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In the Spotlight: Dennis Combs, associate professor of psychology

October 17, 2014

Media Contact: Hannah Buchanan
Editor/Writer–Strategic Communications & Media Relations
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The University of Texas at Tyler
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October 17, 2014

Dr. Dennis Combs will be featured in a City of Tyler televised special on schizophrenia, to air next month. Combs is a UT Tyler assistant professor of psychology and licensed clinical psychologist. He has devoted more than 10 years to studying social cognition, paranoia and other psychological problems associated with schizophrenia.

Combs, along with collaborators, have created Social Cognition and Interaction Training, a firsthand intervention that has received international attention for improving the lives of persons with schizophrenia.

A group therapy addressing social dysfunction, SCIT has been featured by the American Psychiatric Association journal, “Psychiatric Services,” and “ABC News’’ as a potential best practice in rehabilitating schizophrenic patients.

For more information, contact Combs, 903.565.5880 or dcombs@uttyler.edu.

Housed within the College of Education and Psychology, the UT Tyler Department of Psychology and Counseling prepares students for diverse occupations in government, business, education, health and ministry.

Degrees prepare UT Tyler students for admission to professional schools and for graduate study that leads to licensure as clinical or counseling psychologists through programs in counseling psychology, clinical psychology or school counseling.

Contact: 903.566.7130 or psychology@uttyler.edu.