Psychology PhD Wiki

Welcome to the Psychology PhD Wiki. This crowdsourced site is intended to provide information to applicants about the status of open PhD positions with deadlines this fall or winter, which would thus begin in the fall of 2024. The wikis for previous years are still available. If this is your first time visiting the wiki, please read through the instructions to become familiar with how it works. If the "Edit" or "History" buttons do not work, make a Wikidot account and sign into it; the buttons will always work when you are signed in.

PhD positions are often advertised on faculty pages, and faculty are welcome to list open positions in their labs here as well. Prospective PhD students are permitted and encouraged to provide listings of faculty whose websites say that they are recruiting in this cycle. If known, the PhD listings here should provide a brief (one-sentence) description of the lab's area of research. Listing preferred applicant qualifications is encouraged as well; doing so could save prospective applicants' time. Faculty websites and/or lab websites should ideally be provided in each listing.

Good luck to all prospective students!

Reminders

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PhD Positions

Clinical & Counseling

Florida International University (Clinical Science in Child and Adolescent Psychology). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for fall 2024: Dr. Dana McMakin (Remedy Lab), Dr. Daniel Bagner (Early Childhood Behavior Lab), Dr. Elisa Trucco (Research on Adolescent and Child Health Lab), Dr. Jeremy Pettit (Child Anxiety and Phobia Program), Dr. Jonathan Comer (Mental Health Interventions & Technology Lab), and Dr. Katie Hart (School Ready Lab). Applications are due 12/1/23.

Montclair State University (Cognition & Neurocognitive Disorders Research Lab CNDR, PI Joshua Sandry investigates cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis and chronic traumatic brain injury using f/sMRI cognitive neuroscience approaches in combination with computational modelling and experimental methodology Program information; deadline 12/1/23

Texas Tech University (Jason Van Allen; Clinical Psychology Program; Department of Psychological Sciences; Pediatric Psychology/Child Health Research as part of the ENERGY Lab; See faculty page for more information about lab research; application deadline 12/1/23) Apply here.

Texas Tech University (Sean Mitchell; Clinical Psychology Program; Department of Psychological Sciences; Suicide Risk and Prevention Research Laboratory; See website for more information about lab research; application deadline 12/1/23) Apply here.

Texas Tech University (Craig Warlick; Counseling Psychology Program; Department of Psychological Sciences; Factors Influencing Treatment Team; Check out our team's website; application deadline 12/1/23) Apply [https://www.depts.ttu.edu/psy/counseling/program/apply.php].

University of Louisville (Clinical Psychology Ph.D.). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2024: Dr. Nadia Al-Dajani (Risk Identification of Suicidal States to Inform Care (RISSC) Lab), Dr. Benjamin Mast (Aging and Neuropsychology Lab), and Dr. Cheri Levinson (Eating Anxiety and Treatment Lab with Dr. Sara Bufferd as a secondary mentor). Applications are due 12/01/23.

University of South Florida (Peter Clayson; @clayson_peter; Clinical Psychology) My research examines healthy and clinical populations to answer these questions: How well do models of adaptive control predict performance? How do variations in adaptive control contribute to psychopathology? Can adaptive control be improved in psychopathology, leading to benefits in functional outcome? I also have a strong interest in EEG/ERP methods and psychometrics. I will be recruiting for Fall 2024. Priority deadline for applications to the clinical psychology PhD program is December 1st Apply here.

University of New Mexico Clinical Psychology PhD Program (Dr. Cassandra Boness; Boness Addictions Lab): Research in addiction etiology and precision medicine, mixed method approaches (including advanced statistical methods), measurement, and community engagement. People from underrepresented backgrounds and those with lived experience with substance use and addiction are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications are due December 1, 2023.

University of Wyoming Clinical Psychology PhD Program. Dr. Kasey Stanton (Faculty Webpage): Research on transdiagnostic approaches for studying mood, emotion, personality, and bipolar spectrum symptoms, with a focus on assessment and measurement topics. Please also check out our other clinical labs at the University of Wyoming spanning topics such as substance use, eating disorders, ADHD, and trauma (Program and Other Faculty Information). We do not require or review GRE scores, and applications are due December 1, 2023.

Virginia Tech (Clinical Science Ph.D.). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2024: Dr. Meagan Brem (Research for Alcohol and Couples Health (REACH) Lab), Dr. Heather Davis (Study of Emotions and Eating Disorders (SEED) Lab), Dr. Chloe Hudson (Mental State Processing and Psychopathology Lab), Dr. Sam Margherio (The Teen Lab), and Dr. Adrienne Romer (Spectrum of Psychopathology and Affective Neuroscience (SPAN) Lab). Applications are due 12/01/23.


Cognitive

Boston University (Joshua Peterson; Data Science of the Mind Lab). Our lab in Computing & Data Sciences leverages large-scale online experiments and machine learning / AI / LLMs to understand human cognition. See longer ad here, and application here (priority deadline: 12/15/2023; final deadline: 2/1/2024).

Erasmus University Rotterdam. Brain and Cognition Team is recruiting a Ph.D. student in Open Science to work on a joint project with Steven Verheyen, Oliver Lindemann, and Rolf Zwaan. For more information, see link. Deadline 11/27/23.

Gallaudet University (Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience). Faculty in Educational Neuroscience are recruiting new Ph.D. students for our unique bilingual English/American Sign Language program. Topic areas: affective neuroscience, perception and action, language and bilingualism, numerical cognition. Find application info at this link and email ude.teduallag|ecneicsoruende#ude.teduallag|ecneicsoruende with any questions.; Deadline 2/15/24.

Georgia State University (PhD in Cognitive Sciences at GSU). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for fall 2024: (1) Dr. Eyal Aharoni (Aharoni Lab), (2) Dr. Sarah Barber (Cognition & Aging Lab), (3) Dr. Sarah Brosnan (Comparative Economics and Behavioral Sciences Lab), (4) Dr. Heather Offutt (Eyewitness Memory and Cognition Lab), and (5) Dr. Şeyda Özçalışkan (Gesture-Cognition-Communication Laboratory). Applications are due 12/1/23. GRE scores are not required or reviewed.

Iowa State University Andrew M. Smith: Our lab examines memory, judgment, and decision-making in basic and applied settings, but especially in the context of eyewitness identification procedures. We use a combination of behavioral experiments and computational modeling to increase our understanding of eyewitness memory, to reimagine ways for improving the collection of identification evidence, and for evaluating the accuracy of identification decisions. In other ongoing research we are examining questions related to the foundations of recognition memory, decision-making by forensic scientists, and why individuals are susceptible to believing fake news. Application Information; deadline 12/01/23.

Iowa State University (Jonathan Kelly; Navigation Lab). Dr. Kelly is recruiting psychology Ph.D. students to work on NSF-funded projects investigating sensory and decision processes in navigation as well as sickness caused by virtual reality. Opportunities also exist for students to co-major in human-computer interaction. Application information; Deadline 12/1/23.

Mississippi State University (Allison Jaeger; In the STEM Thinking and Reasoning Lab (STAR Lab) we study science text comprehension, multimedia learning, metacognition, spatial thinking, analogical reasoning, individual differences, STEM learning and instruction; Dr. Jaeger has NSF funding to support two graduate students; email ude.etatssm|3911bja#ude.etatssm|3911bja if interested. For information on how to apply, go to this link; deadline 12/01/23)

Mississippi State University (Hossein Karimi; In the Cognition of Language Lab (CoLLab) we study human language processing and the general cognitive operations that support language processing; email ude.etatssm|imirak.h#ude.etatssm|imirak.h if interested. For information on how to apply, go to this link; deadline 12/01/23)

Ohio State University (Peter Kvam; Cognition & Decision Modeling Lab). Decision-making, computational cognitive modeling, artificial intelligence and machine learning. We will be accepted 1 PhD student to start in Fall 2024. Please apply through the Decision Psychology program in the Department of Psychology at Ohio State. Apply here; deadline 11/15/23.

