Department of Psychological Sciences - University of Missouri-Columbia

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Research
Research in Psychological Sciences aims to understand the mind, behavior, and mental health. Research achievements in the department include:

In the past six years, our faculty members have published more than 400 scientific papers, nearly 100 book chapters, and 12 books.
Our faculty members have been cited in the scientific literature more than 10,000 times.
Our faculty members have been awarded over $15 million of direct research support in the last five years. About 70% of our faculty members are funded
Our programs are ranked consistently in the top 50 among psychology departments nationwide.
NIH funds for graduate students including a training grant. Additionally, several students, with department support, have been awarded their own NRSA predoctoral grants.

Teaching
The Department excels in undergraduate and graduate teaching. We serve about 1,000 majors and 100 graduate students. Our students come from all over the world. Many of our faculty are award-winning instructors. We also offer a specialized program to teach graduate students how to teach their own class.

Service
The Department runs the Psychological Services Clinic which provides mental health therapy for the community. Several of our faculty and staff serve on federal funding panels, federal advisory panels, executive boards of APA divisions, and national and international editorial boards.

News

Clinical program named one of the Top 25 programs in the United States by US News and World Report!

Ken Sher honored with 2008 UM President’s Award for Research and Creativity.

Moshe Naveh-Benjamin has received the 2008 Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creativity in the Behavioral Sciences.

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Academic Positions

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Lizette Peterson-Homer Graduate Fellowship Fund

Psychology 1000 Research Participation Web

Psychological Services Clinic

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Department of Psychological Sciences 210 McAlester Hall Columbia, MO 65211-2500 phone: 573-882-6860 fax: 573-882-7710 email: SkylesB@missouri.edu Graduate Program: 573-882-0838 or gradpsych@missouri.edu