I can't speak to the past, but current psychology professors are under incredible pressure to publish or perish. As far as grants go, there are at least 3 professors in the psych department that have multi-million dollar grants. I am currently in the process of helping one professor to apply for an NIMH grant of the same stature. I am currently doing research for my dissertation that incorporates a number of mental health clinics in the community, a research team of 16 RAs (many of which are being paid), requiring a significant amount of other resources. I can't speak to other programs, but the clinical psychology program is doing great research in the area of psychotherapy and our researchers and publications are respected and often sited. We have recently hired a number of young outstanding proffessors who continue to elevate this trend.
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