Contact Information
Owings-McQuagge Hall (OMH), 116
118 College Drive, #5023
Hatttiesburg, Miss. 39406
Phone: 601.266.4568
Centers, Clinics, and Institutes
CENTERS
The mission of the University of Southern Mississippi Center for Child Development is to engage parents, teachers, and university students in developing healthy, motivated, and autonomous children in exemplary child centered and developmentally effective educational programs that promote evidence-based practice and a joyful, lifelong love of learning.
CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN LEARNING AND EDUCATION
The Center for Research in Learning and Education is an initiative led by the College of Education and Psychology at The University of Southern Mississippi. It is specifically designed to provide support for P-16 education in South Mississippi by offering opportunities for education professionals to collaborate and pursue targeted research, competitive proposals for external funding, and useful professional training.
THE FRANCES A. KARNES CENTER FOR GIFTED STUDIES
For over 30 years, The Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies in the College of Education and Psychology has been dedicated to serving gifted and talented students, parents, grandparents, teachers, administrators, counselors, school psychologists, and other professionals.
CLINICS
COMMUNITY COUNSELING AND ASSESSMENT CLINIC
The Community Counseling and Assessment Clinic is the service, training, and research center of the Counseling Psychology Program in the Department of Psychology. Services are provided by graduate students under the close supervision of program faculty members. We are located in Owings-McQuagge Hall on the University of Southern Mississippi's Hattiesburg campus.
The Psychology Clinic operates year-round, with the exception of academic breaks and holidays, and provides assessment, therapy, and consultation services to a range of adults and children.
THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY SERVICE CENTER
The School Psychology Service Center (directed by Dr. Brad Dufrene) provides an opportunity for school psychology graduate students to work directly with children and their parents, under direct supervision of faculty members. The Center serves multiple functions including research, clinical training, and external funding generation in the forms of grants and external contracts.
UNIVERSITY CLINIC FOR FAMILY THERAPY
The University Clinic for Family Therapy provides assistance to individuals, couples and families experiencing a wide range of personal or relationship problems. We are committed to a treatment approach in which individual growth and development is best understood and promoted within the context of family and community relationships.
The Autism Project’s mission is to demonstrate for school personnel and parents how to design and implement appropriate school-based programs for children who have been determined to be eligible to receive special education services in the category of autism.
INSTITUTES
Alternative Certification: This is a pathway to teacher licensure outside the traditional, accredited program of teacher education. This pathway is a response to manpower needs that have not been met due to geographical, economic, or market-driven conditions. Alternative Certification is a last resort strategy to staff classrooms and provide learners with teachers undergoing development on the job.
