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Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students Receive Scholarships and Awards:
Congratulations to Julie Schoenfield- McNeill, who recently won an APA Dissertation Research Award. Julie is currently in the 4th year of the clinical psychology doctoral program and Professor Bev Wilson is her faculty advisor. The APA Science Directorate Dissertation Research Awards are presented each year to assist science-oriented doctoral psychology students with research costs. Julie competed with graduate students across all divisions in APA to win this award.

Clinical psychology student Jordan Simonson recently received several scholarships including Pride Foundation Community Scholarship, awarded for his community service serving youth in the Seattle area and his work with AIDS patients. In addition, Jordan received the Don Renschler Scholarship, and the Point Foundation Scholarship for academic excellence, as well as the Malyon-Smith Scholarship Award. Jordan's faculty advisor is Professor Amy Mezulis.
Clinical psychology student Kendra Jones, a 5th year doctoral student is currently completing her internship at the Alaska VA Healthcare System. Kendra received the SPU Dickinson Fellowship award and was the student representative for APA Division 43, Society for Family Psychology. Kendra won an APA Student Research Award at the 2010 convention for her research with fellow classmate, Sarah Welton, titled, "Mindfulness, Spousal Attachment, and Marital Satisfaction: A Mediated Model" which will be published in The Family Journal. Kendra's faculty advisor is Professor John Thoburn.

Jacob Alan Bentley, Ph.D., a 2011 graduate of the Clinical Psychology program is currently completing a 2-year post-doctoral residency in Rehabilitation Psychology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Johns Hopkins Hospital was named "Best Hospital in America" for the 20th year in a row by U.S. News and World Report. Jacob's clinical activities are focused on assessment and intervention of individuals coping with medical conditions such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and amputation. Dr. Bentley helps patients with physical disabilities plan and implement comprehensive rehabilitation psychology programs to increase their independent daily functioning.
Dr. Bentley maintains an active research program and recently published empirical manuscripts in the Journal of Traumatic Stress and the Journal of Loss and Trauma which were based on his dissertation research.
As a pre-doctoral intern at the Tampa VA Medical Center, Jacob received research awards from APA as well as the Veterans Health Administration Rehabilitation Research and Development Service for his excellence in research of veteran/military populations and his project entitled, "The relationship between post-traumatic stress symptoms and cognitive performance following combat-related traumatic brain injury."

APA Accreditation Awarded October 2006
Our APA-accredited clinical psychology doctoral program distinguishes itself by emphasizing both scientific research and clinical practice in the context of a Christian university. In this way, we equip students to achieve excellence in academic and clinical work while preparing for a career as a clinical psychologist. APA data January 2012 (PDF). |
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Application Deadline for 2013 Admission:
December 15, 2012
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March 28, 2012
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April 6, 2012
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May 28, 2012
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June 1, 2012
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June 4-7, 2012
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Friday, June 8, 2012
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Friday, June 8, 2012
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
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Young Children's Self-Regulation Project
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