2023-2024 Graduate Catalog
Psychology - Human Services (HSPS)
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ANNE BRODSKY, Chair
STEVEN C. PITTS, Graduate Program Director
M.A., Ph.D. (Degree Types )
Professors
BRODSKY, ANNE, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park; Clinical-community psychology.
CHEAH, CHARISSA, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park; Children’s social and emotional development and culture.
DAHLQUIST, LYNNDA M., Ph.D., Purdue University; Child health, pain, chronic illness.
MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER M., Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook; Clinical psychology.
SONNENSCHEIN, SUSAN, Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook; Cognitive and educational development.
WALDSTEIN, SHARI, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; Behavioral medicine.
Associate Professors
BARRUECO, SONDRA, Ph.D., University of Denver; Clinical Psychology, multisystemic prevention interventions.
BEATTY MOODY, DANIELLE, Ph.D. , City University of New York; Racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease risk.
NNAWULEZI, NKIRU, Ph.D., Michigan State University, Community Psychology.
PITTS, STEVEN C. Ph.D., Arizona State University; Quantitative psychology, social psychology.
SCHULTZ, DAVID, Ph.D., University of Delaware; Emotional development.
SUN, SHUYAN, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, Measurement, statistics and evaluation.
YOON, LIRA, Ph.D., Northwestern University; Clinical Psychology.
Assistant Professors
BILLINGSLY, JANELLE, Ph.D., University of Virginia, Community Psychology.
CENGHER, MIRELA, Ph.D., The Graduate Center, City University of New York; Behavior analysis, language
FOUNTAIN, ERIKA, Ph.D., Georgetown University; Human Development & Public Policy
FRANZ, MOLLY, Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Clinical Psychology.
GODWIN, KARRIE, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University; Cognitive development: Attention, executive functioning, categorization, inductive reasoning
HWANG, SOPHIA, Ph.D.. New York University, Applied Psychology.
KHAMBATY, TASNEEM, Ph.D., Purdue University; Clinical Health Psychology.
NOVAK, MATTHEW, Ph.D., University of Kansas, Behavioral Psychology.
RAKHSHAN ROUHAKHTAR, PAMELA, Ph.D. University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Clinical Psychology; psychosis.
SCHACHT, REBECCA, Ph.D., University of Washington; Clinical Psychology.
Professor of Practice
LASSON, ELLIOT D., Ph.D., Wayne State University; I/O Psychology, Human Resources
Principal Lecturer
ALONSO, DIANE, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park; Cognitive Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
O’BRIEN, EILEEN, Ph.D., The Catholic University of America; Early-childhood development, women and children’s health policy, integrated behavioral health services.
Senior Lecturer
ROSE, LAURA, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Applied Developmental Psychology
Lecturer
ABOD, ELISSA, Ph.D., George Mason University; Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
ANDERSON, ROBERT, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Clinical Psychology.
ETOPIO, AUBREY, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno; Social Psychology.
EVANS, SHARIECE, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Public Policy/Health Policy.
KNIGHT, DONALD E., Western Michigan University; Counseling Psychology
SHIPLETT, ANGELA KATENKAMP, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Applied Developmental Psychology.
Clinical Associate Professor
QUITON, RAIMI, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore; Neuroscience; neural basis of pain.
WILLIAMS, GREG, Ph.D., George Washington University; eLearning, instructional design
Professor Emeritus
BAKER, LINDA, Ph.D., Rutgers University; Cognitive development and education.
CATANIA, A. CHARLES, Ph.D., Harvard University; Learning, verbal behavior, behavior analysis.
DEMOREST, MARILYN E., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University; Measurement, statistics, data analysis.
DICLEMENTE, CARLO, Ph.D., University of Rhode Island; Addictive behaviors, psychotherapy, self-efficacy.
FELDSTEIN, STANLEY, Ph.D., Columbia University; Non-verbal behavior, clinical psychology.
MATON, KENNETH, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Community psychology.
RABIN, BERNARD M., Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo; Physiological psychology.
SIEGMAN, ARON W., Ph.D., Columbia University; Behavioral medicine.
Associate Professor Emeritus
DELUTY*, ROBERT H., Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo; Clinical psychology. (*The Graduate School, Dean’s Office)
METZGER, MARY ANN, Ph.D., University of Connecticut; Developmental and mathematical psychology, nonlinear dynamics in psychology.
Adjunct Professor Emeritus
BLACK, MAUREEN, Ph.D., Emory University; Child psychology.
