Tammy McClain, Psy.D.
Professor of Psychology
Wright State University, PsyD
Clinical Psychology
Chair, Department of Psychology
Main Hall 359-B
tmcclain@westliberty.edu
304-336-8023
Professional Activity (recent)
- West Liberty University since 2006
- WV Licensed Psychologist
- WV Approved Supervisor
- Item Writer for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology Skills Assessment (EPPP2)
- Quality Matters Peer Reviewer & Content Expert
Spaulding, K.(Host). (2022-present) Research Bite Podcast #13: Tammy McClain, PsyD Navigating challenging client conversations. https://researchbites.buzzsprout.com/1892109/13236632-13-dr-tammy-mcclain-psyd-navigating-challenging-client-conversations?t=0
McClain, T. (2023, August). Applied Learning Theory: Helping Canine Companions. Poster session accepted at the American Psychological Association, Annual Conference, Washinton, DC.
Teaching Experience
- Undergraduate courses
- Introduction to Psychology
- Introduction to Professional Psychology
- Personality Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology (Psychology of Abnormal Behavior)
- Clinical Psychology
- Interviewing and Practice Behaviors
- History of Psychology
- Graduate courses
- Assessment I
- Assessment II
- Theories of Psychotherapy
- Internship I
- Internship II
- Clinical Supervision
Areas of Interest
- Psychological Testing
- Mental health and therapeutic intervention protocol
- Strategic direction and ongoing leadership for academic programs
- Student retention
- Effective pedagogy
- Programmatic assessment
- Test development
- Quality Matters
