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Hi Everyone!
I just registered for this forum after finding out that the APAGS listservs are not as active as I was hoping for. I am hoping to get 2 things out of this particular posting: to find grad students at the schools I am thinking of applying to, and to get some advice based on actual experience within different programs or applying to different programs.
A little background on me - I am 25, a nontraditional undergrad at UConn, I work full-time and go to school full-time at night. I will graduate in Dec 08, and will be applying to grad programs in the fall. It is my intention to go straight into a PhD program. My career interests are somewhat broad, because I want to have flexibility. My ultimate goal is to teach college and engage in research. But I also want to at least have the ability to have a counseling practice.
However, my research interest is somewhat more specific. I am focused on the study of gender, particularly with regard to the study of men and masculinity. My interest within this area spans several disciplines - clinical, social, counseling, and developmental. For example, one research question that is important to me is "Are women really more prone to depression than men, or is it just underreported due to the way that men are socialized?" This is where it gets tricky.
There are not many faculty members at schools with PhD programs that focus on this area. I have found them all. So my list of potential schools include Clinical, Social, and Counseling programs, depending on the faculty member at that particular school. The unofficial advice I have received thus far is that when you know what you want to research, the faculty member is more important than the actual discipline of the program. Would you all agree or disagree with that?
So here are the schools, programs, and faculty members that are on my potentials list. If any of you have applied to these schools, are going to these schools, have worked with or met the faculty member, please let me know. I have found that researching grad school is soooooo much more difficult than undergrad, because you're basically limited to what you can find out from their respective internet pages. Potential grad students don't get shiny pamphlets in the mail! Here it is:
Boston University, Clinical, Leslie Brody
Clark University, Clinical, Michael Addis
UMass Amherst, Clinical, Maureen Perry-Jenkins
UNC Chapel Hill, Clinical, Donald Baucom
Univ. of Rhode Island, Clinical, Henry Biller
Yale, Clinical/Social (undecided), Susan Nolen-Hoeksema & Marianne Lafrance
Boston College, Counseling, James Mahalik
U. of Florida, Counseling, Martin Heesacker
U of Houston, Counseling, Jonathan Schwartz
U of Texas Austin, Counseling, Aaron Rochlen
Northwestern, Social, Alice Eagly
Cornell, Social, Sandra Bem
Wow, my list looks smaller than it feels. Any thoughts on any of the above or any other advice you want to share?
I just registered for this forum after finding out that the APAGS listservs are not as active as I was hoping for. I am hoping to get 2 things out of this particular posting: to find grad students at the schools I am thinking of applying to, and to get some advice based on actual experience within different programs or applying to different programs.
A little background on me - I am 25, a nontraditional undergrad at UConn, I work full-time and go to school full-time at night. I will graduate in Dec 08, and will be applying to grad programs in the fall. It is my intention to go straight into a PhD program. My career interests are somewhat broad, because I want to have flexibility. My ultimate goal is to teach college and engage in research. But I also want to at least have the ability to have a counseling practice.
However, my research interest is somewhat more specific. I am focused on the study of gender, particularly with regard to the study of men and masculinity. My interest within this area spans several disciplines - clinical, social, counseling, and developmental. For example, one research question that is important to me is "Are women really more prone to depression than men, or is it just underreported due to the way that men are socialized?" This is where it gets tricky.
There are not many faculty members at schools with PhD programs that focus on this area. I have found them all. So my list of potential schools include Clinical, Social, and Counseling programs, depending on the faculty member at that particular school. The unofficial advice I have received thus far is that when you know what you want to research, the faculty member is more important than the actual discipline of the program. Would you all agree or disagree with that?
So here are the schools, programs, and faculty members that are on my potentials list. If any of you have applied to these schools, are going to these schools, have worked with or met the faculty member, please let me know. I have found that researching grad school is soooooo much more difficult than undergrad, because you're basically limited to what you can find out from their respective internet pages. Potential grad students don't get shiny pamphlets in the mail! Here it is:
Boston University, Clinical, Leslie Brody
Clark University, Clinical, Michael Addis
UMass Amherst, Clinical, Maureen Perry-Jenkins
UNC Chapel Hill, Clinical, Donald Baucom
Univ. of Rhode Island, Clinical, Henry Biller
Yale, Clinical/Social (undecided), Susan Nolen-Hoeksema & Marianne Lafrance
Boston College, Counseling, James Mahalik
U. of Florida, Counseling, Martin Heesacker
U of Houston, Counseling, Jonathan Schwartz
U of Texas Austin, Counseling, Aaron Rochlen
Northwestern, Social, Alice Eagly
Cornell, Social, Sandra Bem
Wow, my list looks smaller than it feels. Any thoughts on any of the above or any other advice you want to share?