“This is the final training experience for our students, similar to a physician’s residency,” said Dr. Keith Beard, Psy.D. program director. “They’ve completed rigorous clinical work, and now they’ll represent Marshall while delivering mental health care nationwide.”
More than 4,200 applicants competed this year for limited internship slots. Beard said Marshall’s 100% match rate reflects the strength of the program and the caliber of its students.
“It’s an impressive accomplishment Marshall can be proud of,” he said.
The Psy.D. program—accredited by the American Psychological Association since 2006—emphasizes training psychologists to serve rural, underserved and marginalized populations.
2025 Pre-Doctoral Internship Placements:
• Nathan Cook – Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center/Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
• Lindsay Filcheck – Family Service and Guidance Center, Topeka, Kansas
• Tyler Fleming – Wasatch Behavioral Health, Provo, Utah
• Hayley Haynes – Appalachian Psychology Internship/Hopewell Health, Gallipolis, Ohio
• Bethany Johnson – Grace National Psychology Consortium – Cascades, Renton, Washington
• Meagen Johnson – Valley Health Systems, Huntington, West Virginia
• Kyle Maxson – Valley Health Systems, Huntington, West Virginia
• Robert Jaxson Miller – Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky
• Sabel Peterson – Lexington VA Health Care System, Lexington, Kentucky
• Rikki Rodgers – Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Connor Schiffer – Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Florida
• Casey Watson – Ball State University Counseling Center, Muncie, Indiana
The program welcomed its first class in 2002 and remains one of the few Psy.D. programs nationally focused on rural behavioral health.