Penn State University Michele Diaz, who runs the Language and Aging Lab and is a member of the Center for Language Science is recruiting PhD students with interests in the neurobiology of language production and aging. Interested applicants can apply here (Deadline: 12/1/23).

Saint Louis University The Cognitive Neuroscience concentration at SLU is recruiting Ph.D. students in the following labs: Brenda Kirchhoff's; Brain and Cognition Lab, which conducts research on self-initiated learning strategies, the effects of aging on cognition and the brain, and the effects of Type 1 diabetes on cognition and the brain; Tony Buchanan's Cognitive Neuroscience of Stress Lab which conducts research on the relationships between stress and behavior; Katherine Luking's Lab which conducts research on the relationships between neurodevelopment and the emergence of psychopathology in middle childhood and early adolescence; Jill Waring's Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience of Aging Lab which conducts behavioral and neuroimaging research on the interactions of cognition and emotion processing across the adult lifespan with additional focus on effects of Alzheimer's disease on cognition; Apply; deadline 12/31/23; GRE not required, no cost to apply.

Texas Christian University (see posting under Other)

University of Alabama (Cognitive Psychology). Dr. Despina Stavrinos, studying driver behavior, driving simulation, eye tracking, attention, cognitive development (Translational Research for Injury Prevention Lab), is accepting 2 students (fully funded). Application information here. Deadline: 11/15/23)

University of Alabama (Macarena Suarez Pellicioni, PhD; Brain, Learning and Education Lab). Fully funded PhD position in the Educational Neuroscience Program at UA. Areas of interest: math cognition, math anxiety, brain, fMRI, ERPs, educational neuroscience, and development. If interested, send a CV to ude.au|inoicillepsm#ude.au|inoicillepsm. Deadline: 12/15/2023.

University at Albany, SUNY (Jeanette Altarriba; Greg Cox; Heather Sheridan; Research areas include: bilingualism, language and reading, emotion, memory (including adaptive memory), decision making, attention, visual cognition, music cognition, computational modeling, EEG, eye tracking; apply by 1/15/2024; fully funded with stipend and tuition waived; Program information; Carson Carr Graduate Diversity Fellowship; information for international students)

University of Arkansas (Grant Shields, PI of A SCAN Lab, is reviewing applications with a focus on recruiting a student who is interested in the basic science of either inhibitory control or working memory; although much of the lab studies how acute stress affects these cognitive processes, an interest in acute stress is not required for this position. Experience with fMRI, computational cognitive modeling, and/or psychology-related programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, R, Julia) is preferred. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/1/23)

University of Delaware The Cognitive Psychology area in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Delaware is accepting multiple PhD students. Faculty accepting students are: Helene Intraub, Adrian Gilmore, Alon Hafri, Keith Schneider, Maryam Vaziri-Pashkam, Tim Vickery, Robert West, Deadline: 12/1/2023.

University of Hawaii (Jonas Vibell, DPhil, MSc, FRSA - Brain & Behavior Lab; Investigating multisensory perception using EEG and FMRI; Application Information; deadline 12/1/23)

University of Maryland, College Park (Weizhen Xie; The Laboratory for Integrative Cognition and Neuroscience; The lab is looking for students who are curious about the relationship between the human brain and cognition and, in particular, motivated to study this relationship through the lens of memory in healthy and aging/clinical populations. We study questions in this research domain using diverse methods, including computational modeling, machine learning, online/laboratory behavioral experiments, intracranial/scalp EEG, eye-tracking, neuroimaging, and brain stimulation. If your conceptual and methodological interests fit within this area, please apply! email: vog.hin|eix.nehziew#vog.hin|eix.nehziew if interested. For further information, go to this website; deadline 12/01/23).

