican College Testing--Research Scientist

Greg Gullickson

Anderson, Arnold and Partners--Staff Psychologist 

J. Perry Howell

Graduate Fellow, Communication Studies 



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