Resources for Psychology Students

Below you’ll find a variety of useful information on research, clubs, resources and helpful links.

WCU Psi Chi and Psychology Club

Psi Chi is a national honor society whose purpose shall be to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology.

The mission of Psi Chi is to produce a well-educated, ethical, and socially responsible member committed to contributing to the science and profession of psychology and to society in general.

Subends for accomplishing above mission:

• Advance science and the profession of psychology
• Promote an educational experience consistent with the Psi Chi Mission Statement
• Promote ethical and socially responsible members and leaders
• Define and establish an organizational structure that promotes our mission

WCU's Psychology Club is open to all who are interested in the field of Psychology. We urge all members to become involved with the community through service opportunities. See our Psychology Club Constitution for more information and keep an eye on our upcoming events.

Research in Psychology

Helpful Links

Internships, Scholarships & Research

• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• New Scholarship Opportunities
• Please Contact Dr. Mickey Randolph (randolph@email.wcu.edu) for the current copy of the Psychology Internship Manual and further internship guidelines.
• Summer Internship with MURAP
• Summer Internship with Danville Regional Foundation
• Spring and Fall Internships with Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)
• UNC General Administration Marian Drane Graham Scholars Program
• Summer Internship with Camp Lakey Gap (Camp Program for People with Autism)
• Summer Internship with Children's Treatment Program at Florida International University
• Summer Internship with Davidson-Broughton Summer Study Program
• Multiple Internship Postings available on jobcat.wcu.edu
• Summer Research Job at Texas Tech University
• Summer Internship with the Department of Homeland Security
• Spring and Summer Academic Internship Programs in Washington DC
• Florida International University: Center for Children and Families

Employment Opportunities

• Hawthorne Heights
• Equinox Residential Treatment Center

Travel

• Travel Preapproval Form (required before all travel)
• Travel Template (use for reimbursement)

Graduate School Information

• Clinical Psychology PsyD at LIU
• December 1 deadline 
• The Psychology Graduate Applicant's Portal
• Valuable information on applying and getting into graduate school
• Radford University
• For students interested in Clinical-Counseling, Industrial/Organizational, and Experimental Psychology.

Information-based Sites

The following sites provide links to many other organizations and sources of information:

• Hanover College Web Resources
  • maintained by John H. Krantz, Ph.D. - great source of information
• Psychology Online Resource Central
  • large selection of links for psychology students and their professors
• Social Psychology Network
  • 1000s of useful links on all aspects of psychology

Online Texts, Tutorials and Full-text Journals

• APA Monitor (APA's monthly newspaper)
• Dr. Krantz's Psych Tutorials (more from Hanover College)
• Methods in Behavioral Research (by Paul C. Cozby)

Associations and Organizations

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Psychological Society (APS)
• National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN)
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
• North Carolina School Psychology Association (NCSPA)
• Psi Chi - the National Honor Society in Psychology
• Southeastern Psychological Association