University of Massachusetts Boston Dr. Zsuzsa Kaldy, Dr. Tashauna Blankenship and Dr. Vivian Ciaramitaro are recruiting PhD students to work on questions related to visual attention, memory and cross modal processing in infants, toddlers, and children using eye-tracking, pupillometry and EEG. Students will join the UMass Early Minds Lab, a collaborative group of four faculty members within the Developmental and Brain Sciences Program. The program offers full funding for 4-5 years to all qualified students (including those who are not US citizens or who have DACA status). GRE is not required and we have a limited number of application fee waivers. UMass Boston has a vibrant urban campus with beautiful views of the ocean and our program is housed in a brand new building. Please check out our website and email us if you are interested in joining our team! Due date: 12/15/2023

University of North Carolina at Greensboro The following faculty in the Cognitive Psychology area at UNCG are recruiting Ph.D. and terminal M.A. students: Peter Delaney, Michael Kane, Robert Wiley, Chris Wahlheim. Deadline: 12/1/2003 (late MA deadline: 4/1/2004). No GRE.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Caglar Tas - Visual Perception and Cognition Lab; Fully funded PhD position with teaching assistantship. Our lab studies perception and memory across eye movements, the relationship between visual working memory and saccades and how saccades interact with cognitive processes. We use eye-tracking, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and EEG; apply here; deadline 12/01/2023

University of Texas, Dallas (Stacie L. Warren, Computational Neuropsychology and Affective Neuroscience Lab; I am able to mentor students in our Psychology PhD and Cognition and Neuroscience PhD programs; I am looking to recruit two students to work on a variety of NIH-funded projects. Research areas include: computational modeling, task-based and resting-state fMRI, cognitive control, decision-making, psychopathology development and trajectories, reward sensitivity, anxiety, depression, trauma, emotion regulation, transdiagnostic symptoms and treatments, executive function, and individual differences. Populations include children and adults. Application deadline is 12/01/23; Email: ude.salladtu|nerraw.eicats#ude.salladtu|nerraw.eicats)

University of Texas at El Paso (Iva Ivanova; The Language and Communication Lab). We are an NSF and NIH funded Psycholinguistics lab studying bilingualism and dialogue (in experiments and spontaneous speech), lexical and syntactic processing, and the interface between language and attention / WM (also in VR). Prospective students are encouraged to contact Dr. Ivanova at ude.petu|avonavimi#ude.petu|avonavimi, and list her name in their personal statement as a potential mentor. Application instructions here; deadline 12/01/23.

University of Utah Kara Moore @moore_psych on X, @moorepsych.bsky.social; (Cognition, Attention, Law, and Memory Lab: Eyewitness Memory, False Memory, Prospective Person Memory and Missing/Wanted Persons, Meta-Cognition, Face Perception, Eyewitness Identification, General Memory and Attention Processes; Dr. Moore's Faculty Page; More Information and Application; Funded with stipend & tuition waived; Application Deadline: 12/1/23)

University of Wyoming Erin E. Harrington: Dr. Harrington is interested in everyday memory experiences, particularly related to prospective memory. Much of her work has examined prospective memory strategy use, gender differences in cognitive demands, and factors that relate to cognitive aging. Additional research on application requirements for the University of Wyoming can be found here; Deadline: 12/1/2023.

Utah State University (Emily Weichart; Quantified Cognition Lab). Research areas: human memory, age-related cognitive decline, cognitive assessment; Methods: computational modeling, EEG, eye-tracking. Funded with stipend. Please specify the Brain & Cognition program in the Department of Psychology at Utah State when applying. Information here; Application here; Deadline 12/01/24.

Vanderbilt University (see posting under Developmental)

Washington State University (see posting under Other)


Community

Georgia State University (PhD in Community Psychology at GSU). The Community Psychology Program at GSU offers a concentration in community psychology (COR) and jointly administers (with the Clinical program area) a concentration in Clinical-Community Psychology (CLC). In addition, the Community Psychology program area administers a dual degree M.P.H./Ph.D. program in collaboration with GSU's School of Public Health. The following community psychology faculty are recruiting graduate students for fall 2024: (1) Dr. John Horgan (Violent Extremism Research Group), and (2) Dr. Gabriel Kuperminc (Social Ecology & Adolescent Development Lab). There are also numerous faculty in the School of Public Health available to serve as primary or secondary advisors for MPH/ PhD students (List of faculty accepting students, scroll down to see the list of faculty from the school of public health available to serve as advisors). Applications are due 12/1/23. GRE scores are not required or reviewed.


