Program Educational Goals:
The clinical science program trains clinical researchers who produce, apply, and disseminate scientific knowledge. With a focus on both science and practice, our program’s overarching curricular theme is to integrate the two. The integrative theme is also reflected in collaborative, translational research in which faculty and students apply basic psychological theories and empirical findings to real-world clinical problems.
By the end of the program, graduates should demonstrate the ability to:
1. Synthesize broad expertise in domains of clinical science (individual differences, assessment and intervention) with other domains of psychological science through fluent scientific discussion, writing, and presentation.
2. Think critically. Integrate knowledge into novel scientific insights. Constructively critique scientific theories, hypotheses, experimental and research procedures, and findings. Generate theoretically-grounded hypotheses and research designs.
3. Learn and apply the statistical and quantitative methods to their own research and critically review relevant research findings. This includes descriptive procedures for summarizing data, statistical procedures for performing inferential tests, and the use of appropriate visualizations of research results.
4. Master oral and written communication for a variety of audiences. This includes expert audiences (at conferences, in journal review, grant panels, and oral presentations to faculty), undergraduate teaching, as well as the general public.
5. Effectively implement appropriate research designs. Collect and manage data. Analyze and report outcomes.
6. Effectively evaluate and implement evidence-based interventions in the community.
