Doctoral Degree in Psychology from the University at Buffalo
Overview
Doctoral programs in the Department of Psychology emphasize research and scholarship contributing to the scientific understanding of psychology.
Our programs prepares graduate students
- to become leading researchers in their fields,
- to assume important positions in academic institutions or professional practice,
- and to make new contributions to knowledge through independent research.
Faculty mentors are drawn from four focused psychological sub-disciplines. Faculty who may be accepting graduate students are indicated on the pages for each of the four programs.
Admission is to one of the graduate programs, requiring formal acceptance to switch programs.
Note: Applications for Fall 2012 are now closed. Applications for Fall 2013 will be available in August.
Faculty Mentors Accepting New Ph.D. Students
Faculty that are accepting Ph.D. students for the Fall 2012 semester are listed in the table below. You must list at least one of these faculty members on your online application in the Enrollment Information Section under "Faculty Member(s) you would like as a mentor".
A list of faculty accepting students for the MA Mentored Track can be found here.
| Faculty Member | Area |
|---|---|
| Dr. Derek Daniels | Behavioral Neuroscience |
| Dr. Mark Kristal | Behavioral Neuroscience |
| Dr. Roh-Yu Shen | Behavioral Neuroscience |
| Dr. Alexis Thompson | Behavioral Neuroscience |
| Dr. Micheal Dent | Behavioral Neuroscience/Cognitive |
| Dr. Eduardo Mercado | Behavioral Neuroscience/Cognitive |
| Dr. Sandra Murray | Social-Personality |
| Dr. Lora Park | Social-Personality |
| Dr. Michael Poulin | Social-Personality |
| Dr. Mark Seery | Social-Personality |
| Dr. Paul Luce | Cognitive |
| Dr. Peter Pfordresher | Cognitive |
| Dr. David Smith | Cognitive |
| Dr. Julie Bowker | Clinical |
| Dr. Jamie Ostrov | Clinical |
| Dr. Jennifer Read | Clinical |
| Dr. John Roberts | Clinical |
| Dr. Leonard Simms | Clinical |
| Dr. Stephen Tiffany | Clinical |
Graduate Courses
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