Northern Illinois University
Department of Psychology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The clinical psychology program hosts multiple brown bag series to help our students gain a breadth of knowledge across an array of topics.  These brown bags are held weekly at noon, rotating through the following specific series;

Anxiety Research Topics (ART)

Each semester, students and faculty members who share interests in research and clinical topics related to the experience of anxiety organize a series of meetings. Activities include presentations made by students or faculty members, film viewing and discussion, and occasionally, conversations with outside speakers who bring relevant expertise. Contact David Valentiner, Ph.D. (dvalentiner@niu.edu) or Kevin Wu, Ph.D. (kevinwu@niu.edu) for further details.

Child Brown Bag Series

Each semester, the child clinical, school and developmental programs organize a series of brown bags on topics related the development of children and adolescents.The focus is on research in this area and include presentation by students, faculty, and outside speakers as well as prerecorded webinars Contact Laura Pittman, Ph.D. for questions or to get on the email list with announcements.

Students and faculty meet regularly to learn about topics related to the practice of clinical psychology. Typically these brown bags have outside speakers presenting on their areas of expertise. Contact Holly Orcutt, PhD at horcutt@niu.edu with any questions.

Diversity Brown Bag Series

As part of the clinical program's weekly Brown Bag series, students and faculty members organize a series of meetings each term themed around issues relevant to diversity, multiculturalism, and social justice matters. Activities include conversations ar Students and faculty meet regularly to learn about topics related to the practice of clinical psychology. Typically these brown bags have outside speakers presenting on their areas of expertise. Contact Holly Orcutt, PhD at horcutt@niu.edu with any questions.

Round-targeted readings, film viewing and discussion, and consideration of topical events, especially those that directly influence graduate training or the discipline of clinical psychology. For more information, please reach out to Michelle Lilly, Ph.D. (mlilly1@niu.edu), Liz Shelley, Ph.D. (eshelleby@niu.edu), or Kevin Wu, Ph.D. (kevinwu@niu.edu).

Trauma Journal Club and Brown Bag Series

Students and faculty interested in research related to trauma meet regularly to discuss recent journal articles in the area of trauma psychology as well as to hear speakers doing research or clinical work in this area. Contact Holly Orcutt, PhD at horcutt@niu.edu with any questions.