Indiana state and Univ. of Indianapolis PsyD

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I had a few questions for anyone in these programs. I live in Indiana, so staying here would be great. Are either programs heavily research oriented? How is the program in general? How is the funding, it seems like you can get decent money for both of these? If you do attend one of these programs, what are your thoughts on it? For those not in these programs how are these respected in the psychology world and work place.

If you search both of the schools with the Search SDN feature, you can find a little more information. FWIW I have heard that Indiana State has good clinical experience and their PsyD program is partially funded (which, to my limited understanding, is rare for PsyD). Plus, I know several people who went to the school for other health programs and school psychology and they had a good experience. Although I don't know anybody personally who is in the PsyD program.

I can't really tell you much on how respected their programs are in psychology, because there are so many factors that go into that.

I am currently a student in the Indiana State Psy.D. program. I wouldn't say that the program is heavily research orientated, but there are plenty of opportunities to get involved in the faculty's research. The clinical faculty at ISU has some well known researchers in their areas of interest. Their lines of research are generally centered on ADHD, MMPI/schizophrenia, mindfulness, personality disorders/assessment, and religion/addictions. You can learn more about the clinical faculty members' research on the ISU psychology website. Additionally, there are several experimental psychologists that work with Psy.D. students and they're great too. Their research interests include religion/coping, biopsych, and feminist-orientated psych. So, yes you can focus on research at ISU, but like most Psy.D. programs there is an emphasis on clinical experience. I am being trained to be a clinician not a researcher. I doubt I'll do much (or any) research after I complete my dissertation. Remember, if your primary interest is to become a research focused psychologist then I recommend you try your best to get into a Ph.D. program. I believe most researchers work in academia, and most universities strongly prefer to hire Ph.D. faculty.

Regarding my thoughts on the program at ISU, I love it! I've learned so much and I'm getting valuable experience. There are ample opportunities for clinical experience and the faculty is very supportive. The best part about the program in my opinion is that the cohorts are kind of like a family. There is very little direct competition between students. I'd hate to be in a doctoral program where I felt like I had to step on someone else to advance my career. The cohorts are small (7-9) and we all work hard and have fun together. Regarding funding, check out what I wrote recently in the "Top Ranked Psy.D Programs" thread. Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by Solipsism3

I am currently a student in the Indiana State Psy.D. program. I wouldn't say that the program is heavily research orientated, but there are plenty of opportunities to get involved in the faculty's research. The clinical faculty at ISU has some well known researchers in their areas of interest. Their lines of research are generally centered on ADHD, MMPI/schizophrenia, mindfulness, personality disorders/assessment, and religion/addictions. You can learn more about the clinical faculty members' research on the ISU psychology website. Additionally, there are several experimental psychologists that work with Psy.D. students and they're great too. Their research interests include religion/coping, biopsych, and feminist-orientated psych. So, yes you can focus on research at ISU, but like most Psy.D. programs there is an emphasis on clinical experience. I am being trained to be a clinician not a researcher. I doubt I'll do much (or any) research after I complete my dissertation. Remember, if your primary interest is to become a research focused psychologist then I recommend you try your best to get into a Ph.D. program. I believe most researchers work in academia, and most universities strongly prefer to hire Ph.D. faculty.

Regarding my thoughts on the program at ISU, I love it! I've learned so much and I'm getting valuable experience. There are ample opportunities for clinical experience and the faculty is very supportive. The best part about the program in my opinion is that the cohorts are kind of like a family. There is very little direct competition between students. I'd hate to be in a doctoral program where I felt like I had to step on someone else to advance my career. The cohorts are small (7-9) and we all work hard and have fun together. Regarding funding, check out what I wrote recently in the "Top Ranked Psy.D Programs" thread. Hope this helps.

Wow thanks i have heard very kind things about this program and the funding, one of my top for when i apply. Since there is a a bit of research focus, do i need to seek out faculty before i apply?