Our lab is always looking for motivated undergraduate students to assist with research in developmental psychopathology. Research in our lab focuses on the impact of adversity on physiological and behavioral development across the life course and on the impact of social policies to reduce adversity on child and family well-being. We study these questions using a variety of approaches, including interviews, focus groups, measurement of biospecimens, program evaluation, and analysis of large, publicly-available data sets.

Depending on where we are with particular projects, student assistants are exposed to many aspects of the research process, including study planning and design, participant recruitment, data collection and management, library work, and preparing presentations of our research findings for conferences and journals. Research assistants attend weekly meetings with study team leaders for guidance and to ensure research projects are staying on track. Research assistants are also encouraged to attend lab meetings that provide additional opportunities to discuss specific research projects and to learn about the fields of developmental psychology and child psychopathology more broadly. This is a great chance to learn skills that complement knowledge gained in class and to increase preparation and competitiveness for graduate school.

We look for highly conscientious, responsible, detail-oriented student volunteers who are enthusiastic and self-motivated. Students who are thinking of going on to graduate school are preferred and we strongly encourage work study eligible students to apply to work in the lab. No prior research experience is necessary. The position requires a two-semester commitment of at least 10 hours per week; laboratory hours are flexible.

If interested, please complete the form below.