The Community Ph.D. Program

 

The community psychology program at Wichita State University (WSU) offers educational experiences in cutting edge community organizations, strategic planning and uses an apprenticeship model of education, giving students extensive experience in small research work groups led by faculty mentors.

 

Educational experiences with community organizations include:

  • Strategic planning and visioning with government facilities, human service coalitions, and consumer run organizations;
  • Developing, implementing and evaluating innovative programs in prevention, as well as in traditional human services
  • Community-based organizations examining substance abuse prevention, health issues and youth programs.
  • Program of research and training to promote patient-centered care giving in gerontology and medicine.
  • Learn more about practicum settings: community psychology program: community practicum settings

Classroom experiences emphasize:

  • Theoretical foundations in several core areas of psychology including: social/developmental, cognition/learning, personality/individual differences and the biological bases of behavior;
  • Methodological foundations in multivariate analytic techniques including multiple regression, factor analysis, and structural modeling;
  • The action research model serves to integrate theory and practice.
  • Classroom experiences are highly interactive.
  • Learn more about curriculum: community psychology program: curriculum

 

Wichita provides a rich setting for our program.  As a public university WSU has long-established ties to the core leadership of our human service organizations, our medical and educational training facilities, and local business community. 

 

Our graduates have found employment as researchers at NIH, as faculty members at leading universities, as directors of local agencies, and as innovators in human service organizations throughout the region and nation. 

 Alumni Link

 

Address inquiries to:

Rhonda Lewis Moss, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Community Program Coordinator
Department of Psychology
Wichita State University
1845 Fairmount, Box 34
Wichita, KS  67260-0034
(316) 978-3695
rhonda.lewis@wichita.edu

 

 

 

 

This site is maintained by THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT. This page last modified on Monday, October 22, 2007 4:48:20 PM Central US Time. If you find errors please bring them to the attention of Veronica Hinkle (vdhinkle@wichita.edu).