Have you heard of neuropsychology? It seems like it's right up your alley. It's where psychology + neuroscience meet, with LOTS of talking to parents, lots of figuring out what's wrong and what's right and what can be done to make things work for a child and her family. (A lot more of interaction with people than most neuroscientists get - trust me, I've done benchwork too!) :D It is a specialty within doctoral programs for Clinical Psychology, so you get a Ph.D., and most people come into the program with a BS or BA in psychology. In most programs you get a full tuition waiver + stipend. I actuallly am currently in UF's clinical psych program, which has a neuropsych track. Until recently I was working on a research study of brain injury in children--pretty fascinating stuff! My goal coming in to the program was to do research on children like Elise, who had suffered perinatal brain injuries--and it was through that interest that I stumbled on your page here.
Anyway - I know you're busy but if you're interested in neuropsych at all, check out Jenni Ogden's "Fractured Minds: Case Studies in Clinical Neuropsychology". It's fascinating!
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Date: 2007-08-19 09:36 pm (UTC)Have you heard of neuropsychology? It seems like it's right up your alley. It's where psychology + neuroscience meet, with LOTS of talking to parents, lots of figuring out what's wrong and what's right and what can be done to make things work for a child and her family. (A lot more of interaction with people than most neuroscientists get - trust me, I've done benchwork too!) :D It is a specialty within doctoral programs for Clinical Psychology, so you get a Ph.D., and most people come into the program with a BS or BA in psychology. In most programs you get a full tuition waiver + stipend. I actuallly am currently in UF's clinical psych program, which has a neuropsych track. Until recently I was working on a research study of brain injury in children--pretty fascinating stuff! My goal coming in to the program was to do research on children like Elise, who had suffered perinatal brain injuries--and it was through that interest that I stumbled on your page here.
Anyway - I know you're busy but if you're interested in neuropsych at all, check out Jenni Ogden's "Fractured Minds: Case Studies in Clinical Neuropsychology". It's fascinating!