Clinical Health Psychology Track

[int2014]

Hello People,

I was looking for schools with PhD in clinical health track and came across this information
clinical Health Psychology Doctoral Training Programs


The listing of clinical training programs in the table below are all members of the Council of Clinical Health Psychology Training Programs (CCHPTP). CCHPTP is a non-profit organization of programs devoted to the promotion and advancement of high quality standards of graduate and postgraduate education and training within the field of clinical health psychology. Consistent with this purpose, CCHPTP member programs strive to educate and train future clinical health psychologists to promote human welfare and to advance the growth of health psychology science and practice. CCHPTP member programs are devoted to training clinical health psychologists capable of functioning as scientific investigators and as practitioners, consistent with the highest standards of clinical health psychology.

Additional information on CCHPTP, including information on the application process for program members, can be found by clicking here.

Institution (click link for website) City State Program Type Degree(s) Offered CCHPTP member?
Arizona State University Tempe AZ Clinical Ph.D. Yes
Ball State University Muncie IN Counseling Ph.D. Yes
Indiana University/Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis IN Clinical Ph.D. Yes
Mercer University School of Medicine Macon GA Clinical Ph.D. Yes
Ohio University Athens OH Clinical Ph.D. Yes
San Diego State University San Diego CA Clinical Ph.D. Yes
Syracuse University Syracuse NY Clinical Ph.D. Yes
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda MD Clinical Ph.D. Yes
University of Alabama - Birmingham Birmingham AL Clinical Ph.D. Yes
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa AL Clinical Ph.D. Yes
University of Colorado at Denver Denver CO Clinical Ph.D. Yes
University of Denver Denver CO Counseling Ph.D. Yes
University of Kansas Lawrence KS Clinical Ph.D. Yes
University of Memphis Memphis TN Clinical Ph.D. Yes
University of Miami Coral Gables FL Clinical Ph.D. Yes
University of Miami Coral Gables FL Counseling Ph.D. Yes
University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City KS Clinical Ph.D. Yes
University of Utah Salt Lake City UT Clinical Ph.D. Yes
Vanderbilt University Nashville TN Clinical Ph.D. Yes
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA Clinical & Counseling Ph.D. Yes
West Virginia University Morgantown WV Clinical Ph.D. Yes
Yeshiva University/Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology Bronx NY Clinical Ph.D. Yes

I would request all those who know , are there any more schools with clinical health track other than the list? How can I know check the schools?

Thanks !!!!

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[deleted343839]

This is a solid list and CCHPTP is very active in efforts to better organize clinical health psychology as a specialty. But these are definitely not the only paths to a clinical health psychology career. Some clinical programs not on this list offer a "concentration" in health psychology or have faculty with major interests in health psychology. If your advisor does health psychology research and you have access to practica in health-related areas (hospitals, primary care, sleep medicine, etc.), then you could still be very competitive for health-focused internships and postdocs.

 

[int2014]

Thank You !

 

[JB1108]

If you have not already, I strongly strongly recommend that you buy the book "Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology." This was recommended to me by multiple advisors and I am so glad it was because it was my bible during the application process. At the back of this book is an appendix that lists a wide variety of research areas and the schools currently doing research on that subject. One of the categories is health psychology/behavioral medicine and there is a long list of over 100 schools doing this kind of research.

I used the list for my field of interest as a starting point then weeded out PsyDs and Counseling programs (I was only looking for Clinical PhD). Another really amazing feature of this book is that it has a report on almost every program that includes a rating from 1-7 on whether they are more practice or research oriented, the GRE and GPA means for their previous incoming class, internship rate, areas for clinical opportunities, among other stats. When I saw a school that I might be interested in in the research area appendix, I would flip to that program's report and see if it looked like a decent option. Then if it did I would go to their website and research information from there.

This is just one aspect of the book. It also gives you a timeline for your application process, great tips for your CV and personal statement, the social norm for reaching out to a professor, how to request a letter of recommendation, and so on.

Good luck!

 

[int2014]

Thank You JB1108. Like you ,many have recommended me to buy the guide .I will do so .

Good luck

 

[Chalupacabra]

Lehigh U has a pretty cool Pediatric Health specialization that may be worth looking in to - https://coe.lehigh.edu/content/phd-subspecialization-pediatric-health

 

[int2014]

Thanks !

 

[WisNeuro]

As Mama intimated, I'd be looking more into faculty interests and availability of relevant practicum experiences. Those are more important than the track per se. Hopefully the places will have that infrastructure in place. But, you'd be surprised. I've reviewed plenty of "Neuropsychology Track" applicants who have the coursework, but very little, or very poor prac placement.

 

[int2014]

Wisneuro

Can definitely relate with what you just mentioned. As I am starting to look for the schools of my choice ( clinical health) I realise that by just checking the schools with the same speciality or sub speciality will not help me . I hate to accept that I need to do more rigourous search .

Best

 

[WisNeuro]

Honestly, I'd start with looking for faculty that are researching in the areas you are interested in, and work back from there.

