Academic costs and expenses are covered through the McMillin Center and the Psy. D. program. Graduate assistants receive an additional stipend of approximately $19,200 per year. This stipend amount is subject to change from year to year. Please reach out for more information. 

• Development and delivery of sport psychology services to JMU student-athletes, local D-III colleges, and local schools and organizations.
  • Dukes Excel: Workshops provided to the JMU student-athletes
  • Dukes Perform: Workshops provided to JMU performing arts students
  • Community Services: Workshops and presentations for the local athletic community, including coaches clinics and presentations to sport organizations
• First-year students are placed within a local D-III athletic department to provide clinical and performance psychology services. 
• Second-year students begin to provide mental performance and clinical services to a JMU team. 
• Third-year students have the opportunity to provide counseling services to JMU student-athletes at JMU’s Counseling Center.
• Content creation and website management (e.g., social media, videos, infographics, flyers). 
• Participation as a member of an interdisciplinary team of athletic-based staff, which aims to address student-athlete mental health needs on campus – Care and Recovery Enhancement Team (CARE Team).

Robert Harmison – a licensed psychologist in Virginia, a Certified Mental Performance Consultant with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), an AASP-certified supervisor, and former AASP President - serves as the primary supervisor for graduate assistants through the McMillin Center. Learn more about Dr. Harmison here.

UC-Davis

Lehigh University

James Madison University

Appalachian State University

Miami University

Texas State University

• Staff Sport Psychologist at the University of Notre Dame
• Associate Director of Clinical Sport Psychology Services at Providence College
• Staff Sport Psychologist at Texas A&M University
• Sport Psychologist and Training Coordinator at Ohio State University
• Postdoctoral Resident at Lehigh University --> Staff Clinician at Northwestern University
• Athletic psychologist at the University of Nebraska
• Director of Counseling and Sport Psychology for the University of Nevada Las Vegas
• Resident in Psychology at JMU --> Clinical Psychologist at Drexel
• Sport Psychologist in Private Practice

January 6th, however, this date is subject to change depending on the admission cycle. Please refer to this page for updated information. https://www.jmu.edu/chbs/gradpsyc/cipsyd/admission.shtml