A Ph.D. in applied psychological and prevention science equips graduates with the theoretical and methodological skills to design, implement and evaluate the success of intervention, prevention and health-promotion programs. Graduates holding the Ph.D. in APPS will be well equipped for careers in many fields beyond the traditional academic tenure-track professor. Examples of potential positions include:
- Academic Research Administrator
- Acquisitions Editor
- Science Writer
- Cognitive and I/O Psychologist in the Technology Industry
- Design Psychologist
- Engineering Psychology in Research and Development
- Executive Search Consultant
- Experimental Psychologist in a Behavioral Science Research Firm
- Expert Witness in Employment Discrimination Cases or Child Maltreatment
- Federal Regulatory Officer for Protection of Human Subjects
- Forensic Psychologist in the FBI
- Foundation Executive
- Highway Safety Research Analyst
- Human Factors Expert
- Human Factors Psychologist in Aviation
- Human Resources Research Organization
- Human-computer Interface Designer
- International Market Research Consultant
- Lecturer/Assistant Professor
- Market Research Consultant
- Medical Error Consultant
- NASA Research Psychologist
- Organizational Development Consultant
- Police Psychology in the Federal Government
- Policy Advisor
- Policy Analyst
- Policy Scientist as an Independent Consultant
- Policy Scientist for a Federal Agency
- Post-doctoral Researcher
- Project Director
- Research Analyst
- Research Director for a Non-Profit Organization
- Research Psychologist in a Medical School
- Research Psychologist at Microsoft
- Risk Assessment Analyst
- Science Museum Education and Research Specialist
- Social Psychologist in Rehabilitation Technology
- Social Science Analyst in the Public Sector
- Statistical and Methodological Consultant
- Trial Consultant