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  1. What's in a title? I have BS/MS in geology and am looking to start PhD work on risk perceptions and decision-making related to natural hazards and climate change. The project will be interdisciplinary, with a core in psychology (the advisor and committee would reflect this focus). I anticipate publishing in Risk Analysis and social/cross-cultural psychology journals. Cultural factors will be significant and the project will connect to risk communication efforts and policy initatives. My question is whether I need to do this PhD in a program with 'psychology' in the title, in order to have a chance at becoming faculty in a psychology department one day. My guess is that with a psychology PhD, I could always continue to do interdisciplinary work, but with a PhD with an interdisciplinary title, getting a faculty position in psychology would be an uphill struggle. But maybe it's more about the projects, publication record, and network. How important is the title? To what degree are new psychology faculty hires made on narrow disciplinary vs. interdisciplinary perspectives? I'd appreciate hearing any experiences and perspectives; thanks in advance.
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