In the second and third years of residence, students enroll in clinical psychology practica. Each semester of these two years, students enroll in at least two practica, the Adult Clinical Practicum and Child Clinical Practicum. Some teams handle specialized kinds of cases such as pediatric, anxiety disorders, depression, personality disorders, developmental disability, and geriatric. To the extent practicable, students are given the opportunity to choose the clinical teams to which they are assigned. Each student participates in a research team throughout his or her graduate career.
Students choose advisers whose research interests are compatible with their own interests.
Students are strongly urged to select a major professor by the end of the first semester of graduate study. The student is expected to be a regular participant in the research team of his or her major professor. However, students may, if they wish, participate in the activities of more than one research team. For more information about specific professors' research interests, visit the Faculty section of this site. Students are free to change major professors and research teams at any time throughout their graduate careers.