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Diverse Scholarship

Our faculty are actively involved in research, which includes publishing, writing grants, presenting at national and international conferences, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Their scholarship is diverse both in theory and in method — a mark of distinction and strength both within and across our three programs in clinical psychology, developmental psychology, and social psychology.

Research in Clinical Psychology

Our faculty in clinical psychology hold positions at the National Center on Adoption and Permanency and the American Psychological Association Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education, among others. Their work is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Our faculty are members of numerous editorial boards; Dr. Esteban Cardemil is currently editor of the Journal of Latinx Psychology.

Research in Developmental Psychology

A pioneer in the study of human development, Clark’s program focuses on the development of psychological processes in societal and cultural contexts. With faculty expertise across the lifespan, faculty unite in studying the links between intra-individual and inter-individual change over time. How do interactions between individuals, ecological contexts, and cultural patterning result in new ways of being in the world? Currently, faculty examine areas such as bilingualism, pretend play, racial experiences, narrative, and malleable factors influencing learning and subsequent academic achievement in schooling and college populations.

Research in Social Psychology

The principal educational settings of the program are the Psychology Department’s research groups, forums, and lab meetings. These are groups of faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students drawn together by common theoretical concerns and research interests. Groups are initiated both by faculty and graduate students. All graduate students and faculty from the program meet weekly at our Social Forum, for which students receive course credit. Other coursework is minimal and includes elective courses within and beyond the Psychology Department, with the aim of providing a strong theoretical and methodological foundation for the students’ program of research.

Faculty Research Stories

Goldberg examines open adoption in the digital age

Research highlights dynamics, benefits, and boundary challenges

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Psychologist: American teens taking fewer risks

Researcher finds teens 'Getting Better All the Time'

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Research aimed at eradicating disparities

Prof. Overstreet receives award to fund study of marginalized groups

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Cardemil named to Latina/o Psychology journal post

Professor Cardemil to serve in post for Journal of Latina/o Psychology

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Groundbreaking book examines LGBTQ divorce

Facts, advice for unique challenges faced by same-sex couples

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Parents, listen to your teens

Clark psychologists' study reveals insights on communication

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Contact Information

Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology

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  • Jonas Clark Hall, 3rd floor
    950 Main Street
    Worcester MA 01610

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