The Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Ph.D. Program integrates psychological and sociological scholarship in the study of processes and structures to investigate personal and social life. Several areas of emphasis are available including:
- social psychology and health,
- social psychology and law/justice,
- personal and social relationships,
- social psychology of organizations;
- public policy and politics;
- developmental social psychology; and
- gender, culture, and diversity.
We also have a unique emphasis in the intersection of the social psychologies of health and law/justice. Contextual issues (such as culture, gender, religion, and biopsychosocial development) are integrated. The program emphasizes training in theoretical foundations, as well as quantitative and qualitative methodologies in basic and applied research. Faculty have expertise in psychological and sociological research and their intersection.
This interdisciplinary program has support and participation from the College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, the School of Community Health Sciences, the College of Education, and the College of Business. Faculty from Sociology, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Community Health Sciences, Human Development and Family Studies, Communication Studies, and Managerial Sciences are active in the program. Students also participate in scholarly activities with the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies, National Judicial College, Center for Research Design and Analysis, Nevada Cooperative Extension, Sanford Center for Aging, Washoe County School District, and Renown Regional Medical Center. The program's quality and unique integrative nature have earned it membership in the Western Regional Graduate Program.