The Department of Psychological Sciences represents the combined strengths of the fields of psychology and communication sciences. We offer two undergraduate majors: Psychology and Communication Sciences, as well as two minors: Psychology and Communication for Health Professionals. Students can tailor their experience to meet their own career and educational goals. This can be accomplished in many ways, including through independent studies and experiential learning opportunities with faculty, honors Capstone projects, and Pathways. Pathways provides student with guidance to structure coursework based on their specific career interests. Pathways include Clinical, Lifespan Development, Pre-Health, Neuroscience, and Research. Students may choose several Pathways that meet their needs.
We also provide graduate programs, including a masters in Communication Sciences, and three Ph.D. programs: Communication Sciences, Clinical Psychology, and Developmental, Cognitive, and Affective Sciences (DCAS). Our Ph.D. students conduct cutting edge research, learn effective and engaging pedagogical skills, and those in Clinical Psychology and Communication Sciences programs learn to provide empirically supported treatments in a variety of settings.
Department News and Highlights
Meet new faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences
Helen L. Long Assistant Professor Psychological Sciences Helen L. Long Though Helen Long knew she wanted to be a speech-language-pathologist as a child, it wasn’t until she began working in the field that she realized her true passion was for research. With a PhD from the University of Memphis, a master’s from Florida...
WE’RE HIRING! Developmental Psychology Assistant Professor Position
For more information and to apply: https://apply.interfolio.com/153281. Review of applications begins November 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.
WE’RE HIRING! Child Clinical Psychology Assistant Professor Position
For more information and to apply: http://apply.interfolio.com/152921. Review of applications begins October 25, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.
Elizabeth Short participated in a panel discussion on countering learned helplessness.
PBS: Psychological sciences' Elizabeth Short participated in a panel discussion on countering learned helplessness. She discussed how parents can help their children overcome challenges. She is introduced at the 9:41 mark in the video.
College faculty featured in research and tech videos
The University Marketing and Communications video team has created several short videos that promote various researchers and their works to audiences inside and outside of CWRU. Featured on the university’s YouTube channel, several faculty members of the college are represented. View Lauren Calandruccio's video here
Spring 2024 SchubertCenter@Intersections Winners!
On behalf of our Schubert Center Director, Anastasia Dimitropolous, and the Schubert Center team, we would like to express our appreciation for your help with the SchubertCenter@Intersections competition on April 19, 2024. Your thoughtful assessments allowed us to award prizes to deserving students, supporting individuals whose work will benefit children and adolescents...
Asking yourself Socratic questions can calm your irrational thoughts
CNN: James Overholser, professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the College of Arts and Sciences, explained why therapy can be helpful for working through problems and toward goals in a way that’s difficult for many people to do alone. View the full article here
2024 John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring nominees announced
The nominees for the 2024 John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring were recently announced. Established in 1978 in honor of John Diekhoff, the John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring are presented each year to four faculty members who make exemplary...
Applications for the 2025-2026 Academic Year are being accepted! See below for important application deadlines.
Clinical Psychology PhD: December 1
DCAS: January 1
COSI MA: January 15
COSI PhD: January 15
Questions? We’d love to hear from you! psychsciences@case.edu