UNC Clinical Psychology Program

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Psychology Department Faculty

The faculty of the clinical program include both tenure track and fixed term faculty. All faculty contribute to research, teaching, and service. Tenure track faculty emphasize research endeavors and teaching, and many participate in clinical supervision as well. Fixed term faculty devote greater portions of their time to teaching and clinical supervision, while also being involved in research.

Tenure Track Faculty		Fixed Term Faculty
Abramowitz, Jonathan S. Baucom, Donald H. Gil, Karen M. Gray-Little, Bernadette Hussong, Andrea M. Jones, Deborah J.	Lowman, Joseph C. Neblett Jr., Enrique W. Penn, David Prinstein, Mitchell J. Youngstrom, Eric A.	Kirby, Jennifer S. Wise, Erica H. Youngstrom, Jennifer K.

Tenure Track Faculty

	Abramowitz, Jonathan S. Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Psychology
	Phone: 919-843-8170 Email: jabramowitz@unc.edu	247 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Areas of Research: Psychological processes and cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders-- especially obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and health-related anxiety. Links: Website

	Baucom, Donald H. Professor
	Phone: 919-962-5082 don_baucom@unc.edu	262 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Areas of Research: Marital distress, cognitive-behavior therapy, gender differences. Links: Additional information for applicants interested in Don Baucom's research.

	Gil, Karen M. Professor and Senior Associate Dean for the Social Sciences
	Phone: 919-962-3991 kgil@email.unc.edu	254 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Areas of Research: Health psychology, chronic illness, acute and chronic pain, stress and coping, child and family therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy. Links: Website

	Gray-Little, Bernadette Professor and Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor of UNC Chapel Hill
	Phone: 919-962-3990 bernadet@email.unc.edu	264 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Areas of Research: Sociocultural influences on personality, marital interaction, psychopathology.

	Hussong, Andrea M. Professor
	Phone: 919-962-6593 ahussong@email.unc.edu	255 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Areas of Research: Developmental studies of the social and familial influences associated with adolescent substance use, and comorbid disorders, among high risk youth. Links: Website

	Jones, Deborah J. Assistant Professor
	Phone: 919-962-3995 djjones@email.unc.edu	267 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Research Interests: The family transmission of mental and physical health and well-being, as well as the mechanisms by which families may transmit risk, such as depression, and resilience, such as optimism. Dr. Jones' work focuses primarily on low-income and minority families with adolescent children. Links: Website

	Lowman, Joseph C. Professor
	Phone: 919-962-3993 jclowman@unc.edu	257 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Areas of Research: Various topics in Personality and in Evolutionary Personality; Qualities of exemplary college teachers. Links: Personal Hompage

	Neblett Jr., Enrique W. Assistant Professor
	Arriving Fall 2008 Phone: eneblett@unc.edu	250 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Areas of Research: Racism-related stress experiences, coping, and psychological health. Links: Website

	Penn, David Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Psychology
	Phone: 919-843-7514 dpenn@email.unc.edu	250 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Areas of Research: Social cognition in schizophrenia. Psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia. Stigma Links: Website.

	Prinstein, Mitchell J. Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Psychology
	Phone: 919-962-3988 Fax: 919-962-2537 mitch.prinstein@unc.edu	240 Davie Hall, CB# 3270 Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Research Interersts: Cognitive-Interpersonal Models of Adolescent Depression and Suicidality, Peer Influence and Adolescent Health Risk Behavior Links: Website

	Youngstrom, Eric A. Associate Professor
	Phone: 919-962-3997 Email: eay@unc.edu	248 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Areas of Research: Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents; evidence based approaches to assessment; emotions and developmental psychopathology. Links:

Fixed Term Faculty
Fixed term faculty offer clinical supervision, teaching, and a variety of other contributions to the department. Fixed term faculty often may serve on research committees, but typically do not work with students as a primary research mentor.

	Kirby, Jennifer Research Assistant Professor
	Phone: 919-962-3543 jennifer.kirby@unc.edu	263 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Areas of Research: Cognitive-Behavioral Couples Therapy (CBCT) with a particular focus on individual difficulties, including emotional dysregulation and health conditions; CBCT as a premarital intervention; Intimacy and autonomy needs in intimate relationships

	Wise, Erica H. Clinical Associate Professor & Director of Psychological Services
	Phone: 919-962-5034 ewise@email.unc.edu	246 Davie Hall Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270
Areas of Research: Ethical and legal issues in clinical psychology; clinical training and supervision; psychotherapy outcome in a training clinic.

	Youngstrom, Jennifer K. Clinical Associate Professor & Director of Child and Family Services
	Phone: 919-843-2074 Email: jky@unc.edu	212 Finley Golf Course Road Psychology Dept. UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3274
Areas of Research: Evidence-based or empirically supported treatments; effectiveness research with children and adolescents; transporting treatments into the community; supervision and training