Welcome to the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology website. Our Department is an academic unit of the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida, one of six colleges in the Health Science Center on the UF campus in Gainesville, FL.
Our Mission
The Department of Clinical and Health Psychology educates tomorrow's leaders in Psychology in the scientist-practitioner tradition, advances psychological science, and improves the health and quality of life of all people through excellence in research, education, and health service delivery.
Our Vision
We endeavor to provide a collegial environment that advances scholarship and the pursuit of knowledge while striving for excellence in both graduate education and training and the delivery of the highest quality of health care services. On a daily basis, we focus upon the integration of science and practice in all our activities. The faculty, staff, graduate students, interns, post doctoral fellows, and alumni of the Department seek to maintain and advance our State-wide, National and International reputation as a "Center of Excellence" in Psychological Science, Education, and Service Delivery.
Our Achievements
Our faculty and students are engaged in the production of scientific knowledge, educational and training outcomes, and leading-edge patient care. Data regarding scientific productivity, program completion (degrees conferred), grant awards, clinical service, national rankings, and honors and awards are useful measures of our productivity. We use these data to track our progress and to provide information regarding needed areas of development as we aspire to fully achieve our mission and vision. Department-wide prodiuctivity and operations data are available from the following links. All reports are updated when new data become available.
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology Productivity Report 2002-2007
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology Fact Sheet, Spring 2008
Announcements
PETER J. LANG RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE
Peter J. Lang, Ph.D., Graduate Research Professor,
recently received the Doctor Honoris Causa from
Universitat Jaume I in Castellon, Spain. The rector of UJI, Fransisco Toledo,
began the ceremony with the following words: "This extraordinatry session
has been called to celebrate the solemn investiture of the title of "Doctor
Honoris Causa" of the Universitat Jaume I on Dr. Peter J. Lang. As
a tribute to and in recognition of his merits, I award him this title and
endow this doctoral medal and this cap of honor as symbols of venerable
distinction of high academic merit." Coverage of Professor Lang's award
in Spanish newspapers, along with outstanding pictures of his award ceremony,
can be seen by clicking here.
A full color picture of Professor
Lang in his ceremonial robe can be found here.
DOCTORAL PROGRAM REMAINS RANKED IN TOP 25
The Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology remained among the Top 25 Clinical Psychology programs in the 2008 US News and World Report rankings, released in March 2008. The rankings are derived from reputational assessments by department heads of APA-Accredited doctoral programs in Clinical Psychology. The 2008 rankings are based on a response rate of 28%. More information on the methodology used to calculate the USNWR rankings can be found by clicking here.
The Jenny Sivinski Memorial Award for Excellence in Community Service
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY WINS APA AWARD
The Department of Clinical and Health Psychology has been selected as one of two national recipients of the American Psychological Association's (APA) Departmental Award for the Culture of Service in the Psychological Sciences. The award recognizes departments that demonstrate a commitment to service in the psychological sciences. Departments selected for this award show a pattern of support for service from faculty at all levels, including a demonstration that service to the discipline is rewarded in faculty tenure and promotion. Successful Departments will also demonstrate that service to the profession is an integral part of training and mentoring.
In her citation letter, Sharon Brehm, Ph.D., President of the American Psychological Association, indicated that, “The support of your department for faculty participation on discipline-related association boards, editing journals, reviewing grant and research proposals, mentoring students and colleagues, service on university committees, and volunteering to provide disaster relief services and management training to those in need is an excellent model for other departments to follow. It is clear that culture of service is incorporated into the day-to-day activities of your faculty and students.”
The $5,000 award was presented on October 14, 2007 at the APA Science
Leadership Conference in Washington, DC. The award will be used to support
student travel to conferences or meetings in which they perform service
to scientific organizations by serving on committees, organizing symposia,
or performing science advocacy activities.
