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212.229.5600 or 800.523.5411
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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
The Safran Psychotherapy, Assessment and Research Service (SPARS)
Inga Blom, Interim Director
Leo Cancelmo, Assistant Director
Donna Mulcahy, Manager
Student Advisors
First-Year MA: Starlett Hartley
Continuing MA: Oishiki Ganguly
Clinical PhD: Paige Griffith
CSD PhD: Starlett Hartley
2026-27 Psychology Student Handbook
2026-27 Psychology Labs Handbook
2026 Handbook for the Concentration in the Treatment of Substance Use and Other Addictive Behaviors
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.
Psychology Degrees
The Department of Psychology offers an MA program with an optional concentration and two PhD programs.
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Scholars and Work
Look closer at our research that aims to understand the way we think today:
