Clinical Psychology PhD Program
Craig Colder, Ph.D.
Director of Clinical Training
Program Highlights
- A strong, productive, and collegial group of researchers
- Leading research in fundamental areas of clinical psychology, with concentrations in:
- Alcohol and Substance Misuse
- Anxiety and Mood Disorders
- Developmental Psychopathology
- Temperament, Personality Pathology, and Assessment
- Strong research emphasis
- The program follows a mentorship model in which students work closely with a single faculty member
- Students involved in research from the first semester on
- Students actively publish and present research at scientific meetings
- Expertise and training available in
- Advanced quantitative methods
- Interventions research
- Psychophysiological methods
- Training in Clinical Practice
- Training in clinical practice is integrated with research activities
- An active psychological service center
- Ongoing collaborations with:
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Pediatrics
- Division of Behavioral Medicine
- Immunodeficiency Services at Erie County Medical Center
- New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation
- Research Institute on Addictions
- School Psychology
- Trauma and Addiction Program at Buffalo General Hospital
Program Faculty
Faculty who may be accepting graduate students for the upcoming academic year are indicated by an asterisk (*).
- Anchin, Jack, Ph.D.
Psychotherapy integration; interrelationships among self, interpersonal, and affective processes in personality and psychopathology; systems metatheory; philosophy of clinical psychology - Antony, Martin, Ph.D.
Assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders (e.g., phobic disorders, OCD, panic disorder); cognitive-behavioral therapy - Beck, Gayle, Ph.D.
Panic disorder; anxiety disorders; post-trauma syndromes - Benedict, Ralph H.B., Ph.D.
Neuropsychological impairment in multiple sclerosis, organic personality disorder, prediction of neuropsychological impairment with MRI, neuropsychological test development
- *Bowker, Julie, Ph.D
Individual differences in socioemotional behaviors (e.g.,social withdrawal, aggression), peer relationships and friendships; internalizing problems
- *Colder, Craig, Ph.D.
Individual, family, and community influences on child and adolescent aggression and substance abuse - Collins, R. Lorraine, Ph. D.
Drinking restraint; psychosocial factors in alcohol use; women's issues; smoking - Connors, Gerard J., Ph. D.
Alcoholism treatment outcome evaluation; relapse prevention; secondary prevention of alcohol problems - *Hawk, Larry, Ph.D.
The role of motivation and cognition in psychopathology and treatment; clinical psychophysiology; ADHD; smoking - Houston, Rebecca, Ph.D.
Neurophysiological (EEG/ERP) correlates of aggression, substance use, and impulse control problems; assessment and treatment of aggressive behavior; risk for substance abuse - Leonard, Kenneth E., Ph. D.
Alcohol abuse and Marital/family processes; parenting and infant development in alcoholic families; interpersonal aggression; bar violence; domestic violence - Levine, Murray, Ph. D.
Psychology and law; mandated child abuse reporting - Levy, Kenneth, Ph.D.
Univariate and multivariate data analysis - Meacham, Jack, Ph.D.
Life-course developmental psychology; history of world civilizations; comparative religion; race and racism; multicultural education - Miller, Bruce, M. D.
- *Ostrov, Jamie, Ph.D.
Subtypes of aggression and victimization; developmental psychopathology; social dominance; interpersonal relationships; applied developmental psychology; prosocial and play behavior - *Pelham, William E. Jr., Ph.D.
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; psychosocial, pharmacological, and combined treatments for ADHD; cognition and motivation in ADHD - Raynor, Joel, Ph.D.
Theory of personality functioning and change; sport and exercise psychology; alcoholism - *Read, Jennifer, Ph.D.
Social and individual-level factors in the etiology and treatment of alcohol misuse; affective and cognitive determinants of heavy drinking, PTSD-alcohol use disorder comorbidity - *Roberts, John, Ph. D.
Psychosocial factors in the onset, maintenance and recovery from depression; health behavior and psychological functioning among HIV+ individuals.
- Salvy, Sara J. , Ph.D.
Social and environmental factors accounting for food choice and intake in children and adults; the interrelationship of eating, alternative activities and social contexts and how they relate to youths' weight status; social involvement as a lever for lifestyle changes - *Simms, Leonard, Ph.D.
Applied and basic psychological assessment, dimensional models of personality and psychopathology, item response theory applications to personality measures, and computerized adaptive testing - Thomas, Sherry, Ph.D.
Anxiety disorders (particularly OCD); motivational interviewing - *Tiffany, Stephen T. , Ph.D.
The psychopathology of addictive disorders in adolescents and adults including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment; behavioral medicine - Walitzer, Kimberly, Ph. D.
Treatment outcome evaluation; spouse involvement in treatment; secondary prevention of alcohol problems; gender differences - Wood, Beatrice, Ph. D.
Family research; pediatric psychology; child clinical; developmental psychopathology