Duquesne University's Clinical Psychology Program

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

WCET-4 Live Stream | 4th World Congress of Existential Therapy Join the world's leading existential therapy conference from anywhere. June 3-6, 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.

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

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.

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.

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.") 😁

We are so terribly saddened to share the announcement of Brent Robbins' passing. An alum, a colleague, a human science pioneer - but mostly a friend and a good, good person, his death leaves a large and sizeable hole in our community. Information about remembrances and services can be found in the obituary attachment.

Brent Dean Robbins Obituary April 28, 2026 - Slater Funeral Homes View Brent Dean Robbins's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

Have a gander at our Spring Newsletter, full of interesting notes and tidbits. https://duq.app.box.com/s/w61aav6azbuyn0w74gupaiw7z0ojchv9

There can be no one more deserving ! Our own MARILYN HENLINE won the College wide Staff Excellence Award !!!!!!!!! Congratulations, Marilyn. We all know how much you do for us - now the whole university does as well.

We are delighted to welcome Professor LOUIS SASS, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Rutgers University, back to Duquesne. On Friday, May 1, Professor Sass will offer a public lecture titled BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: On Ethics and the Self in Indigenous Mexico. The lecture will be in the Silverman Center, and starts at 5pm.

The Duquesne University Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching is a university wide award, honoring the most inspiring pedagogical practice and commitment to student learning and growth. Our own EMILY P. is the recipient of this year's award. We are so proud of her, and our students so fortunate to have her as their teacher. Congratulations !!