 

[abiturient]

I applied to mostly health psychology programs, including those that had "health psychology" in the name and those that had a track. I agree with the above posters that "Insider's Guide..." is invaluable and it lists whether the program has a track in health psych or faculty who do health psych research. While I also recommend searching for faculty members who do research that interests you, making a list of programs that have something to do with health psych is a good place to start. Then you can narrow it down by research interests. Keep in mind that there are plain clinical programs that may not have a track but have a Health Psychology lab, so you can be doing health psych research there too. Healthy psychology track is also important if you are looking to get practicum experience in primary care settings or any specific health psychology areas (such as pain clinic for example). Here is a list of schools I applied to that had a health track (keep in mind my list was narrowed by my specific research interest - weight management)

UNC Charlotte - Clinical Health Program
Uconn - health track
*East Carolina University - Clinical Health Program. I interviewed there, and they have amazing practicum opportunities including primary care settings
Drexel University - health track
U of Kansas - health track
*University of Florida - Department of Clinical and Health Psychology - This is an unmatched health psych program in terms of resources; they also have primary care settings practicum. the department is a part of Health sciences complex and practicum is in the actual hospital clinic
*East Michigan University - health track
*University of Rhode Island - health track
U of Toledo - health psych lab
Kent State - health track
*U of Louisville - health psych lab

* denotes places I interviewed at in person, so I can tell you more about the program if you would like. Feel free to message me.

 

[int2014]

Honestly, I'd start with looking for faculty that are researching in the areas you are interested in, and work back from there.

And we can do this by the usal Google it way or by checking the insider guide right ?

 

[abiturient]

And we can do this by the usal Google it way or by checking the insider guide right ?

Insider's guide actually has a list of faculty interests in a particular school. (it may not be 100% up to date in case a new faculty was hired) but that's how I made my initial list. I just picked everything that however broadly applied to my research interest and then googled each program on that list to see what exactly that professor was studying

 

[int2014]

I applied to mostly health psychology programs, including those that had "health psychology" in the name and those that had a track. I agree with the above posters that "Insider's Guide..." is invaluable and it lists whether the program has a track in health psych or faculty who do health psych research. While I also recommend searching for faculty members who do research that interests you, making a list of programs that have something to do with health psych is a good place to start. Then you can narrow it down by research interests. Keep in mind that there are plain clinical programs that may not have a track but have a Health Psychology lab, so you can be doing health psych research there too. Healthy psychology track is also important if you are looking to get practicum experience in primary care settings or any specific health psychology areas (such as pain clinic for example). Here is a list of schools I applied to that had a health track (keep in mind my list was narrowed by my specific research interest - weight management)

UNC Charlotte - Clinical Health Program
Uconn - health track
*East Carolina University - Clinical Health Program. I interviewed there, and they have amazing practicum opportunities including primary care settings
Drexel University - health track
U of Kansas - health track
*University of Florida - Department of Clinical and Health Psychology - This is an unmatched health psych program in terms of resources; they also have primary care settings practicum. the department is a part of Health sciences complex and practicum is in the actual hospital clinic
*East Michigan University - health track
*University of Rhode Island - health track
U of Toledo - health psych lab
Kent State - health track
*U of Louisville - health psych lab

* denotes places I interviewed at in person, so I can tell you more about the program if you would like. Feel free to message me.

This is super helpful! I would do same and then further narrow down on criteria like # competitiveness, # funding # and also as my masters is not from USA so how would they take it . Like dp they want a degree evaluation or something ..

Thanks a lot !!

 

[int2014]

Insider's guide actually has a list of faculty interests in a particular school. (it may not be 100% up to date in case a new faculty was hired) but that's how I made my initial list. I just picked everything that however broadly applied to my research interest and then googled each program on that list to see what exactly that professor was studying

Makes good sense ! Thanks Much..

 

[abiturient]

This is super helpful! I would do same and then further narrow down on criteria like # competitiveness, # funding # and also as my masters is not from USA so how would they take it . Like dp they want a degree evaluation or something ..

Thanks a lot !!

I am also an international student but I decided to get a second Bachelor's in Psychology in USA before applying to doctoral programs. So when I applied, I listed 2 Bachelor's degrees and also had to send them my transcripts from my foreign degree (and in some cases get it evaluated). So I may be able to answer many of your questions about applying as an international student.

 

[int2014]

Also , I hope I get good number of replies on this too! Thanks for all help so far !!

How right it is or how to do it . If I have had experience in cancer research , diabetes management ( all health psychology) but I am also interested to apply for faculty with cardiovascular , pain management areas.. I mean will I sound stupid ( I doubt) talking of how I have some understanding and work in other health related managment but not in others , but still want to apply for those ...

 

[abiturient]

I think it's fine to apply to other areas of health psychology but you will need to make a case in your statement of purpose as to why you want to switch from cancer/diabetes to pain management for example. But just the fact that you have health psych research experience is great in itself.

As far as international evaluations go, each school does it differently. Some don't need any evaluations and others require them from all different agencies. So I wouldn't spend you money on getting your degree evaluated until you have a list of programs and know what their requirements are.