Research design and methods coverage is distributed across the Clinical and Health Psychology curriculum. The table below indicates topical coverage that occurs in our four research design/measurement and statistics classes. Additional research design material will be covered in substantive classes and supervised research experiences, and is not listed here.
Course code: 0 = CLP 7934 (Thesis Development); 1 = CLP 6527, 2 = CLP 6528, 3 = CLP 6529, 4 = CLP 7525
| Topic | Course | Week |
| Key scientific/research concepts | ||
| Theory, models | 1 | 1 |
| Replication and inference | 1 | 2 |
| Threats to internal and external validity | 1 | 2 |
| Sources of variation | 1 | 3 |
| Loose research protocols as a source of extraneous variation | 1 | 4 |
| Primary versus secondary data | 1 | 4 |
| “New statistics”: The emphasis on effect size, confidence intervals, and diminution of null hypothesis statistical testing | 2 | 8 |
| Equivalency is not the absence of difference | 2 | 9 |
| Categorical versus continuous variables (levels of measurement) | 2 | 9 |
| Diagnostic ratios and clinical accuracy | 2 | 10 |
| Unexpected heterogeneity and subgroups in data | 2 | 13 |
| Concepts of reliability, validity, and multi-trait/multi-method designs | 2 | 14 |
| The concept of the latent variable | 3 | 8 |
| Conceptualizing change and reliable change | 4 | 1 |
| Trajectory concepts | 4 | 2 |
| Research designs | ||
| Correlational versus experimental research designs | 1 | 8 |
| Group comparison designs | 2 | 1 |
| Case Control vs. Cohort Designs | 2 | 10 |
| Multivariate versus univariate designs | 3 | 1 |
| Multi-level/nested research designs | 3 | 5 |
| Practical research tools and skills | ||
| Library as Research Support | 0 | 1 |
| Thesis components | 0 | 1 |
| Scientific writing | 0 | 2 |
| NIH proposals | 0 | 2 |
| Specific Aims | 0 | 5, 6, 7 |
| Hypotheses and analysis plans | 0 | 9,10,11 |
| Individual Development Plans | 0 | 2,3 |
| IRBs | 0 | 5 |