Overview
Our APPIC-member program prepares postdoctoral residents for the practice of professional psychology consistent with the scientist-practitioner model of training. We teach postdoctoral residents how to:
- Think scientifically about clinical problems.
- Provide clinical service with skill and appreciation for individual and cultural diversity and the highest ethical and professional standards.
- Evaluate the quality and clinical relevance of empirical research.
- Contribute to advancements in psychological knowledge through research and scholarship.
Minimum applicant requirements
Minimum criteria for hiring consideration include completion of a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), as well as an APA or CPA accredited internship in clinical or counseling psychology. If the official degree has not yet been conferred, a letter from the individual’s graduate training director stating that all requirements for the degree have been fulfilled with the exception of official degree conferral must be received by the Postdoctoral Training Director prior to receipt of an official offer.
Training director
Deidre B Pereira Ph.D., ABPP
Major areas of emphasis for postdoctoral clinical training in CHP
Clinical health psychology area
The clinical health psychology training program is a one year training program. We will be hiring one postdoctoral resident for the 2026-2027 class. You may apply for the position here: https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/537879/postdoctoral-associate-in-clinical-health-psychology. Our APPIC listing may be found here: https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Universal-Psychology-Postdoctoral-Directory-UPPD/Detail/id/4254.
Clinical neuropsychology area
The clinical neuropsychology training program is not hiring a postdoctoral resident for the 2026-2028 cycle.
Meet our current postdoctoral residents
Lena Etzel
Burcu Kaplan PhD
More information about our training program
Postdoctoral Resident Handbook for the 2025-2026 Training Year