EDP Contacts

How the EDP Department is Structured

As a graduate student, you are part of both the EDP Department and the Graduate School. Within the Graduate School, your field of study is the EDP Department, and within the Department, you belong to a Program Area (also called “Specialization”): Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, HDCLS, Quantitative Methods, or School/Clinical Child Psychology. While your specialization is on record in our office and at the Graduate School, it does not appear on diplomas.

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The Graduate School

The Graduate School oversees policies and processes for all graduate programs across the University. It includes:

The Vice President and Dean of Graduate Studies
The Graduate Assembly, a legislative body made up of faculty and graduate students
Department-level Graduate Studies Committees (GSCs), made up of EDP faculty

The EDP Graduate Studies Committee (GSC)

The EDP GSC sets Department-level requirements and policies and oversees student progress. It includes:

GSC Chair and Vice-Chair
GSC Executive Committee (GSC EC): A smaller group that reviews time-sensitive student matters. It includes the GSC Chair and Vice Chair, Department Chair, and Graduate Adviser.
Student Representatives: EDP graduate students may volunteer to attend policy-related GSC meetings and serve on standing committees. They do not participate in confidential student reviews or evaluations.

Department Leadership

Department Chair - Faculty member who oversees departmental operations
Graduate Adviser - Faculty member who advises on graduate policies and student progress
Graduate Program Coordinator(s) - Staff members who supports graduate students and serves as a liaison to the Graduate School
Program Area Chairs - Faculty who lead each specialization area and oversee program advising, curriculum and student matters

For current contacts, see the EDP Contact Directory

EDP Department Program Areas

The Department includes four areas of specialization or Program Areas:

Counseling Psychology (CP) / Counselor Education (CE)

Our doctoral program in Counseling Psychology is scientist-practitioner based, preparing Ph.D. psychologists to work with problems of human behavior in a range of social processes and systems. The master's program in Counselor Education prepares counselors to work in academic settings, including post-secondary educational institutions (community colleges, colleges, and universities).

Counseling Psychology doctoral program overview and goals >

Counselor Education master's program overview and goals >

Human Development, Culture and Learning Sciences (HDCLS)

The master's and doctoral programs in Human Development, Culture, and Learning Science (HDCLS) train graduate students in theories of human cognition, culture, development, language, learning, motivation, social, and personality psychology. Graduates are prepared for teaching and research careers in these areas.

HDCLS doctoral and master's program overview and goals >

Quantitative Methods (QM)

The master's and doctoral Quantitative Methods specializations offer training in modern statistical and psychometric methods to prepare graduates to advance methodological research and to apply those methods to address educational and social science research questions. Our graduates are employed in academia, professional testing organizations, educational research and development agencies, industrial psychology agencies, governing agencies of higher education, state departments of education, and research and program evaluation divisions of large school districts.

QM doctoral and master's program overview and goals >

School/Clinical Child Psychology (SCCP)

The School/Clinical Child Psychology doctoral program uses a scientist-practitioner model to prepare psychologists to understand and enhance the development of children and adolescents in context. The master's program is designed for students who are interested in a future doctoral training, but first wish to gain experience as a researcher or as a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP). Our graduates are employed in colleges and universities, school systems, mental health and child guidance centers, medical centers, and independent clinical practice.

SP doctoral program overview and goals >

SP master's program overview and goals >

Each Program Area is led by a Program Area Chair, a faculty member who represents the area in departmental leadership and supports students in that specialization.

For a list of Program Area Chairs, see the EDP Contact Directory.

Department Organization & Contacts