ROSEMEAD SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY B I O L A U N I V E R S I T Y R O S E M E A D S C H O O L O F P S Y C H O L O G Y
PSYCHOLOGY, AT ITS CORE, IS ALL ABOUT UNDERSTANDING HOW PEOPLE THINK, BEHAVE AND RELATE. AT ROSEMEAD SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY, WE BELIEVE THAT A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IS JOHN TOWNSEND (M.A. '82, Ph.D. '84) Psychologist, author and leadership consultant Rosemead simply has it all: in-depth psychological training, a biblical framework, and an orientation to helping students grow as individuals. It does an excellent job of equipping its students to meet the demands of the profession. AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS UNDERSTANDING. That s why Rosemead integrates scientific, research-driven study of human behavior with biblical understanding of human nature. Through this study of truths that God has revealed in both creation and the written Word, we seek to produce balanced psychologists who will make an impact in the areas of research, teaching and counseling. At Rosemead, you ll experience reputable, APA-accredited programs with an established record of preparing graduates for highly competitive positions. You ll also benefit from a supportive Christian environment that nurtures the whole person - spiritually, emotionally, intellectually and professionally. 2
INTEGRATION PSYCHOLOGY WITH THEOLOGY At Rosemead, you re not left on your own to figure out how to integrate your faith with your clinical practice. Our approach is built on: Integration-focused classes. These specialized classes taught by Christian psychologists, philosophers and theologians are designed to enhance your understanding of how your faith and practice work together. Scholarly dialogue. Rosemead faculty members publish broadly, and for more than 40 years Rosemead has published the Journal of Psychology & Theology. This is one of the few scholarly journals dedicated to the integration of psychology and theology. Relevant research. Rosemead operates the Institute for Research on Psychology and Spirituality, which examines integration paradigms and how integration is applied in clinics, churches and graduate programs. Extensive clinical experiences. You will begin seeing clients under supervision during your second semester of study and complete more than 2,000 hours of practicum and internship before you graduate. BRUCE NARRAMORE Founding Dean, Rosemead School of Psychology Isolated intellectual understandings of psychology and theology are highly overrated. Integrative efforts come alive when we recognize their eternal aspect and see our work and study as part of our God-ordained task of reconciling men to God, themselves, and others. 4
TRUSTED CHARLES AN APA*-ACCREDITED EDUCATION At Rosemead, you will be equipped with the solid academic foundation needed to interact intelligently and serve effectively in your future career. Whether you plan to teach, research, practice, minister or counsel, you ll benefit from: CHEGE (M.A. '94, Psy.D. '97) University professor and clinical psychologist I made up my mind to attend Rosemead because of its distinctive as a very solid clinical program with a strong emphasis on integration anchored by full APA accreditation. I am ever so glad I did! A trustworthy name. Rosemead has held accreditation from the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1980. And for more than 20 years, U.S. News & World Report has classified Biola University as a National University. A reputable faculty. Rosemead s 25 full-time faculty members have centuries of combined experience in professional clinical work, teaching, counseling and ministry. Its members have authored several seminal books over the past 30 years and are widely published in scholarly and popular journals. The best of both worlds. Rosemead offers both the practitioner-based Psy.D. and the research-based Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Such training provides the best of both models and results in a scholarly synergism that is rare in the university context. *American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 202-336-5979 7
PREPARED YOUR CLINICAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT Real-world experience is essential to your development as a psychologist. At Rosemead, your hands-on training begins early and builds, step by step, throughout your years of study. This leads to a full-time internship in your fifth year of study and prepares you to interact with and work in the mental health community while maintaining a Christian worldview. You ll be prepared through: Early exposure. Rosemead operates a large counseling center close to campus that serves the needs of Biola and the community at large. Biola Counseling Center provides approximately 14,000 hours of clinical service each year. Your supervised experience at the Center will take you beyond the classroom beginning in your first year of study. Diverse clinical experiences. All students complete practicum training with inpatient and outpatient agencies. These agencies provide you with opportunities to work with diverse populations adults, children, individuals, groups, and families from various cultures and socio-economic backgrounds allowing you to gain a breadth of clinical experiences in professional settings. Psychotherapy lab course. These courses, taken concurrently