About
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES PH.D.
Psychological Sciences aims to understand human behavior — from neurons to societies — and translate that knowledge to improve the human condition. Our Psychological Sciences Graduate Group offers doctoral training geared towards research careers in a range of settings, including universities, research institutes, private companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
Students typically complete their Ph.D. in 5-6 years during which time they work closely with faculty mentors to conduct original research focused on one or more of the following psychological disciplines: developmental psychology, health psychology, and quantitative psychology. UC Merced does not offer training in clinical psychology or related fields.
research areas
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
- Cognitive development
- Culture & Context in development
- Social development
- Language development
- Emotional development
- Atypical development
- Neuroscience
- Genetics
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
- Quality of life
- Self-regulation, coping and health
- Behavioral interventions to improve health
- Biopsychosocial process in stress
- Health risk behaviors
- Health communications and decision making
- Health of children and families
- Health disparities
QUANTITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
- Bayesian Statistics
- Experimental and Quasi-experimental Design
- Item Response Theory
- Longitudinal statistical modeling
- Missing Data
- Multilevel Modeling
- Psychometrics/Measurement
- Sample Size Planning
- Social Network Analysis
- Structural Equation Modeling
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES at uc merced
Developmental Psychology is the study of how and why psychological processes and behavior change across the lifespan. Health psychology seeks to understand the role behavior plays in the etiology, treatment and prevention of disease and maintenance of health. Quantitative psychology creates the methods used to gather data and the statistics used to analyze them.
Before applying, each applicant is strongly encouraged to contact a Psychological Sciences faculty member in the area of research of interest, and include a copy of his or her curriculum vitae when doing so. Applicants can provide their completed General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) when they apply, but this is not a requirement
The application deadline for Fall 2023 admission is December 1, 2022.
alumni name
Class of 2015
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alumni name
Class of 2015
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FUNDING SUPPORT
Each doctoral student receives a stipend of about $24,000 (includes tuition, fees and health insurance) over 12 months. Students in good standing are eligible for year-round financial support, including payment of fees and tuition. Students are typically supported by teaching and research assistantships, which can be supplemented by fellowships, awards and other forms of financial assistance.