Developmental

Arizona State University(Faculty list). We aim to understand and improve lives across the age spectrum, from infants to older adults. Recruiting faculty interests include researching children's mental and physical health processes, research focusing on cognitive development and curiosity-driven learning in infancy and early childhood (5 months to 9 years) and investigating genetic and environmental factors in alcohol use disorders through developmental psychopathology.

Georgetown University (see posting under Social & Personality)

Georgetown University (Kostadin Kushlev, The Happy Tech Lab. We aim to answer basic questions about digital technology, health, and well-being. Learn more here. Deadline 12/1/23).

Georgia State University (PhD in Developmental Psychology at GSU). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for fall 2024: (1) Dr. Sarah Barber (Cognition & Aging Lab), (2) Dr. Lee Branum-Martin (Lab for Measurement Issues in Language and Literacy), (3) Dr. Şeyda Özçalışkan (Gesture-Cognition-Communication Laboratory), (4) Dr. Rose Sevcik (Sevcik Lab), (5) Dr. Gabriel Kuperminc (Social Ecology & Adolescent Development Lab) and (6) Dr. Liz Tighe (Adult Language, Literacy, and Learning Lab). Applications are due 12/1/23. GRE scores are not required or reviewed.

Loyola University Chicago (PhD in Developmental Psychology; Multiple faculty accepting new students; For more information, visit the Department of Psychology website; Application deadline: 12/01/23).

Montana State University (Psychological Science Ph.D.; Cara Palmer; Sleep and developmental psychopathology; bidirectional associations between sleep and social/emotional functioning in childhood and adolescence; individual differences and family, community, and cultural influences on sleep health; more information here; deadline 1/1/24)

Saint Louis University The Developmental Psychology concentration at SLU is recruiting for Ph.D. students in the following labs: Kim Powlishta's Gender Cognitions and Development Lab which conducts research on the development of bias, stereotypes, and social identity in children; Janet Kuebli's Child and Family Research Lab which conducts research on parenting and family processes.; Bryan Sokol's Child and Adolescent Social Development Lab which conducts research on impact assessment and evaluation and community based research; Apply; deadline 12/31/23; GREs not required, no cost to apply.

Texas A&M University (Psychology Ph.D.; Rebecca Brooker; Biological and contextual influences on socioemotional development and anxiety risk in early childhood, bidirectional influences on emotional development in mothers and infants; Deadline 12/1/23)

Texas Christian University (see posting under Other)

[[#Tulane-BCDS]] Tulane University (Join the Brain, Cognition, & Developmental Science program in the Psychology Department at Tulane University! Several faculty are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2024, including Dr. Ben Deen (social cognition, cognitive neuroscience, infant development), Dr. Jonathan Fadok (formation and expression of emotional memory at level of neuronal circuits), and Dr. Julie Markant (attention, learning, and memory in infancy and early childhood; brain development) For more info and to apply, visit our website. Deadline 12/1/23)

University of Alabama (Developmental Psychology). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2024 (fully funded): Dr. Sharla Biefeld (studying discrimination, sexual harrassment, weight bias), Dr. Summer Braun (Well-Being Interventions for Teachers and Youth Lab), Dr. Ansley Gilpin (Knowledge in Development Lab), Dr. Andrea Glenn (studying antisocial behavior), Dr. Despina Stavrinos (Translational Research for Injury Prevention Lab), and Dr. Kelsey West (Bama Baby Lab). Application information here. Deadline: 11/15/23)

University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, The Emotion, Neuroscience, & Development Lab (PI: Dr. Pan Liu) is recruiting PhD students in the Developmental Science area for Fall 2024. GRE can be waived. Deadline 12/01/23. Please contact the PI (ac.atreblau|7lp#ac.atreblau|7lp) if interested.

