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Can anyone point me in the direction of professors who research the dissemination of Behavioral Activation for depression?

I am an undergraduate in psychology who is currently looking to apply to graduate school. I have been heavily involved in psychological research since my freshman year. I am looking for instructors who study depression in adults and have experience with behavioral activation or possibly acceptance and commitment therapy.

I will be writing 2 senior theses next year and am on track to possibly have 3 publications by next year, one of which was recently submitted, and hopefully will be accepted, to the journal Psychotherapy. I am currently running my own study, which I have both designed and orchestrated on my own. This study's purpose is to test the feasibility of an internet-based treatment of depression using behavioral activation components. I am also being trained in using articulate and designing an interactive program that will help facilitate the learning of various behavioral activation techniques.

Overall, my goal is to meet another professor whose interests line up closely to mine. And while I have started to compile a list of potential professors to apply to, I thought it couldn't hurt to get some advise/suggestions from others in research gate.
Mar 10, 2012

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  • Gudrun Smith · Technische Universität Braunschweig
    May I ask in which countries you are looking for a professor? Are you interested in Professors in Germany as well or are you looking for one in the US?
    Mar 10, 2012
  • Joseph Murphy · University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
    Well US is preferred, but I'm certainly considering places in Europe.
    Mar 10, 2012
  • Kim de Jong · Universiteit Leiden
    If BA is your primary interest in research, I would try to apply with the people that are on the top of your list.

    It may be good to know that in some countries in Europe graduate school in not similar to the US, for instance in Holland, PhD students apply for a apprenticeship (with salary) and only a few positions per university are available, depending on the project money that is available. You would then apply for a specific research project and get your PhD degree on that. Something similar is the case in Germany and Switzerland. Also, do realize that not all programs include clinical training, and that may make your transfer back to the US more complicated after the degree (even foreign clinical training may be frowned upon, apart from training in Canada).
    Mar 12, 2012
  • Joseph Murphy · University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
    Good to know, thank you. I had imagined that the programs would be different, but I guess I never thought about how it would be looked at in the US.
    Mar 15, 2012
  • Susanne Knappe · Technische Universität Dresden
    Prof. martin hauzinger, germany
    Mar 29, 2012
  • Timothy Trull · University of Missouri
    Sona Dimidjian
    Colorado-Boulder
    Apr 10, 2012
  • Nicholas Heck · University of Montana
    Cameo Borntrager- Dissemination/Implementation Science
    Jennifer Waltz- Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
    The University of Montana
    Apr 29, 2012
  • J.D. Smith · University of Oregon
    Derek Hopko - University of Tennessee Knoxville
    May 4, 2012
  • Amy Damashek · Western Michigan University
    Richard Spates - Western Michigan University
    May 4, 2012
  • Daniel Gros · Medical University of South Carolina
    Carl W. Lejuez - University of Maryland College Park
    Dec 1, 2012

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