Dr. Salina Renninger is the Director of Training for doctoral students in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology. She is a licensed psychologist who, prior to joining the faculty at the University of St. Thomas, worked for several years as the Director of Training at an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship in a university setting. Her early training experiences were in community mental health and university settings and her interests flow from her work in those settings. Her interests include clinical supervision and training, college student mental health, attending to culture and other diversity variables in training and therapy, therapy to address the needs of those who have experienced complex trauma, and understanding what makes psychotherapy effective. Dr. Renninger is passionate about her work with psychologists-in-training. She is committed to helping students develop into strong critical thinkers who engage in reflective practice and life-long learning.
Renninger, S.M., Sovereign, A.E., Zhu, J., & Grinde, K. (2023). Training conduct and remediation: Training directors’ perspectives during intern selection. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 17 (4), 331-338.
Renninger, S.M. & Cavalieri, C. (2023). Identification and assessment of problems of professional competence. In R. Schwartz-Mette, et al (Eds.), Supporting Trainees with Competence Problems: A Practice Guide for Psychology Trainers. Washington, DC: APA Publishing.
Sovereign, A., Renninger, S.M., Grinde, K., & Zhu, J. (2022). Destigmatizing remediation and supporting trainees with problems of professional competence [Presentation]. Minnesota Psychological Association 86th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Hage, S., Loughran, M.J., Renninger, S.M., & Cyranowski, J.M. (2020). PsyD programs in counseling psychology: Current status and future directions. The Counseling Psychologist, 48, 716-737.
Cavalieri, C.E., French, B.H., & Renninger, S.M. (2019). Developing working alliances with students. In S.D. Brookfield and Associates (Eds.), Teaching race: How to help students unmask and challenge racism. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
2018 to Present: Minnesota Board of Psychology Training Program Member
2018: Outstanding Training Director Award (APA: Society of Counseling Psychology: Section on Supervision and Training)
2001: Minnesota College Personnel Association, Outstanding Conference Program Award
1998: Minnesota Psychological Association Graduate Student Research Award