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PROGRAM EVALUATION >PSYCHOLOGY >operations. Yet agencies often resist evaluationbecause it is seen as politically risky or technicallyintimidating.Private funders and public agencies are increasinglydemanding evaluation as a provision forfunding. Individuals with evaluation training areneeded to assist programs, sponsoring agencies, andfunders in planning and carrying out evaluations toaddress their needs for information and analysis.The certificate in program evaluation isdesigned for midcareer professionals who wish tolearn about the design and implementation ofeffective evaluation strategies. Students learn practicalskills that can be put to use in the evaluationof a wide range of social service, public health,community development, and environmental programs.Four courses and an applied practicum arerequired for the certificate. The certificate is offeredin collaboration with the Departments of ChildDevelopment, and Urban and Environmental Policyand Planning in the School of Arts, Sciences,and Engineering, the Friedman School of NutritionScience and Policy, the School of Medicine,and the Office of Graduate Studies.The program is open to individuals with a bachelor’sdegree and three to five years of professionalexperience in a particular field. The program is particularlyappropriate for agency directors andadministrators, program managers and staff, foundationproject officers, policy analysts, communityorganizers and advocates, human resources professionals,and educators.For more information and/or an application,contact the Office of Graduate Studies at617-627-3395 or visit the Web sitehttp://gradstudy.tufts.edu/.PsychologyProfessor Robert Cook, Chair; Animal cognitionProfessor Nalini Ambady, Social cognitionProfessor Jamshed Bharucha, Cognitive psychologyof musicProfessor Emily W. Bushnell, DevelopmentalpsychologyProfessor Richard A. Chechile, Cognition, statisticsProfessor Joseph F. DeBold, Endocrinology andbehaviorProfessor David Harder, Clinical psychologyProfessor Phillip J. Holcomb, Cognitive NeuroscienceProfessor Ray Jackendoff, Linguistics, Psychology oflanguageProfessor Robin Kanarek, John Wade Professor;Physiological psychologyProfessor Klaus A. Miczek, Moses Hunt Professor ofPsychology; PsychopharmacologyProfessor Robert J. Sternberg, Intelligence, wisdom,love and hateProfessor Holly A. Taylor, CognitionAssociate Professor Gina Kuperberg, ClinicalpsychologyAssociate Professor Keith B. Maddox, Social cognitionAssociate Professor Lisa M. Shin, Clinical psychologyAssistant Professor Ariel Goldberg, Cognition andlanguageAssistant Professor Haline E. Schendan, CognitiveneuroscienceAssistant Professor Samuel R. Sommers, SocialpsychologyAssistant Professor Ayanna K. Thomas, Cognition andagingAssistant Professor Heather L. Urry, Affective neuroscienceAssistant Professor (part-time) Harold Miller-Jacobs,Industrial and organizational psychologySenior Lecturer Sinaia Nathanson, Social psychologyResearch Associate Ray Nickerson, Applied cognitionPART-TIME LECTURERS:Lecturer Carolyn Cohen, PsychopharmacologyLecturer Jack Fultz, Sports psychologyLecturer Robert Jampel, Clinical psychologyLecturer Mitchel Rose, Clinical psychologyPsychology concerns the processes and principlesof behavior. Increased understanding of oneselfand others through the study of psychology is usefulin almost any endeavor. The undergraduatepsychology curriculum is diverse in order to reflectthe breadth of the field, from the biological basesto the social determinants of behavior. Studentsgain general familiarity with psychology, and havethe option to emphasize specific areas in the field.Courses are geared toward the development ofevaluative and analytic skills, which are indispensableto advanced study in experimental, clinical,and applied psychology. These skills, together withknowledge of the factors influencing individualand group behavior, are highly valuable for careersin such fields as public health, engineering, medicine,business, administration, law, and education.216