Contact: Charlotte Tomic, [email protected], 718/990-6364
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES NEW PSYCHOLOGY DOCTORAL PROGRAM
Jamaica, N.Y. (February 1, 1999)--St. John's University's Psychology Department is offering a doctoral program in School Psychology and accepting applications immediately for the September 1999 academic year, officials announced today. The program is registered by the New York State Education Department and meets all the requirements for students seeking licensure as a Psychologist. There will be an Open House for students interested in obtaining information on admission to the program on Tuesday, February 23, 1999, 7:30 p.m., in Bent Hall 277 A&B, on the Queens campus.
The new Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree program offers two tracks: a general track and a bilingual track. The bilingual track is open to individuals who are fluent in a second language and prepares students to work with culturally and linguistically diverse children and adolescents. The degree leads to New York certification as a School Psychologist and/or as a Bilingual School Psychologist.
Students of the new doctoral program will have the opportunity to gain experience in psychological evaluation, consultation and intervention at the University's Center of Psychological Services and Clinical Studies before progressing to external field placements.
The University's Psychology Department also offers an APA-approved Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and an M.A. in General Experimental Psychology. The faculty are nationally renowned scholars who regularly publish in peer reviewed journals and present annually at regional, national and international conferences.
The Director of the Program is Dr. Raymond DiGiuseppe. Dr. DiGiuseppe received his Ph.D. in School Psychology from Hofstra University. He has co-authored five books and more than 35 book chapters and journal articles and is an internationally recognized expert in Cognitive Behavior Therapy with children. Other core faculty members include: Dr. Dawn Flanagan, an international expert in intellectual and cognitive assessment; Dr. Zheng Zhou, who studies children's learning across cultures; Dr. Melissa Bray, a specialist in behavioral interventions with children's behavior and learning problems; and Dr. Jeffrey Long, who has published numerous articles in quantitative methods and psychometric theory in American and international journals.
For more information or applications, contact: Brother Shamus McGrenra at the University's Graduate Admissions Office, 718/990-5736.
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