Applying to professors with past research you find uninteresting?

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So I think I already know the answer to this question, but if anyone has relevant anecdotes, they would be appreciated. I will be applying to clinical programs this fall, and I have contacted a number of professors I'd like to work with. All of them are currently doing research that is very close to my own interests and background. However, some of them have conducted research in the past that is not at all interesting to me. What is the likelihood that I will be involved in research in those areas, or that the professor will want me to conduct a master's thesis or dissertation in those areas? I would assume that I would be able to devise my own idea for these projects, but has anyone ever been persuaded into conducting a master's thesis on a topic they weren't interested in? I think I am being way overanalytical, but any insights would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[cara susanna]

I wouldn't be worried--a lot of profs have multiple interests.

 

[deadmau5]

i would focus maybe in the past 10 years... anything further than that may be an older interest.

clinical psychologists actually have that kind of wide range that they can study almost anything in psychology. obviously they have more narrower interests, but really, they can practically start studying another interest at any time.