University of Kansas
Department of Applied Behavioral Science
Behavioral Psychology: Community Health and Development concentration
Degrees Offered: Undergraduate concentration, Doctorate
Website: http://absc.ku.edu/
At A Glance
Full-time Faculty: 20
Full-time Faculty Identifying as Community Psychologists: 2
Available Student Assistantships: Research and teaching assistantships for both graduate and undergraduate students depending on the funding of the faculty and department.
The Program
Program Alumni Information
The program focuses on training researchers and practitioners. Graduates from the program are typically employed in government, education, healthcare, consulting, for-profit and/or nonprofit sectors.
Community Psychology Faculty and Research Interests
- Juvenile justice
- Autism and developmental disabilities
- Animal learning
- Behavioral economics
- Historiography of psychology and behavior analysis
- Organizational behavior management
- Remedial educational interventions
- Mentoring and youth development
- Adults with disabilities in community and group living environments
- Child clinical psychology
- Violence prevention
- Community health promotion
Living Community Psychology Features