University of Arkansas (Ellen Leen-Feldner, PI of the PETAL Lab, is reviewing applications for students who are interested in either cannabis science, including the effects of cannabinoids like CBD and CBG on anxiety and health-related outcomes or the developmental psychopathology of anxiety among teenagers. Details about the PhD program and application process here. Application deadline: 12/1/23)

University of Arkansas (Lin Tan, PI of the Family Emotion Ecology Lab, is reviewing applications for students who are interested in children's emotional development within family contexts. Details about the PhD program and application process here. Application deadline: 12/1/23)

University of Connecticut (Kimberly Cuevas; CAP Lab; is looking for applicants interested in collaborating on NIH-funded research projects on learning, memory, executive functions, imitation, EEG, and/or neural mirroring systems. The application deadline for the Developmental Ph.D. program is 12/1/23 for top priority. Applications will be accepted until 1/1/24; please contact ude.nnocu|saveuc.ylrebmik#saveuC .rD with any questions or if applying after 12/1.)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Program information). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2024 (fully funded): (Dr. Mirela Cengher). Dr. Cengher is looking for students interested in variables that affect the acquisition of verbal behavior and concept formation. Specifically, she welcomes students interested in studying bilingualism in children with and without developmental disabilities and she can support grant-funded research lines for this work. Deadline: 12/01/23). No GRE.

University of Massachusetts Boston Dr. Zsuzsa Kaldy, Dr. Tashauna Blankenship and Dr. Vivian Ciaramitaro are recruiting PhD students to work on questions related to visual attention, memory and cross modal processing in infants, toddlers, and children using eye-tracking, pupillometry and EEG. Students will join the UMass Early Minds Lab, a collaborative group of four faculty members within the Developmental and Brain Sciences Program. The program offers full funding for 4-5 years to all qualified students (including those who are not US citizens or who have DACA status). GRE is not required and we have a limited number of application fee waivers. UMass Boston has a vibrant urban campus with beautiful views of the ocean and our program is housed in a brand new building. Please check out our website and email us if you are interested in joining our team! Due date: 12/15/2023

University of Miami The following faculty in the Developmental Psychology PhD Program are recruiting graduate students for fall 2024: Jennifer Britton, Daryl Greenfield, Daniel Messinger, Lynn Perry, Rebecca Bulotsky Shearer, Elizabeth Simpson. Research Areas: affect & attention, cognition & language, social interaction, school readiness & early science education. All students are funded. Apply here. Deadline: 12/1/23.

University of Nebraska at Omaha (Jonathan B. Santo, Juan F. Casas, Brigette Ryalls & Joo Young-Yang; MA and PhD in Developmental Psychology; The Developmental Psychology program at UNO offers both M.A. (thesis and non-thesis) and Ph.D. degrees. The focus is broad based, emphasizing theoretical, methodological, and statistical approaches to studying human development. Students have the opportunity to integrate theoretical and methodological training in the study of human development with direct experience in basic research, as well as applied developmental psychology, within the context of a mentoring relationship. The program emphasis is on the periods of infancy through adolescence, although opportunities for study of the later periods of the life span are available through course offerings from other departments; deadline: January 10th, 2024)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro The following faculty in the Developmental Psychology area at UNCG are recruiting Ph.D. and terminal M.A. students: Stuart Marcovitch, Jasmine DeJesus. Deadline: 12/1/2003 (late MA deadline: 4/1/2004). No GRE.

University of Texas at Dallas (PhD programs in Psychology or Cognition and Neuroscience. Apply to the Psychology PhD program or Cognitive Neuroscience PhD program. Deadline: 12/01/23)
Faculty accepting students:
Mandy Maguire: Language development; Electrophysiology; Cognitive development
Candice Mills: Cognitive development; Scientific and fantastical reasoning; Social learning
Alva Tang: Social affective information processing; Developmental psychophysiology; Temperament
Leehyun Yoon: Socio-emotional and self-referential information processing, Brain functions and connectivity, Adolescent development

Vanderbilt University Lab site; Dr. Sophia Vinci-Booher is looking for applicants interested in using MRI and eye tracking methodologies to study learning in childhood and adulthood. Applicants may apply through Psychological Sciences, under the specializations Developmental Science, Neuroscience, Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience, or Cognition in Context. They may also apply through the Neuroscience Graduate Program, offered through the Vanderbilt Brain Institute. Deadline December 1.

