Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: Research Labs
All students in the Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Program are required to participate in faculty-led research groups during their second and third years in the program – for 6 consecutive quarters. The Research Labs only accept Ph.D. students from Palo Alto University.
Students entering research labs in 2019-20
- The deadline for submitting your applications to each of the research groups to which you are applying is Friday, April 5, 2019 at midnight.
- You will be notified of your research group placement on Monday, April 29, 2019 at 5:00pm.
| Research Lab Name | Faculty | More Information |
| Alcoholism and Addictions | Theodore Jacob, Ph.D. | Printable PDF |
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Rowena Gomez, Ph.D. |
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Behavioral Research and Assessment in Neuropsychology (BRAIN) |
Rayna Hirst, Ph.D. |
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Robert D. Friedberg, Ph.D., ABPP |
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Eduardo Bunge, Ph.D. |
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Choice-making And Computer Technology for Unipolar depression (CACTUs) lab |
Yan Leykin, Ph.D. |
Printable PDF |
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Clinical Crises and Emergencies: Emergency and Disaster Psychology; the Psychology of Courage |
Bruce Bongar, Ph.D. |
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James Moses, Ph.D. |
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Amie Haas, Ph.D. |
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Sita G. Patel, Ph.D. |
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Alinne Barrera, Ph.D. |
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| Developmentally Informed Policy & Practice | Amanda M. Fanniff, Ph.D. | Printable PDF |
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Matthew Cordova, Ph.D. & Josef Ruzek, Ph.D. |
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Stacie Warren, Ph.D. |
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Empowerment and Violence Prevention, Mood Disorders, and Neuropsychology |
Jennifer Keller, Ph.D. ** Not accepting new students |
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Joyce Chu, Ph.D. |
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| Ethnic Youth Resilience |
Alvin Thomas, Ph.D. |
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Chris Weaver, Ph.D. |
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| Harm Reduction and Addiction Treatment Lab | Nancy A. Haug, Ph.D. | Printable PDF |
| Health Psychology and Education | Leonard Beckum, Ph.D. | Printable PDF |
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Human Rights in Trauma Mental Health |
Daryn Reicherter, Ph.D. ** Not accepting new students |
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i4Health - Institute for International Internet Interventions for Health |
Ricardo F. Muñoz, Ph.D. ** Not accepting new students |
Printable PDF |
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Interpersonal Relationships and Applied Methodologies (IRAM) |
Robert Wickham, Ph.D. |
Printable PDF |
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Lynn Waelde, Ph.D. |
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Bruce Bongar, Ph.D., Joyce Chu, Ph.D., & Peter Goldblum, Ph.D. MPH |
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Sherry A. Beaudreau, Ph.D. ** Not accepting new students |
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| Peace and Human Rights | Lisa Brown, Ph.D. ABPP | |
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Wendy Packman, J.D., Ph.D ** Not accepting new students |
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Janice Habarth, Ph.D. |
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Wendy Packman, J.D., Ph.D. ** Not accepting new students |
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| Psychotherapy | Larry Beutler, Ph.D., Nancy Haug, Ph.D., Satoko Kimpara, Ph.D. | Printable PDF |
| Research on Intersectional Sexual and Gender Identity Experiences (RISE) | Kimberly F. Balsam, Ph.D. | Printable PDF |
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Research on Neurobiological Correlates and Cognitive Processes in Psychiatric Conditions |
Tilman Schulte, Ph.D. |
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Lisa M. Brown, Ph.D., ABPP |
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Lynn Waelde, Ph,D. |
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| Trauma and Personality Studies | Matthew Yalch, Ph.D. | Printable PDF |
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