Senior Lecturer Emeritus
FREIBERG, KAREN, Ph.D., Syracuse University; child development
Adjunct Professors
BORNSTEIN, MARC, Ph.D., Yale University.
CATALDO, MICHAEL F., Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence; Applied behavior analysis.
CHAVIS, DAVID, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; Community Psychology.
HAGOPIAN, LOUIS, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Applied behavior analysis, severe behavioral disorders, anxiety disorders.
HUSSEY-GARDNER, BRENDA, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park; Early-childhood special education.
SCHIFFMAN, JASON, Ph.D., University of Southern California; Schizophrenia.
SCHOENBAUM, GEOFFREY, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Neurobiology.
SLIFER, KEITH, Ph.D., Florida State University; Applied behavior analysis.
SOLLERS, III, JOHN J., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia; Experimental psychology.
TEPPER, VICKI J., Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore; Pediatrics Psychology.
ZONDERMAN, ALAN, Ph.D., University of Colorado; Psychology.
Adjunct Associate Professors
HOOVER, SHARON, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Clinical Psychology.
KATZEL, LESLIE, M.D., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University; Geriatrics.
KURTZ, PATRICIA, Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School; Psychology.
MANIAN, NANMATHI, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Developmental Psychology.
REEVES, GLORIA, M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine; Child Psychiatry.
ROWLAND, LAURA, Ph.D., University of New Mexico; Experimental Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience)
SCHAEFFER, CINDY, Ph.D., University of Missouri; Multisystemic Family Therapy.
Adjunct Assistant Professors
BORRERO, CARRIE, Ph.D., University of Florida; Experimental Analysis of Behavior.
BOWMAN, LYNN, MA. Hollins University; Experimental Psychology.
JORDAN-GREEN, LISA, Ph.D., Michigan State University; Substance abuse treatment and prevention.
RESTA, PETER, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park; Human Development, Social Psychology.
WENDELL, CARRINGTON, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
WENZEL, KEVIN, Ph.D.
ZWART, CHERYL, Ph.D., State University of New York, Binghamton; Clinical psychology.
Affiliate Professors
BERGE, ZANE, Ph.D., Michigan State University; distance education, mobile learning
Affiliate Associate Professors
TING, LAURA, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore; social work
Affiliate Assistant Professor
BIRO, SUSAN, Ph.D., Widener University; Leadership in Higher Education.
HARRISON, JENNIFER, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Language, Literacy, and Culture
HAWKEN, MARIANN, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Global Campus; Management
ROBINSON, THOMAS (Joint with Africana Studies), Ph.D., Howard University; personality and physiological psychology.
Program Description
Human Services Psychology (HSP) is composed of three interrelated and complementary tracks which provide training in Clinical Psychology (APA approved), Behavioral Medicine, and Community Psychology. Human Services Psychology offers a multidimensional and systemic perspective that reflects the complexity of the types of problems and contexts that our graduates are trained to address. We believe this approach fosters a more comprehensive and integrative approach to both research and professional practice. It also represents a more cost effective and flexible approach to professional training than most traditional single specialty professional training programs as it allows us to provide training for a number of specialties within the framework of a single program.
Human Services Psychology is defined as that sector of professional psychology concerned with the promotion of human well-being through the acquisition and application of psychological knowledge and principles concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of psychological and physical disorders. Thus, the program is designed to prepare students to contribute to the growth of knowledge in this area, as well as to apply this knowledge to a broad range of human problems. Consequently, the program is based upon a scientist practitioner model of training (sometimes referred to as the Boulder Model) which aims to provide students with skills as both researchers and practitioners. We believe that, even though some students in the HSP Program may not plan to follow research careers, it is their training as scientists, as well as practitioners, which most fundamentally distinguishes them from other mental health professionals and human services providers.
The HSP Program uses a biopsychosocial approach as the integrative perspective for its training of human service providers and researchers. There is a commitment in course design and practicum experience to understand not only the unique contributions of biological, psychological, and social aspects of human functioning but also the substantial interactions of these three components in almost every problem area addressed by human services psychology. We believe that HSP students should espouse this broader, interactive perspective in designating program interests and developing their graduate program of studies. Thus, the HSP program encourages a focus on the boundaries of biopsychosocial interactions as well as a solid understanding of each individual aspect in order to promote a more holistic and integrated approach to psychology research, service and practice.
