{"id":73,"date":"2025-04-03T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T22:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:53:13","slug":"careers-for-phd-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/careers-and-internships\/careers-for-phd-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers for Ph.D. students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro abut-end has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/samuel-vladi-highland-clark-university2.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group padded lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25.625rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52ac12705b5db7309375d4dafea8e26a is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-can-you-do-with-a-ph-d-in-psychology-from-clark\">What can you do with a Ph.D. in psychology from Clark?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">A doctoral degree from Clark University prepares you for positions in a range of fields, including academia, postdoctoral research, clinical work, and management careers in business and education. Our graduates\u2019 extensive training and research experience prepares them for these positions, along with editorships and board membership of journals and participation on influential national and international committees pertaining to education, psychology, and educational justice, STEM, and humanitarian causes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clinical-psychology-alumni\">Clinical psychology alumni<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-border-color has-gray-200-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-academic-positions-faculty\">Academic positions (faculty)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Elon University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worcester State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of the Pacific<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virginia Commonwealth University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Middlebury College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-border-color has-gray-200-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-research-and-clinical-fellowships\">Research and clinical fellowships<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VA Boston Healthcare System<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Washington, D.C., VA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yale Child Study Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-border-color has-gray-200-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clinical-positions\">Clinical positions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Assistant Director, Counseling and Wellness Center, Massachusetts College of Art and Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate Vice President and Director, Health and Counseling Services, Arizona State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-developmental-psychology-alumni\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Developmental psychology alumni<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-border-color has-gray-200-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-academic-positions-faculty-0\">Academic positions (faculty)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Auburn University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bridgewater State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>California State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connecticut College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Colorado, Boulder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Illinois<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Michigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-border-color has-gray-200-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fellowships-and-awards\">Fellowships and awards<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>AERA Fellow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Humanitarian Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James S. McDonnell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Cognitive Studies for Educational Practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Academy of Education\/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theodore Sarbin Award for distinguished contributions to psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Runner-up for the Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged-Faculty Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-social-psychology-alumni\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Social psychology alumni<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-border-color has-gray-200-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-academic-positions-faculty-1\">Academic positions (faculty)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Brigham Young University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aalborg University, Denmark<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rhode Island College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Framingham State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ashoka University, India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jagiellonian University, Poland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-border-color has-gray-200-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fellowships\">Fellowships<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, Hamburg University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fellow, Fritz Thyssen Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visiting Fellow, Yale University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Fellow in Homeland Security, Northeastern University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SPSSI James Marshall Public Policy Fellow, Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What can you do with a Ph.D. in psychology from Clark? 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