with theory courses, allow you to practice under supervision in the psychotherapy modalities that you are learning. An invaluable internship. Rosemead s unique clinical program will give you the extensive practical experience you need to qualify for some of the nation s most competitive internship opportunities, including medical centers, university counseling centers, community agencies, forensic, and military settings. SHARON LEWIS- BULTSMA (Psy.D. '01) Clinical psychologist and speaker One of the best and most formative experiences I had at Rosemead was at my first practicum placement. There I received outstanding supervision from a seasoned training analyst that was some of the best supervision I have ever had. As I look back, no other experience, aside from my own therapy, has had more influence on me as a practitioner today. 8
FELLOWSHIP A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT Connecting your maturing faith with rigorous studies isn t just an academic exercise. Rosemead students join a Christian university community, providing opportunities for fellowship, dialogue and worship vital parts of the total developmental process. You ll experience: A Christ-centered learning environment. Rosemead offers a distinct setting where all faculty, staff and students are professing Christians. Personal guidance as you acclimate. Incoming students are partnered with current students to address the transitional challenges of joining a new community. Fellowship opportunities. Rosemead offers a weekly chapel for students, staff and faculty, along with other events and informal activities that are designed to enhance your spiritual formation. Focus on personal growth. One of the highest rated aspects of Rosemead s program by alumni is the requirement that students participate in their own didactic therapy experience. Other opportunities for growth are participation in either couples therapy, spiritual direction or group psychotherapy. Diverse communities. Biola University is located in an area of ethnic and socioeconomic diversity. Therefore, our numerous practicums provide opportunities to work with a rich diversity of clients, populations and type of sites (e.g. medical centers and community mental health agencies). CHIYAH LAWRENCE former student My time at Rosemead would not have been what it has if not for the community I have found here. The growth I have seen in myself and my ability to endure the stretching that has occurred along the journey has been tremendously impacted by the students, staff and faculty that I have come to know and lean on. 11
TANIA ABOUEZZEDDINE Assistant Neuropsychology Fellowship UC, Los Angeles Ph.D. University of Southern California M.A. University of Southern California M.A. Boston University B.A. American University of Beirut FACULTY TAMARA ANDERSON 12 Associate Dean for Graduate Students and Program Director Ph.D. California School of Professional Psychology M.A. Pepperdine University B.A. Biola University R. JASON BRUNT Assistant Ph.D. The University of Texas M.A. The University of Texas B.A. The University of Maine CLARK D. CAMPBELL Dean, Rosemead School of Psychology ABPP Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Graduate School of Clinical Psychology, Western Seminary M.A. Graduate School of Clinical Psychology, Western Seminary M.S. Alliant University (Clinical Psychopharmacology) B.A. Wheaton College ANDREA L. CANADA Associate Ph.D. Rosemead School of Psychology M.A. Rosemead School of Psychology B.S. Wheaton College DAVID CIMBORA Director, Clinical Training Ph.D. University of Denver M.A. University of Denver B.S. University of Washington JOHN H. COE Professor of Spiritual Formation Director, Institute for Spiritual Formation Ph.D. UC, Irvine M.A. UC, Irvine M.A. Talbot School of Theology M.A. Western Kentucky University B.A. Biola University NANCY CRAWFORD Associate Psy.D. Wheaton College M.A. Wheaton College B.A.Ed. University of Michigan KEITH J. EDWARDS Ph.D. University of Southern California Ph.D. New Mexico State University M.A. New Mexico State University B.Ed. University of Wisconsin STACY ELTITI Associate Ph.D. University of Essex, UK M.A. CSU, San Bernardino B.A. CSU, Long Beach CHRISTOPHER R. GRACE Director, Center for Marriage and Relationships Ph.D. Colorado State University M.S. Colorado State University B.A. University of Northern Colorado M. ELIZABETH LEWIS HALL Ph.D. Rosemead School of Psychology M.A. Rosemead School of Psychology B.A. Biola University TODD HALL Director, Institute for Research in Psychology and Spirituality Editor, Journal of Psychology and Theology Doctoral Specialization in Statistics UC, Los Angeles Ph.D. Rosemead School of Psychology M.A. Rosemead School of Psychology B.A. Biola University A SAMPLE OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BY THE FACULTY INCLUDE: The Psychology of Religion: An Empirical Approach (4th ed.) by Ralph Hood, Peter Hill, and Bernard Spilka; Integrative Psychotherapy: Toward a Comprehensive Christian Approach by Mark McMinn and Clark Campbell; Psychology in the Spirit by John Coe and Todd Hall; Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner (4th ed.) by William Worden; No Condemnation by Bruce Narramore; The Integration of Psychology an Theology by John Carter and Bruce Narramore; Children and Grief by William Worden; Psychology and Christianity Integration by Daryl Stevenson, Brian Eck, and Peter Hill.