Within the HSP program’s conceptual framework, the specialty tracks are regarded as differing primarily in their particular focus within the human services matrix and in how they conceive of and approach the generic problems of diagnosing, treating and preventing psychological and physical disorders. Thus, clinical psychology focuses on problems involving behavioral and psychological functioning of adults, children and families, and it includes assessing and treating those problems. Behavioral medicine focuses on problems involving relations between behavioral and biological levels of human functioning, problems more typically seen in medical settings, and problems related to physical health. Community psychology focuses on the community settings, social resources and human services policies that influence the effective functioning of both individuals and communities. Students are able to combine tracks. For example, students may elect to combine clinical training with specialty training in behavioral medicine or training in community psychology.
Applied Behavior Analysis
The HSP Program also includes a distinct master’s track in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Applied behavior analysis addresses significant problems at the level of the behavior of the individual. Its many applications include methods to address challenging behavior exhibited by children, parent training, developmental disabilities, education and behavioral medicine. Mastery of applied behavior analysis calls for competence in the detailed knowledge base of learning theory and applications to behavior reduction and skill acquisition, statistical and measurement techniques for evaluating behavior and designing treatments, and the various skills essential to delivering services and maintaining their effectiveness.
Human Services Psychology, Ph.D.
Admission to the program is competitive and based on a review by the graduate admissions committee of each applicant’s complete profile, including the applicant’s grade point average in the baccalaureate degree; performance in relevant courses; a personal statement of interests and career goals; three letters of recommendation; relevant research and practical experience; maturity; and identification of an area of research interest compatible with the research interests and competence of the program’s faculty. Students are required to meet the basic minimum standards for admission to the Graduate School. The GRE General test is not required and will not be considered if provided as part of the application. The GRE Subject test in Psychology may be submitted to demonstrate adequate preparation to begin studies in a doctoral in Psychology. Specifically, if the applicant does not possess a degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in Psychology or has a GPA < 3.20. Full-time enrollment is the standard in the HSP doctoral program. Information regarding the application process can be found on the program webpage (https://psychology.umbc.edu/hsp/) as well as an FAQ document. If there are unanswered questions, please contact the human services psychology graduate program specialist at hsp@umbc.edu for further information. Applicants should note that the deadline for application for admission to the doctoral program is December 1. All original application materials must be sent directly to the Graduate School, not the graduate program.
Applied Behavior Analysis, M.A.
The dimensions considered by the Application Committee include grades (GPA), three letters of recommendation (preferably including academic as well as work-related references), work experience related to applied behavior analysis, self-statements (including the applicant’s stated reasons for an interest in applied behavior analysis at UMBC, in response to items on the supplemental application) and other information presented by the applicant in the application or during interviews. The GRE test is not required. The decisions of the committee also take into account the applicant pool in combination with an applicant’s fit to available faculty members.
The application deadline for Applied Behavior Analysis is January 1.
In addition to the department’s well-equipped laboratories in: development and educational contexts; interpersonal communications; learning; cardiovascular psycho-physiology; child health psychology; domestic violence; psychosis; language development; legal decision making; juvenile justice; PTSD and family functioning; cognition and emotion; stress and emotion regulation; social development; culture, child and adolescent development; and community psychology, the department is able to draw upon the rich research and applied training resources found in the Baltimore-Washington corridor, especially in the Greater Baltimore area. Prominent among these are the Walter P. Carter Center, the University of Maryland Medical School, the Gerontology Research Center of the National Institute on Aging, the Kennedy Krieger Institute, the Laboratory of Psychology and Psychopathology of the National Institute of Mental Health, Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, Children’s National Hospital, the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital, the Chase-Brexton Clinic, the Baltimore VA, and the Springfield and Spring Grove hospital centers.
Outplacement Success
Recent graduates from the HSP program have found initial career placements in a variety of settings that involve psychological services, teaching, and research. The majority have found employment in a variety of state and university institutions as staff psychologists, research associates, and assistant professors. Recent employment settings range from Johns Hopkins University, Harvard, Yale, NIH, and medical schools, VA hospital system (across multiple states) to community hospitals, schools or correctional institutions. Approximately 30 percent have moved into direct service provision in private practice settings.
Funding is available in the form of graduate teaching and research assistantships. Students are accepted with a promise of 5 years of funding as well as expectations the student and mentor will make legitimate efforts to seek external funding.. Support from special needs funding programs and other grants through the department and the Graduate School is also available. Loan information is available through UMBC’s Office of Financial Aid.
Curriculum
Specific curricular requirements can be found beginning on page 7 of the HSP Handbook
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