West Virginia University (PI: Ryan Best); Funded graduate assistantship (stipend, tuition waiver, health insurance) in the Life-Span Developmental Psychology program. Dr. Best’s research examines cognitive aging and motivational development across adulthood with a focus on age differences in risky decision-making, numeracy, and the perception of gains and losses. Apply to Life-Span Developmental PhD; preferred deadline 12/1/2023

West Virginia University (PI: Amy Gentzler); Funded graduate assistantship (stipend, tuition waiver, health insurance) in the Life-Span Developmental Psychology program. Dr. Gentzler’s research examines the development of negative and positive emotion regulation, including the pursuit of happiness and wellbeing, and associations with mental health. Apply to Life-Span Developmental PhD; preferred deadline 12/1/2023

West Virginia University (PI: Julie Hicks Patrick); Funded graduate assistantship (stipend, tuition waiver, health insurance) in the Life-Span Developmental Psychology program. Dr. Patrick’s research examines healthy aging among middle-aged and older adults with focus on cognitive, psychological, and physical wellbeing. A focus on DEI and place-based health disparities characterize the current work in the lab. Apply to Life-Span Developmental PhD; preferred deadline 12/1/2023

West Virginia University (PI: JoNell Strough); Funded graduate assistantship (stipend, tuition waiver, health insurance) in the Life-Span Developmental Psychology program. Dr. Strough's main interests include: (a) gender development across the life span; (b) decision making and positive development from emerging to older adulthood with an emphasis on mindfulness, time perspective, and emotion regulation as mechanisms. Apply to Life-Span Developmental PhD; preferred deadline 12/1/2023

West Virginia University (PI: Nicholas Turiano); Funded graduate assistantship (stipend, tuition waiver, health insurance) in the Life-Span Developmental Psychology program. Dr. Turiano examines the mechanisms connecting personality traits and adverse childhood experiences to behaviors/outcomes such as academic performance, substance abuse, physiological functioning, and longevity from emerging to older adulthood. Apply to Life-Span Developmental PhD; preferred deadline 12/1/2023


Diversity Science

Purdue University (Teri Kirby (she/her); PI of the Diversity, Identity, & Prejudice Lab; Recruiting a graduate student interested in diversity initiatives, inclusion, identity, and prejudice. See here for more information about the application process. No GREs required; deadline 12/1/23)


Educational & School

University of Delaware (PhD in Education, Emphasis Learning Sciences. All admitted students receive at least four years of funding. Deadline 12/15/23 More Information.)
Faculty accepting PhD students this year include:
Christina Areizaga Barbieri, Math cognition, individual differences, instructional design, equity-focused. (PhD in LS or Educational Statistics and Research Methods-STEM designated)
Nancy Jordan, Math cognition and STEM learning; learning disabilities; educational interventions
Teomara (Teya) Rutherford, Motivation and learning in digital environments. (PhD in LS or Educational Statistics and Research Methods-STEM designated)
Roberta Golinkoff, Language acquisition, emergent literacy, effects of media on kids, informal learning, spatial development, dissemination

University of Houston (PhD in Measurement, Quantitative Methods, & Learning Sciences, in Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Department) 1st and 2nd years guaranteed departmental assistantships; first-generation college graduates and members of underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply; application info; deadline 12/1 domestic and 12/15 international).
Faculty accepting PhD students:
Allison Master: Identity & Academic Motivation Lab: motivation, social belonging, identity threat, STEM education, stereotypes and equity in education, social cognitive development, growth mindsets, social-psychological interventions in education
Weihua Fan: multivariate methods (primarily structural equation modeling and hierarchical linear modeling); motivational and cognitive processes relating to students' academic outcomes within the context of schools, teachers, parents and peers in kindergarten and K-12; STEM motivation, persistence and engagement; academic behavior such as procrastination and mental well-being (e.g., stress and anxiety); use of national large-scale databases for educational/psychological research
Margit Wiesner: modeling of developmental trajectories of problem behavior (juvenile offending behavior, depressive symptoms, substance use, and other health-risking behaviors) and associated risk factors and outcomes, utilizing data from multi-wave longitudinal studies in the United States and Germany, the development and outcomes of youth violent victimization, early adult vocational career pathways, and measurement invariance of mental health screening instruments.


