Department of Applied Psychology

The Department of Applied Psychology offers APA Accredited Doctoral Programs in both Counseling Psychology and School Psychology, Master’s programs in Counseling Psychology and School Psychology as well as a Master’s Program in Applied Behavior Analysis. As global citizens, we are dedicated to access, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to developing future behavioral health professionals who can advance diversity by providing culturally informed care to people across race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, class, age, ability, and nationality. We support the acquisition of competencies that ready our students to recognize, broach, and interrupt discrimination in its many forms.

2019 Behavioral Analysis Badge

Northeastern’s master’s program in Applied Behavior Analysis was recently ranked among the top ABA programs in the country.

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Programs
Applied Behavior Analysis (MS)

Applied Behavior Analysis (MS)

Applied Psychology (MS)

Applied Psychology (MS)

PlusOne (MS)

PlusOne (MS)

Counseling Psychology (MS/CAGS)

Counseling Psychology (MS/CAGS)

Counseling Psychology (PhD)

Counseling Psychology (PhD)

School Psychology (MS/CAGS)

School Psychology (MS/CAGS)

School Psychology (PhD)

School Psychology (PhD)

Early Intervention (Certificate)

Early Intervention (Certificate)

The Department of Psychology in the College of Science offers an undergraduate bachelor of science degree in psychology, as well as a PhD in psychology with four broad areas of scholarship: behavioral neuroscience, cognition, perception, and personality/social.

Mission

The Department of Applied Psychology generates new knowledge through research and the translation of research to applications that optimize the development, education, and mental and physical health of children and adults. These activities are conceptualized in an ecological model centering on social justice within culturally diverse urban and global contexts. They are embedded into all coursework and field training activities in our master’s, doctoral, and certificate-level graduate programs.

The Department of Applied Psychology is a science-practitioner based unit that:

  1. generates new knowledge through research and the translation of research to applications that optimize the development, and promote the mental and physical health, of children and adults across the life span
  2. trains the next generation of leaders in school psychology, counseling psychology, college student development, applied behavior analysis, and related fields

Faculty and students come from diverse training, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, providing an enriching learning experience. Our doctoral programs provide excellent educational opportunities for those interested in professional psychology with specialized training for future careers in academic or practice positions as licensed psychologists. We expect our students to become high level science based practitioners contributing with their behavioral health training to promote integrated and interprofessional health policies and practices in a multicultural and global world.

The Department shares Bouvé College of Health Sciences mission of being a center of excellence in professional health education, research, and service. The Department is strongly committed to Bouvé’s emphasis on cross-disciplinary interaction among faculty and students from the different schools and departments, to foster the next generation of interprofessional healthcare leaders of our global community.

Our graduates are well-prepared to become applied psychologists and behavioral health science professionals in a variety of health, educational, governmental, community, organizational, and private settings.

Chair
Robert Volpe 2021

Robert Volpe
404 International Village
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: 617.373.7970
[email protected]