Graduate Students
The strong reputation and superior training provided by the Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Kansas have attracted incoming students from every region of the country, ranging from Florida to Alaska. Approximately 29 students are currently receiving training in the program, including 5 students on internship. The Clinical Child Psychology Program supports a junior colleague model and fosters a highly collaborative working environment between both faculty and students. Students are involved in a wide range of activities within the program, including research and clinical work, representation at faculty meetings, student government, and leisure activities.
Clinical and Research Interests
Graduate students within the program have the opportunity to explore a wide range of clinical and research opportunities. While each student identifies a primary research advisor with whom they complete thesis, task, and dissertation requirements, many students also explore additional projects and collaborate with more than one faculty member on research, clinical, and funded positions.
Current Graduate Students and Their Research Interests
Youth disaster mental health; family processes (e.g., parent-child communication, parenting) and youth posttraumatic adjustment; treatment outcomes for internalizing disorders
pediatric psychology; health promotion in children and adolescents; dietary behavior; weight-related health
Sensorimotor and cognitive differences in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder; neurodevelopmental disorders; functional neuroimaging
Pediatric psychology; psychosocial impact of chronic illness; family systems; health promotion and behaviors; digital health
Impact of familial and social interactions on developmental psychopathology; internalizing disorders; preventive interventions; EBTs
Predictors of suicidality, depression, and anxiety in children.
Youth traumatic exposure; youth posttraumatic functioning; resilience predictors and dissemination and implementation
Minority groups, immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, trauma, violence, terrorism, war, disaster, risk and resilience, global mental health
Culture; racial/ethnic disparities; Latinx youth and families; risk and protective factors; training supports
Justice-involved youth; delinquency; individual risk factors related to violence; executive functioning
War, terrorism, and violence; pediatric neuropsychology; executive functioning; trauma and cognition; refugee health; dyadic research designs; global mental health
Childhood trauma/victimization; family and peer relationships; attributions for traumatic events; resiliency and psychological adjustment
Cognitive differences and brain development in individuals with autism spectrum disorder; inhibitory control; functional neuroimaging
Pediatric psychology; digital stress; mindfulness and ACT based interventions; social-media related psychopathology.
Pediatric psychology; psychosocial factors and pain; coping with chronic illness; parent-child interactions
The impact of childhood chronic medical conditions (e.g., type 1 diabetes, obesity) on depression, anxiety development; developmental psychopathology.
Childhood trauma exposure; trauma measurement; PTSD development; developmental psychopathology
Executive functioning in individuals with autism spectrum disorders; neurological development; neurodevelopmental disorders
Pediatric psychology; promoting healthy behavior in children and adolescents; health-related quality of life; health assessment
Pediatric psychology; digital health; health behaviors; just-in-time adaptive interventions
Childhood maltreatment; internalizing symptoms; resiliency factors; violence exposure
Aggression, bullying and peer victimization, antisocial behaviors, externalizing and internalizing symptoms/disorders, risk and protective factors.
Latinx mental health; Racial/ethnic disparities; Early childhood adversity; Self-regulatory behaviors; Resiliency factors; Executive functioning
