PhD Neuropsychology at Howard University

The APA-accredited Ph.D. program in Psychology (specialization in Neuropsychology) at Howard’s Graduate School provides didactic and research training in the study of brain-behavior interactions and human behavior as it relates to normal and abnormal functioning of the central nervous system. Our Ph.D. program exposes students to a wide range of procedures and techniques used in studying the neural bases of cognitive, affective, and behavioral processes. Our program has unique strengths in research on the dynamic interplay between the brain and physical health as it relates to racial and ethnic health disparities. As a doctoral student in the Neuropsychology graduate program, you'll be part of an active research culture at Howard. Students are required to initiate a research project in collaboration with a faculty member in their first year of graduate study. Students interested in Clinical Neuropsychology, a service-delivery specialty in neuropsychology, should apply to our Clinical Psychology Program. In past years, students have engaged in research collaborations with faculty in the Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, Genetics, Biology, Neurosurgery, Pharmacology, Surgery (Bariatric and Transplant), and Communication Science and Disorders, and with research mentors at the National Institutes of Health. You'll have numerous opportunities to present your research findings at key meetings in Washington, D.C., and benefit from the close mentorship of faculty with wide-ranging research interests, including behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, psychoneuroimmunological correlates of disease, and cardiovascular disease risk factors related to neurocognitive aging.