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Advisement
- Curriculum Worksheets and Graduation Applications
  - ALL GRADUATING SENIORS WHO ENTERED CSU FALL 2008 OR LATER MUST TAKE EITHER PSYC 4999A OR PSYC 4999B (A ZERO CREDIT HOUR SENIOR EVALUATION SEMINAR). ALSO, ANY STUDENTS WHO ENTERED EARLIER THAN FALL 2008 BUT “SAT OUT” FOR TWO YEARS OR MORE WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO TAKE PSYC 4999.
  - As of 6/2011: No more than two grades of D in upper-division courses are allowed. Upper-division courses are all courses other than those of Areas A through F of the core curriculum. 1000- or 2000-level courses used in the upper division are included in this restriction.
- Student Academic Advisement Responsibilities Agreement - Please download, print, sign, and bring to your next advisement appointment (necessary for meetings with a FACULTY advisor only).

Psi Chi (the Psychology Honor Society)
Annual Psychology and Human Services and Undergraduate Research in Psychology Awards
Student Research and other Experiential Opportunities
Employment Outlook for Graduates
Academic Advisory Committee on Psychology
Psychology Speakers

(You will need to obtain the username and password to access these talks. Please contact your instructor for this information.)

Registration Begins April 2!!

Please be sure that you have seen your ADVISOR prior to registration (all students have a "Must Advise" hold on their records).

If you are in need of a course override, please download, complete, and send/print and bring this form to Dr. Donna McCarty, our Department Chair.

*Please note that course overrides into FULL classes will be prioritized for those Psychology and Human Services seniors graduating within the next semester or two, AND the full class is NECESSARY for their on-time graduation.

If you are experiencing a pre-requisite or test-score error first please double-check the prerequisites for the course for which you are attempting to register.

M.S. in Psychology

Program Website: http://a-s.clayton.edu/MSP

Important information for Current Students: http://a-s.clayton.edu/msp/gradstudent.htm

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY:

Click here for an overview of our program...

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY:

The Master’s program in Clinical Psychology will prepare students to be competent, ethical practitioners of psychological services in the community. Students will develop skills in psychological assessment, and in a variety of therapeutic modalities, including individual, family, couples, and group therapy. Students will be able to apply knowledge from various frameworks (e.g. cognitive, behavioral, psychodynamic, and humanistic) to a wide variety of psychological problems. This program emphasizes learning to consider the uniqueness of each individual and the influence of culture and ethnicity when providing services to people from diverse backgrounds. Students will be prepared to work in a broad range of mental health settings as well as to pursue doctoral level training in clinical or counseling psychology.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS, CONTACT DR. DEBORAH DECKNER AT deborahdeckner@mail.clayton.edu

Faculty Research Interests

Interested in doing research? Want to find out what your faculty are up to?

Recent Faculty Appearances and Activities

Dr. Donna McCarty

Was selected Chair Elect of the Association of Heads of Departments of Psychology (affiliated with the Southeastern Psychological Association) at the November 2010 annual meeting - see http://ahdp.us for details.

Dr. Eric Bridges

His article, "African American males, racial identity and academic achievement", will be published this summer in the Journal of African American Males in Education
Attended the National Council of Black Studies Conference this March in Cincinnati, Ohio, discussing his research on stress, health and African Americans.
Moderated a Student/Staff discussion of Social Justice as part of the Service Learning Series on Thursday January 20th.
Recently had a movie review for District Nine published in PsycCRITIQUES (July 7, 2010, volume 55, release 27) entitled, This ain’t E.T.: Racist images in entertainment; A review of the film, District Nine.
Is also working on an article with Dr. Sam Maddox on the educational and psychosocial needs of African American males.

Drs. Deborah Deckner and Samuel Maddox

Co-presented a talk on March 4th at the 2011 SEPA Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida. Their talk is titled, 50 years and counting: The President’s panel on mental retardation

Dr. Kitty Deering

Authored the Instructor's Manual to Accompany Ragin's Health Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach (2011) published by Prentice Hall.

Dr. Brian Goldman

Co-authored an article that came out in June’s edition of Personality and Individual Differences (2010) titled "Dispositional Authenticity and Romantic Relationship Functioning"

Dr. Pinar Gurkas

Co-authored the paper "Identification Using Biometric Technology: Issues and Attitudes", appearing in the Journal of Information Assurance and Security (JIAS)
Co-authored the paper "Infant nutrition and secure base behavior at 12 and 18 months: An exploratory study," appearing in the January, 2011 issue of Infancy.

Dr. Antoinette Miller

Was Clayton State's nominee for the FY12 Regents Teaching Excellence Award
Presented "Seven Minutes of Sizzle: the 3 Rs of Motivating Online Students" at the ECORE Annual Meeting on May 12
Recently joined the USG eCORE faculty
Was Clayton State's nominee for the FY11 Regents Teaching Excellence Award
Her chapter, "House and the Brain" is forthcoming in Wiley's House and Psychology (Fall 2011)

Dr. Samuel Maddox

Continues to served as Program Evaluator with the Clayton County Adult Felony Drug Court
Presented a poster presentation for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology with Dr. Brian Goldman ,"Understanding Race Differences in Self-Esteem Level: The Role of Contingent Self-Esteem & Authenticity”
Is collaborating with Hearts to Nourish Hope to secure grant funding for juvenile diversion program
Continues to collaborate with Dr. Deborah Deckner on the manuscript “50 Years and Counting: The Legacy the First President’s Panel on Mental Retardation” presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Conference in March 2011
Is finalizing a manuscript on “Making Sense of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder” for March 2011
Collaborating with Mrs. Cheryl Dunson on the design and implementation of her thesis “Impact of Parents on High School Students Success”
Served as Faculty Facilitator for the Alternative Winter Break Service Project through the Department of Campus Life

Dr. Mario Norman

Presented “The use of discussions to promote critical thinking skills in diverse collegiate classroom” at the 40th Annual Conference of the International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning (ISETL) in Nashville, TN on October 7-9, 2010.

Dr. Celeste Walley-Jean

As of June 27 2011, will be responsible for directing Integrative Studies
Spoke at the 4th Annual African American Studies Symposium: African American Femininities: The Michelle Obama Effect at the University of Texas at San Antonio on April 14th (see http://colfa.utsa.edu/English/aass/index_files/AfricanAmericanStudiesSchedule.htm)

Past Activities

Learn about Psi Chi (the Psychology Honor Society)!

Minor in Psychology!

Want to take a Minor in Psychology? Please download and complete this form, and then bring it to either Dr. Donna McCarty (donnamccarty@mail.clayton.edu) or Dr. Antoinette Miller (antoinettemiller@mail.clayton.edu) to complete the process.

Psychology Speakers- talks on the web!

These will now include our Psi Chi speaker series...