PETER C. HILL Ph.D. University of Houston M.A. University of Houston B.A. Nyack College CHRISTINA LEE-KIM Assistant Ph.D. Rosemead School of Psychology M.A. Rosemead School of Psychology B.A. UC, Los Angeles PHILIP C. LEWIS Special Appointment Faculty M.D. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba M.A. Western Conservative Baptist Seminary JASON McMARTIN Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University M.A. Claremont Graduate University M.A. Talbot School of Theology B.A. Biola University ARMIDA BUSTAMANTE MILLÁN Assistant Psy.D. Rosemead School of Psychology M.A. Rosemead School of Psychology M.A. National University B.S. Pacific Christian College PATRICIA L. PIKE Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education Doctoral Specialty Certificate California School of Professional Psychology Ph.D. University of Hawaii M.A. University of Hawaii B.A. University of Hawaii STEVE PORTER Professor of Theology and Philosophy Ph.D. University of Southern California M.Phil. University of Oxford M.A. Talbot School of Theology B.A. Biola University JOHN POSTON Assistant Ph.D. Purdue University M.A. Western Carolina University B.A. Bryan College CHERRY G. STEINMEIER Associate Psy.D. Rosemead School of Psychology M.A. Rosemead School of Psychology B.A. Northern Illinois University MELANIE A. TAYLOR Director, Biola Counseling Center Psy.D. Rosemead School of Psychology M.A. Rosemead School of Psychology B.A. Northern Illinois University KEVIN VAN LANT Director, Applied Psychology Associate Ph.D. Rosemead School of Psychology M.A. Rosemead School of Psychology B.A. Biola University DAVID C. WANG Assistant Ph.D. Rosemead School of Psychology Th.M. Regent College M.A. Talbot School of Theology B.A. UC, Los Angeles JOHN WILLIAMS Associate Ph.D. UC, Irvine M.A. CSU, Fresno B.S. UC, Davis MICHELE DI CARLO WILLINGHAM Internship Training Director, Biola Counseling Center Psy.D. California School of Professional Psychology M.A. California School of Professional Psychology M.A. Azusa Pacific University B.A. Pacific Christian College JAMES M. WOODY Associate Director, Biola Counseling Center Psy.D. Rosemead School of Psychology M.A. Rosemead School of Psychology B.S. University of Houston FACULTY HAVE PUBLISHED RECENTLY IN THE FOLLOWING JOURNALS: American Psychologist, Journal of Family Issues, Journal of Psychology and Theology, Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, Christian Higher Education, Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Training and Education in Professional Psychology, Journal of Psychology and Christianity, The General Psychologist, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Psychology of Women Quarterly, Christian Scholar s Review, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Research in Personality, Review of General Psychology, Journal of Personality, American Psychologist, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Omega, Journal of Palliative Care. 13
PROGRAMS 14 T he licensure and employment rates of our alumni clearly demonstrate the value our graduates find in their professional training. Among those who received degrees in the past decade, 95 percent of Ph.D. alumni and 93 percent of Psy.D. alumni are currently employed in careers related to psychology. Meanwhile, 80 percent of Ph.D. alumni and 75 percent of Psy.D. alumni maintain current psychology licensure. (Some of our alumni use their training internationally or in the U.S. in careers for which licensure is not necessary.) Rosemead offers both the PhD. and Psy.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology. Both doctoral degree programs are accredited by the APA, and both require 133 semester hours including psychology and theology coursework, psychotherapy labs, integration seminars, research, practicum, internship, and dissertation or doctoral paper requirements. Each program takes five to six years to complete and an M.A. degree is awarded after the first two years when degree requirements are fulfilled. Both degree programs are planned to produce practicing psychologists who possess excellent clinical skills. PH.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY The Ph.D. degree program is designed for those who desire to produce research and teach as well as provide clinical services. This degree program requires more research coursework, a master s level thesis and a dissertation. PSY.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY The Psy.D. degree program is designed for those who seek to conduct and apply research in their clinical practices. This program requires more psychotherapy lab courses and practicum units in order to emphasize enhanced clinical skills.
1. Submit a completed application. 2. Submit $65 application fee. 3. Submit essays: Reasons for pursuing graduate study in psychology Personal biography 4. Submit five letters of recommendation. Recommendation forms are supplied by Rosemead and are contained in the Application pack. Three of these are academic references and two are character references (pastor and personal friend). 5. Forward official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. FINANCIAL AID A quality graduate psychology program is an important step toward your future one that requires a significant investment of both time and money. But we never want finances to stand in the way of your education. Numerous opportunities for financial support including grants, scholarships and loans are available to students with demonstrated need. In addition, many Rosemead students have the opportunity to work as a TA during their program, offering an additional source of experience, interaction with faculty, and income. We invite you to explore the options available to you by visiting our Financial Aid Office online: BIOLA.EDU/GRAD/FINANCIAL_AID Transcripts must be official and mailed directly from your college or university in a sealed envelope to the Office of Graduate Admissions. 6. Submit general GRE scores. Note: International students must follow the requirements listed above. In addition, you must submit TOEFL scores as well as an Affidavit of Support. APPLY ONLINE AT BIOLA.EDU/GRAD/APPLYNOW All application materials must be received in the office of Graduate Admissions by January 15. ADMISSION STEPS TO APPLY 15
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