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Department of Psychology
Graduate

Graduate Programs

The Department of Psychology is home to six Graduate Programs:

Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
• Research interest areas in Child and Family Studies, Clinical Health Psychology, and Psychotherapy Research
• Accredited by the American Psychological Association
• Director: Dr. James Murphy, jgmurphy@memphis.edu
• Application Deadline: December 5

Doctoral Program in Experimental Psychology
• Research interest areas in Behavioral Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology
• Director: Dr. Robert Cohen, rcohen@memphis.edu
• Application Deadline: January 15

Doctoral Program in School Psychology
• Accredited by the American Psychological Association
• Director: Dr. Randy Floyd, rgfloyd@memphis.edu
• Application Deadline: December 15

Master's Degree Program in General Psychology
• Director: Dr. Meghan McDevitt-Murphy, mmcdvttm@memphis.edu
• Application Deadline: May 1

Master of Arts Program in School Psychology
• Approved by the National Association of School Psychologists
• Director: Dr. Thomas Fagan, tfagan@memphis.edu
• Application Deadline: June 15

Educational Specialist Program in School Psychology
• Approved by the National Association of School Psychologists
• Director: Dr. Thomas Fagan, tfagan@memphis.edu
•Application Deadline: June 15

The Department of Psychology at the University of Memphis:

• is a Center of Excellence in the State of Tennessee with over 30 full-time faculty
• provides a minimum of four years of assistantship funding, a tuition waiver, and a health plan to students in the doctoral programs
• provides office space and conference travel funds to graduate students
• fosters involvement in research during students' first year while developing individual research projects with their primary mentor and other faculty
• in addition to excellent Department facilities, has extensive collaborative research and training opportunities including:
o Institute of Intelligent Systems at the FedEx Institute of Technology (on campus)
o St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
o University of Tennessee Health Sciences in Memphis
o Shelby County Schools
o Methodist/Le Bonheur Healthcare
o VA Hospital
o Shelby County Head Start

Graduate
Psychology Graduate Programs Application

Click on link to Apply to the Department of Psychology Graduate Program

Academic Advising & Resource Center (AARC)

The AARC provides advising to students helping them make the most of their undergraduate education at the UofM.

The Psychological Services Center

PSC provides general outpatient psychotherapeutic and psychological assessment services to individuals and families

Teaching Take-Out

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