In the past, most graduate students in counseling psychology desiring financial support have received it for a major portion of their graduate program. Sources of funding include teaching and research assistantships, graduate assistantships with a variety of service agencies, and professional employment in other areas of the University or community. In addition, students are nominated for various University Fellowships. During the past two years, about 70 percent of our entering class have received financial support. All employment is undertaken after consultation with, and approval from, the major adviser.

The following is a list of assistantships that have been held (or will soon be held) by students in our program. If one of these assitantships piques your interest and you would like to learn more about these positions, feel free to get in contact with one of these students:

Assistantships held by CP students

• College of Education Diversity Committee GA- ½ time (Ren Stinson, Sharon Lee)
• Iowa Medical Classification Center- ½ time (Chris Chuick)
• Department of Counseling Rehabilitation and Student Development TA- ¼ time (Ren Stinson)
• Department of Counseling Rehabilitation and Student Development RA- ¼ time (Ren Stinson)
• Department of Neurology RA- ¼ time (Chris Chuick)
• UI Center for Teaching GA- ¼ time (Rebecca Hix)
• Women’s Resource and Action Center Group Services Coordinator GA- ¼ time (Stefanie Greenberg)
• Women’s Resource and Action Center Diversity Dialogues Coordinator GA- ¼ time (Leslie Leathers)
• UIHC Huntington’s Disease Center for Excellence Clinic RA- ½ time (Alissa Doobay)
• Pediatric Leadership Grant- ¼ time (Alissa Doobay, Jessica Lohnberg)
• Department of Psychiatry Paulson Lab RA- ½ time (Justin O’Rourke
• Department of Women’s Studies TA- ¼ and ½ time (Rebecca Hix)
• Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education & Talent Development GA- ¼ time (Rebecca Hix)
• Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity RA- ¼ time (Jay Greenfeld)
• Graduate College Summer Fellowship (Jen Hill)
• Iowa Wesleyan College Counselor (Tamara Shafer)
• Various RA positions with Counseling Psychology Faculty- ¼ time
• Special Graduate Assistantship- ½ time (obtained through Iowa Testing Programs—many CP students have one)
• Department of Educational Policy & Leadership Development TA- ¼ time (Elham Bagheri)
• Department of Teaching and Learning TA- ½ time (Tina Hoffman)
• Department of Psychological & Quantitative Foundations, Introduction to Statistics TA- ¼ and ½ time (Nicole Hochhausen, Heather Rickels, Christine Skow)

For more in-depth information about general funding, please see the "Financial Aid" section of the "Prospective Students" Page.