Psychology

Chair: Peter S. Kaplan
Administrative Assistant: Kimberly Hill
Director, Clinical Health Psychology Ph.D. Program: Kevin Masters
Coordinator of Clinical Training: Edward Dill
Program Assistant: Anne Beard
Director, Psychological Services Center: Edward Dill

Office: North Classroom, 5002
Telephone: 303-315-7050
Fax: 303-315-7072
Website: clas.ucdenver.edu/psychology/index.html

Faculty

Professors:
Richard Allen, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James Grigsby, PhD, University of Colorado
Mitchell M. Handelsman, PhD, University of Kansas
Peter S. Kaplan, PhD, Indiana University
Kevin S. Masters, PhD, Brigham Young University

Associate Professors:
David Albeck, PhD, University of Colorado
Elizabeth Sandlin Allen, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joy L. Berrenberg, PhD, University of Colorado
Sondra Bland, PhD, University of Texas
Kristin Kilbourn, PhD, University of Miami
Amy Wachholtz, PhD, Bowling Green University
Jason Watson, PhD, Washington University
Michael Zinser, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Assistant Professors:
Edward Dill, PhD, University of Kansas
Benjamin Greenwood, PhD, Univrsity of Colorado, Boulder
Carly Leonard, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Erik Oleson, PhD, Wake Forest University
Krista W. Ranby, PhD, Arizona State University
Jonathan Schaffer, PhD, St. John’s University

Associate Professor, Clinical Teaching Track:
Joan Bihun, PhD, Wayne State University
Kevin Everhart, PhD, University of South Carolina

Assistant Professor, Clinical Teaching Track:
Vivian Shyu, PhD, University of Denver

Senior Instructors:
Bethann Bierer, PhD, University of Denver

Emeritus Professors:
Rick M. Gardner, PhD, University of Nevada
Barbara Walker, PhD, The Ohio State University

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior, consisting of the following major areas of study: experimental psychology, biopsychology, animal behavior, developmental psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, personality, industrial/organizational psychology and abnormal psychology.

Graduate Program

The Psychology department offers a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Psychology with an emphasis in clinical psychology that is earned en route to the doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in Clinical Health Psychology. In general, our programs train students within the context of the scientist-practitioner model. That is, we value an integrated approach to both the science and practice of clinical psychology. Our training emphasizes the contribution of research to the understanding, treatment and prevention of human problems, and the application of knowledge that is grounded in scientific evidence.

Click here to learn about the requirements for the PhD in Clinical Health Psychology.