As a graduate student at Ohio State University, you will find that faculty consider you a colleague. You will have every opportunity to develop the research and professional skills you need to become a well-qualified psychologist in the specialty area you choose. With the faculty's help, you will develop an individualized study and research program and you will study in an invigorating, research-oriented environment, one you should find both challenging and intellectually stimulating. Our overriding goal is to train scholars who, through independent research, are capable of making substantive contributions to the body of knowledge in the field of psychology. The Department of Psychology awards the Ph.D. in eight programs, each covering a wide range of research topics, as described below.
Faculty emphasizes behavioral, cultural, developmental, and social perspectives.
Faculty research interests include health psychology, i.e. cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, cancer, psychoneuro-immunology, women's health and related topics. The program is accredited by the American Psychological Association. The department's Psychological Services Center and other cooperating mental health facilities are the sites for clinical training. The program includes the study of individual and collective behavior and its ecological constraints, intervention strategies and research methodology and procedures. Through use of the Psychological Services Center, you will learn how to foster career development and decision making.