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The Experimental Psychology Program at the University of North
Texas provides training for students interested in a career in behavioral
research. Most students who are admitted aspire to a position in academics;
however, opportunities for employment in private industry or research
institutes also exist. The program offers students training in both basic
and applied research. Focus is on high quality training with intensive
student-faculty involvement in joint research. Students are expected to
participate actively in research with faculty members throughout their
tenure in the program. This emphasis on one-to-one training allows students
to acquire research skills while working on projects leading to publication
or grant application. Each student will eventually develop advanced
knowledge and research expertise in one or more specialty area(s).
Program faculty
Bert Hayslip, Jr.,
Ph.D., Program Director, Psychology of Aging, Life Span Development
Adriel Boals, Ph.D.,
Memory and Cognitive Abilities
Paul Lambert, Ph.D., Statistics, Research Design
Camilo
Ruggero, Ph.D., Psychometrics, Statistical Analysis, Mood Disorders, Emotion
John Ruiz, Ph.D.,
Social Psychology, Physiological Psychology
Joseph Critelli,
Ph.D., Personality Theory
Russell Clark,
Ph.D., Social Psychology
Rebecca Glover,
Ph.D. (affiliated faculty, College of Education), Developmental Psychology
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Philosophy and
Objectives
The experimental psychology program at the University of North
Texas immerses students in scientific inquiry to prepare them for prominent
roles as researchers in universities and as research consultants in
business and industry, counseling centers, hospitals, mental health
centers, medical schools and rehabilitation services. Students participate
in investigation from the beginning of their training in the university's
laboratories and interdisciplinary research centers.
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Opportunities
for Graduate Studies
The experimental psychology program provides specialized
training in human research while remaining flexible to accommodate
individual interests. All students are expected to acquire expertise in
research methodology and statistical analysis and for this reason, all
students must meet in addition to a departmental core requirement, an
Experimental Psychology core course requirement. Students select a major
area of research, consistent with opportunities to work with program
faculty, as well as a minor area of interest to complement their major area
of emphasis. For example, students may focus on aspects of cognitive
neuroscience, which would include research into aspects of memory and
cognition; stress and its physiological consequences; or the link between
brain activity and behaviors. Faculty also actively research aspects of
human development and aging, the social aspects of women's lives,
personality theory, and minority influences on behavior. The program offers
many teaching opportunities and support for professional development, and
it maximizes training for research.
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