Embarking on a career in community psychology requires careful consideration of your educational path. Training in this field is diverse, with options ranging from clinical-community programs to specialized community programs at both the doctoral and master’s levels. This guide provides a starting point for exploring graduate school programs, but remember that thorough research is crucial.
Important Considerations:
- Program quality can vary significantly. This listing includes programs that appear to offer training in community psychology, but it is not an exhaustive list nor an endorsement of quality by CPN.
- Investigate faculty interests, faculty-student ratio, accreditation, post-graduate placements, and financial aid opportunities.
- Consult resources like the Community Psychology Network’s bookstore for guidance on graduate school selection.
- For brief program descriptions not linked here, refer to the CPDRA study of graduate programs provided by SCRA and Michigan State University.
- If you find errors or omissions in the program listings, please contact the webmaster.
Training & Degree Options
- Doctoral Clinical/Community Ph.D.
- Doctoral Clinical/Community Psy.D.
- Doctoral Community Ph.D.
- Masters Clinical/Community
- Masters Community
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Clinical Psychology (Community-prevention emphasis)
- Program contact: Irwin Sandler, Ph.D.
- For application materials: [email protected]
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Clinical-Community Psychology
- Program contact: Catherine Stein, Ph.D.
- For application materials: Kathy Helm, Graduate Program Secretary.
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
- Degree conferred: PhD and PsyD Clinical (Multicultural Community Psychology Emphasis)
- For application materials: Download materials.
DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Clinical-Community Psychology
- Program contact: Sheila Ribordy, Ph.D.
- For application materials: See graduate students page or email [email protected]
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL.
Loyola University, Chicago, IL.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Clinical (Community specialization)
- Program contact: Patricia Rupert, Ph.D, Graduate Program Coordinator or Joseph A. Durlak, Ph.D.
- For application materials: Email [email protected].
University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Clinical-Community Psychology
- Program contact: Raymond P. Lorion, Ph.D.
- For admissions materials: See Graduate School or Apply Online.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Clinical/Community Psychology
- Program contact: Jean Ann Linney, Ph.D.
- For application materials: See Graduate School page.
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Clinical (Community specialization)
- Program contact: Bruce E. Compas, Ph.D.
- For application materials: See Graduate College or send email to [email protected].
Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology - Comprised of the College of William & Mary, Norfolk State University, Eastern Virginia Medical School, and Old Dominion University.
- Departments: Psychology and Psychiatry
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Community Clinical Psychology
- Program contact: Joseph Galano, Ph.D.
- For application materials: UNKNOWN.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Clinical (Community specialization)
- Program contact: Thomas Ollendick, Ph.D.
- For application materials: Complete On-line request form or write to the Psychology Department.
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
- Department: Psychology Department
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Clinical Psychology (Community specialization/minor)
- Program contact: R. Douglas Whitman, Ph.D. (clinical) or Paul Toro, Ph.D. (community)
- For application materials: See Graduate School
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Community/Clinical Psychology
- Program contacts: Greg Meissen, Ph.D. & Darwin Dorr, Ph.D.
- For application materials: Complete On-line Form.
University of La Verne, La Verne, CA.
- Department: Behavioral Sciences
- Degree conferred: Psy.D. Clinical-Community Psychology
- Program contact: Valerie Jordan, Ph.D.
- For admissions materials contact: Graduate Student Services.
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ.
- Department: Clinical & Applied Psychology
- Degree conferred Psy.D. Clinical Psychology (Community/Organizational or Community/School)
- Program contact: Cary Cherniss, Ph.D.
- For application materials: Write to the Office of Graduate & Professional Admissions.
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Applied Social Psychology
- Program contact: Stuart Oskamp, Ph.D.
- For admissions materials: See Admissions page to complete on-line application or download forms.
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. in Applied Developmental/Social
- Program contact: Ben Gottlieb, Ph.D.
- For admissions materials: Complete on-line form.
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Community Psychology & Cross Cultural Studies
- Program contact: Cliff O’Donnell, Ph.D.
- For application materials: See Graduate Division Admissions Office.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
- Department: Psychology
- Ph.D. Psychology (Intervention and prevention track)
- Program contact: Christopher Keys, Ph.D.
- For admissions materials: [email protected].
Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Social/Community Psychology
- Program contact: Francine Dufort, Ph.D.
- For application materials: Contact the Bureau du registraire. WEB SITE POSTED IN FRENCH.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Human Services Psychology (Community/Social Psychology specialization)
- Program contact: Kenneth Maton, Ph.D.
- For application materials: See Graduate Admissions.
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Ecological Psychology
- Program contact: William Davidson, Ph.D.
- For admissions materials: Send email to Graduate Secretary.
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Behavioral Community Psychology
- Program contact: Frank Leeming, Ph.D.
- For admissions materials: Contact the Graduate School.
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Community Psychology
- Program contact: Leah Gensheimer, Ph.D.
- For admissions materials: Complete on-line form.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Clinical, Ph.D./J.D. Psychology & Law
- Program contact: See appropriate specialty area
- For admissions materials: See application materials page.
New York University, New York, NY.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Community Psychology
- Program contact: Beth Shinn, Ph.D.
- For admissions materials: Contact Graduate School.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
- Department: Psychology
- Degree conferred: Ph.D. Psychology with Human Resources Development emphasis
- Program contact: Frank J. Smith, Ph.D.
- For admissions materials: See Graduate School Page.