Duquesne University's Clinical Psychology Program

08/17/2026

We had our APA re-accreditation visit early this year. It is always stressful, and the long nailbiting period between the site visit and the eventual outcome no less so. Well, we just heard that the program was REACCREDITED for 10 years, the maximum accreditation period an institution can earn. A community effort, to be sure, but special thanks goes to JESSIE GOICOECHEA who headed up this whole process with signatory dedication, skill, and insight.

07/17/2026

We are hosts, this year, to the annual conference of SQIP (Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology). The conference kicks of TODAY, but you can still join in ...

07/17/2026

Several of us - faculty, students, alums - are very involved in ICNAP (Interdisciplinary Coalition of North American Phenomenologists) and SPHS (Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences). This year will see a JOINT conference in lovely Konstanz, Germany. There is still time to attend !! https://www.sphs.soziologie.uni-konstanz.de/conferences/2026-annual-conference/

06/28/2026

Just recently, we completed our Summer Fellowship for Underrepresented Students in Psychology. Most of you will know that this fellowship is fully funded by a generous alumnus gift, and that this program has been an unrivaled success, with 100% acceptance rates of fellows who applied to graduate programs (including our own). You will also know that the program is a communal effort, involving faculty, current students, alums, past fellows, and friends of the department. We thank you all for your participation in this so important program. Here are some pictures ...

06/09/2026

The SQIP (Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology) annual conference is coming up fast. We are the proud hosts, and if you have not registered yet, there is still time - the program looks exciting and stimulating. July 17 & 18.

06/01/2026

The 4th World Congress of Existential Therapy starts in a few days. You can now join VIRTUALLY as well, and at deep discount rates. Registration is available at wcet4.online/events/world-congress-of-existential-therapy/register

Join the world's leading existential therapy conference from anywhere. June 3-6, 2026.

05/20/2026

MIDDLE VOICES, our scholarly journal completely run and managed by our graduate students, is out and available !!! Congratulations to editors PAVAN B. and ANNA K. !! The current issue includes a series of contributions from our own grad students (past and present), as well as prominent psychoanalysts and clinicians who presented work at the "Lacan: Clinic and Culture" that we hosted at Duquesne (which was also a largely student initiated and organized event). The journal is open sourced, so you have access to all the articles. Please feel free to distribute widely.

An interview with Stijn Vanheule, PhD following his talk: “The clinic of psychoanalysis in times of capitalism”Stijn Vanheule

05/06/2026

Now for the bittersweet ... for goodbyes and well wishes. We've had several events already to express the immeasurable gratitude we have for MARILYN HENLINE and RUSS WALSH, who are retiring from Duquesne in a few days. And to wish them well for this next chapter of their lives. But we have not announced it here yet. Hence, please join us then with the smile and the tear that accompanies well wishes and appreciation for two such wonderful colleagues and friends.

05/06/2026

We had our end-of-year function recently, celebrating the year that was - one marked by accomplishment and challenge, one that saw us celebrate landmarks together but also as we bound together in support to face setbacks. We had great fun (chilly Pittsburgh weather in May notwithstanding !) - here are some pics.

05/06/2026

Not all of us can run a marathon. But those of us who can, proudly run as TEAM HUMAN SCIENCE !! Some pics of Derek, Josie and Eliza at the Pittsburgh marathon this weekend (or to report in a phenomenological register - “For them, the world narrowed to the rhythmic pulse of breath and the tactile resistance of the pavement … beyond 'determination,' there was only the lived experience of the body-in-motion, where the distinction between the runner and the distance dissolved into a singular, unfolding consciousness of effort.") 😁