The community psychology doctoral program at 麻豆传媒 offers educational, research and practice experiences in real world community organizations and uses an apprenticeship model of education, giving students extensive experience in community research and practice work groups led by faculty mentors.
About the Program
Educational experiences with community organizations include:
- Strategic planning and visioning with government facilities, human service coalitions, and consumer run organizations;
- Developing, implementing and evaluating innovative programs in prevention, as well as in traditional human services
- Community-based organizations focused on substance abuse prevention, health issues, youth programs, community environmental issues and many other areas.
- Program of research and training to promote patient-centered care giving in gerontology and medicine.
Classroom experiences emphasize:
- Theoretical foundations in several core areas of psychology including: social/developmental, cognition/learning, personality/individual differences and the biological bases of behavior;
- Methodological foundations in multivariate analytic techniques including multiple regression, factor analysis, and structural modeling;
- The action research model serves to integrate theory and practice.
- Classroom experiences are interactive and focused on community psychology competencies.
Faculty
Our core faculty is composed of both clinical and community psychologists, and our adjunct faculty are drawn from accomplished clinicians in practice in the community.
Applying to the Program
Admission to the program requires a minimum GPA of 3.00, three letters of reference, and a career/goals statement. Application materials must be submitted by January 15. Please follow the directions for application provided on the Psychology Graduate Application page.
Location
Wichita provides a rich setting for our program. As a public university, Wichita State has long-established ties to the core leadership of our human service organizations, our medical and educational training facilities, and local business community. These connections provide excellent resources for outstanding collaborative university-community educational and training experiences.
After Graduation
Our graduates have found employment as researchers at NIH, as faculty members at leading universities, as directors of local agencies, and as innovators in human service organizations throughout the region and nation.
More Information
Interested in applying to our program? Have more questions? Want to be put in contact with a current student or faculty member? Please fill out our short Information Request Form and someone from our Community Psychology Program will get in touch with you.
Program Coordinator
Contact the Community Psychology Doctoral Program Coordinator: Rachael Goodman-Williams, Ph.D., rachael.goodman-williams@wichita.edu