Frequently Asked Questions
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 as well as D-III and high school teams.
- 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 college athletic department to provide clinical and performance psychology services.
- Second-year students begin to provide mental performance consulting 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