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 32 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
Evidence-based treatments; family relationships and mental health outcomes; internalizing symptoms and disorders; preventive interventions
Pediatric psychology; health promotion and prevention; family and peer systems; health-related quality of life
Pediatric psychology; health promotion in children and adolescents; weight-related health; dietary behavior
Internalizing symptoms and disorders in youth; evidence-based assessment and treatment; MH service use and access; dissemination and prevention
Cognitive differences in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder; developmental disabilities; functional neuroimaging
Developmental psychopathology; effects of trauma exposure; aggression; risky and problem behaviors; resiliency
peer victimization; youth aggression; emotion regulation; coping strategies; risk & protective factors; evidence-based assessment; preventive interventions
Impact of familial and social interactions on developmental psychopathology; internalizing disorders; preventive interventions; EBTs
Emotion regulation; community-based interventions; high-risk behaviors; impulsivity; resilience
Impact of parenting on disorders in children and adolescents; prevention; family systems; peer relations; developmental psychopathology
Impact of natural disasters, war/conflict, and terrorism on child psychopathology; refugee mental health; intergenerational resilience and forced migration; community violence exposure; global mental health
Childhood trauma/victimization; family and peer relationships; attributions for traumatic events; resiliency and psychological adjustment
Child maltreatment; chronic stress; family environment; health behavior; biological indicators of trauma; physical health outcomes
Cognitive differences and brain development in individuals with autism spectrum disorder; inhibitory control; functional neuroimaging
Pediatric psychology; psychosocial factors and pain; coping with chronic illness; parent-child interactions
The impact of childhood overweight/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 health promotion; pediatric weight management; weight-related health; peer relations; physical activity
Pediatric psychology; promoting healthy behavior in children and adolescents; health-related quality of life; health assessment
Effects of environmental and interpersonal trauma on child development; child advocacy and public policy
Pediatric psychology; childhood chronic illness; behavioral health promotion in youth; utilization of digital assessment tools
Aggression; peer rejection; antisocial behavior; family processes; neighborhood violence
Pediatric psychology; obesity; physical activity; functional neuroimaging; impulsivity
Developmental psychopathology; externalizing disorders; risk & protective factors; family systems; parenting
Childhood maltreatment; internalizing symptoms; resiliency factors; violence exposure
Aggression, bullying and peer victimization, antisocial behaviors, externalizing and internalizing symptoms/disorders, risk and protective factors.
