Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology - Diversity and Culture

Social psychological processes are among the most powerful contributors to both mental (e.g., life satisfaction) and physical (e.g., cardiovascular disease) health outcomes. The faculty at the University of Utah are engaged in cutting-edge research addressing the bidirectional associations between social processes and health. This work includes both clinical and community samples utilizing diverse methodological and statistical approaches including dyadic models (e.g., actor-partner), and mental (e.g., well-being), and physical (e.g., inflammation) health outcomes.

Personal Statement/Statement of Purpose Two to three pages double-spaced is generally sufficient.
Your personal statement should summarize your research and career goals, prior educational and work experience, and any other appropriate information. Make sure to indicate which faculty members you hope to work with and include a discussion of the parallels between their research interests and your own, as well as the reasons for your interest in our program. If there is information related to your history, background, and experience that you believe cannot be addressed by any other section of the application, we encourage you to include that information in your personal statement.
Curriculum Vita
Transcripts - unofficial transcripts from each college or university attended (upload to the online application), official transcripts are required only if offered admittance to the graduate program, and at that point should be sent directly to the Graduate Admissions office.
3 Letters of Recommendation - may be completed online (preferred), or submitted by hard copy directly to the Psychology Department.
Writing Sample (optional, strongly encouraged but not required) - Possible writing samples include senior theses, masters degree theses, published, in press, or submitted research papers, conference posters and presentations, etc.
TOEFL : 80 or higher
IELTS : 6.5 or higher
DUOLINGO : 105 or higher
ACT English score of 18 or higher
SAT Reading score of 27 or higher