Mason Health Communications

Summary

The 60-credit (post M.A.) doctoral program in communication focuses on health and strategic communication. It prepares students for increasingly complex public and private communication environments.

Students receive a strong theoretical and multi-methodological foundation which enables them to examine the critical role communication performs in health promotion, disease prevention, quality of care, risk assessment, and crisis management.

 

Information

Website:    communication.gmu.edu/programs/la-phd-com

Profile of Chair Anne Nicotera

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Mason Science Communications

 

Summary

This certificate is designed for graduate students with or without an academic communication background to upgrade their knowledge of the field. It is geared to meet the needs of both communication professionals and science professionals who want to emphasize science communication work in their future careers.

The graduate certificate in science communication may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis.

 

Information

Website: http://communication.gmu.edu/programs/la-cerg-scmn

Profile of Director Katherine Rowan

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GMU Center for Psychological Services

 

Summary

The George Mason University Center for Psychological Services (GMU CPS) is a community-located and community-serving psychological services office that serves as the primary training clinic for the graduate students in Clinical and School Psychology at GMU, a field placement for graduate students in social work, and an externship training site for doctoral-level clinical psychology graduate students from other local universities.

GMU CPS offers a range of evidence-based treatment services and has a sliding scale fee so that all people have the opportunity for assessment and treatment regardless of their income.

 

Information

Website

Email: psycclin@gmu.edu Phone: 703-993-1370 Address: 10340 Democracy Lane, Suite 202 Fairfax, VA 22030

Director: Robyn Mehlenbeck

 

About

We offer a variety of assessment options, primarily psychoeducational testing and mental health evaluations (many of which are court-ordered) as well as therapy for children, adolescents, and adults. We do individual therapy, family therapy, couples counseling, and groups.

All trainees are very closely supervised by licensed psychologists who are faculty and adjuncts within the Psychology Department at George Mason University. The GMU CPS adheres to a clinical science model of training and, therefore, all trainees receive training in, and are expected to practice utilizing evidence-based assessment and psychotherapy techniques. While faculty supervisors at GMU CPS maintain a primarily Cognitive-Behavioral orientation, other evidenced-based orientations (e.g., ...

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PressForward

 

Summary

A free and open-source software project launched in 2011, PressForward enables teams of researchers to aggregate, filter, and disseminate relevant scholarship using the popular WordPress web publishing platform.

Just about anything available on the open web is fair game: traditional journal articles, conference papers, white papers, reports, scholarly blogs, and digital projects.

 

 

Information

Website:   http://pressforward.org/

Profile of Eric Olson, Outreach Coordinator

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