General Admission Contact
The New School for Social Research
Office of Admission
72 Fifth Avenue, 1st floor
New York, NY 10011
212.229.5600 or 800.523.5411
SocialResearchAdmit@newschool.edu
Admissions Liaison
PsychLiaison@newschool.edu
Department of Psychology
The New School for Social Research
80 Fifth Avenue, 7th floor
New York, NY 10011
212.229.5727 x3119 or x3223 (for Clinical Psychology)
Fax: 212.989.0846
Department Chair
William Hirst
Department Secretary
Janiera Warren
Clinical Secretary
Nichelle Horlacher
Director of Clinical Training
Sam Winer
Assistant Director of Clinical Training
Jennifer Hunter
Director of Clinical Student Affairs
Trisha Toelstedt
Safran Center for Psychological Services
Inga Blom, Interim Director
Donna Mulcahy, Manager
Student Advisors
First-Year MA: Starlett Hartley
Continuing MA: psymaadv2@newschool.edu
Clinical PhD: Paige Griffith
CSD PhD: Starlett Hartley
Psychology Departmental Handbook
Concentration in the Treatment of Substance Use and Other Addictive Behaviors Handbook
Recognized for their scholarly contributions and real-world impact, the faculty and students in the Department of Psychology form a tight-knit, academically intensive community. Based in New York City, with research and knowledge that shapes policy and affects people around the world, the department contributes to a tradition of psychological scholarship sensitive to social, cultural, and political concerns.
At the master's level, the Department of Psychology offers a program in general psychology that provides students with in-depth training in all the major fields of psychology. After students complete their master's degree, they can apply to one of two doctoral programs through a separate application process: the PhD in Cognitive, Social, and Developmental Psychology (CSD) or the PhD in Clinical Psychology.
We promote an interdisciplinary approach to psychological issues and foster interaction between the CSD and Clinical Psychology programs. PhD students are free to work with faculty from either area. In the MA program, students have the option of using their elective courses to take the three courses that make up the Concentration in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling. These courses satisfy the academic requirements for qualifying as a licensed substance abuse counselor, after the completion of the required credit-hours of supervised externship.
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.