PhD Student Information and Data
It's not all talk, we have facts! Diverse student backgrounds and accomplishments make our Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology one of the best in the nation! Check out some recent student and graduate information and make UMKC your #1 choice!
Great educational backgrounds
Internship placement among the best in the nation
High academic standards
Career placement
Detailed Program Data: Completion, Internship, Attrition, Licensure statistics
Great educational backgrounds
Some recent students were accepted from:
- University of Wisconsin
- California State University
- Concordia College
- University of Northern Iowa
- Southern Illinois University
- University of Michigan
- Minnesota State University
- University of Kansas
- Emporia State University
- Augustana College
- University of Kentucky
- Kansas State University
- Oklahoma State University
- Loyola University of Chicago
- St. Bonaventure University
. . . among other great schools!
Internship placement among the best in the nation
Students recently accepted internships at:
- Kansas State University
- Southern Illinois University
- VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System
- University of Southern Florida Counseling Center
- Oklahoma Health Consortium
- University of Maryland Counseling Center
- St. Louis V.A. Hospital
- University of California, Santa Cruz Counseling Center
- Topeka V.A. Hospital
- Vanderbilt University Counseling Center
- University of California, Davis counseling center
- Miami, Florida, V.A. Hospital
- Florida State University Counseling Center
- University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Counseling Center
- Western Missouri - Mental Health Center
- Riverbend Community Mental Health Center (Boston, MA)
- Iowa State University Counseling Center
- University of Missouri-Columbia Counseling Center
- Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
- Florida State Hospital
...2007 Internship Placement - 100% Match!
High Academic Standards
- "Safe Spaces? Factors that influence students' perceptions of training program climate related to lesbian, gay and bisexual issues." - Angela Bahner
- "The effects of simultaneous developmental processes: The predictors of career development outcomes for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth." -Christa Schmidt
- "Social information processing mediators of the relationship between attachment and aggression in adolescence." -George Dent
Recent conference presentations include:
- Heintzelman, A. & Murdock, N. (2008, March). Self-Serving Bias in Attribution of Blame for Cheating in Committed Relationships. Poster accepted to be presented at the International Counseling Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.
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Todd, M. L., & Brown, C. (2007). The Effect of Music and No Music on Pre-Performance Arousal, Perceptions of Performance Exertion and Pain, and Evaluations of Performance in High School Track Runners. Poster presented at the 2007 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.
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Linnemeyer, R., & Brown, C. (2007). Student Athletes, Fine Arts Students, and General College Students: A Comparison of Foreclosure and Career Maturity Levels. Poster presented at the 2007 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association; social hour sponsored by CCPTP, SAG, and the sections of Division 17, San Francisco, California.
Career Placement
- Veteran's Administration Hospitals (Florida, Kansas, Iowa)
- Post-doctoral fellowship programs (California, Delaware, Nebraska )
- University Counseling Centers (South Dakota, Kansas City, California, Iowa)
- University faculty/administrative positions (Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Missouri)
- Marketing research (Kansas City, Boston)
- Community Mental Health Services and State hospitals (Missouri, Oklahoma)