Areas of Emphasis
Advanced Training in Focused Fields
Your core PhD training at PAU provides broad and general preparation through the integration of scholarship, professional experience, and research.
We also offer specialized training in seven key emphasis areas – all in high demand and focused on building your practitioner-scientist experience and expertise.
PhD in Clinical Psychology Admissions
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Application review for the fall 2022 cohort begins November 1, 2021. Apply by January 3, 2022 for early consideration.
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The PhD Clinical Psychology program faculty is a talented and highly distinguished group of psychologists from across the globe, with wide-ranging clinical and research specialties. As a whole, the faculty members support evidence-based approaches to practice and are actively involved in important clinical research. Core faculty – those primarily based at Palo Alto University’s (PAU) main campus provide the backbone of the program.
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