Health

Georgetown University (see posting under Social & Personality)

Montana State University (Psychological Science Ph.D.; Cara Palmer; Sleep and mental health; bidirectional associations between sleep and social/emotional functioning; individual differences and family, community, and cultural influences on sleep health; deadline 1/1/24)

Old Dominion University Concentration in Health; 7 core faculty members with active research labs; Application Info; GRE optional; Deadline January 5)

Texas Christian University (see posting under Other)

University of Arkansas (see posting under Developmental)

University of North Carolina at Charlotte We are recruiting students in the Behavioral Science Health Psychology (BSHP) concentration of the Health Psychology Doctoral Program at University of North Carolina Charlotte. The BSHP program emphasizes both basic and applied interdisciplinary research examining the biological, psychological, behavioral, social, cultural, and environmental correlates of health and illness. We provide a breadth of rigorous methodological training across disciplines with a high faculty to student ratio to support individualized research and development plans. We use innovative techniques and novel ideas to advance wellness through behavioral science. In addition to professional preparation and training for academia, we also provide professional development and training for those interested in working in industry. Our dual training model is novel and innovative and increases the employment options of our graduate students. We also employ inclusive training and mentoring that supports equity and values diversity. Dr. Alexia Galati is actively recruiting students for a position supported by the National Science Foundation. A doctoral student will contribute to a project that examines how collaborative performance is predicted by multimodal interpersonal coordination, gaining training in eye-tracking, dynamical modeling, and more. In the context of health behaviors, Dr. Galati is interested in how perspective-taking and related constructs (e.g., empathy) are related to health behavior changes. She is especially interested in the interplay of these constructs in communicative contexts (e.g., the interactions between patients and professionals in the health care system), where misalignment in goals and shared understanding can occur. Deadline: 11/15/23. Virtual Open House: 10/20/23 registration link

University of Massachusetts Lowell Ivy K. Ho (she/her), PI of the Health Psychology Lab, is recruiting a PhD student with interests in health disparities and healthcare experiences among women with multiple marginalized identities. See here for information about the Applied Psychology and Prevention Science PhD program. Apply here. Deadline: 1/15/24

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Program - Dr. Kristina Hood and Dr. Cecelia Valrie are recruiting PhD students for this cycle. Please see here for additional degree information. Deadline: 01/10/24

Washington State University (see posting under Other)


Human Factors & Engineering Psychology


Industrial-Organizational (I-O)

Washington State University (see posting under Other)


Learning & Behavior

Texas Christian University (see posting under Other)


Neuroscience & Biopsychology

Florida State University FSU's Program in Neuroscience (Psychology, Biological Sciences, College of Medicine) is recruiting PhD students to join our program. Applicants are encouraged to contact faculty accepting graduate students by email- see website for details; deadline 12/01/23

Saint Louis University (see posting under Cognitive)

Texas Christian University (see posting under Other)

Tulane University (see posting under Developmental)

University of Arkansas (see posting under Cognitive)

University of Delaware (see posting under Cognitive)

University of Texas at El Paso (Katherine Serafine (she/her); Serafine Behavioral Pharmacology Lab; 1-2 PhD or students interested in studying the overlap between substance use disorders and obesity using behavioral pharmacology techniques; Apply to the Psychology Program; deadline 12/1/23) Prospective students are encouraged to contact Dr Serafine, and list her name in their personal statement as a potential mentor.

Washington State University (see posting under Other)


Quantitative

Ohio State University (Peter Kvam; Cognition & Decision Modeling Lab). Decision-making, computational cognitive modeling, artificial intelligence and machine learning. We will be accepted 1 PhD student to start in Fall 2024. Please apply through the Decision Psychology program in the Department of Psychology at Ohio State. Apply here; deadline 11/15/23.

University of Delaware (see posting under Cognitive)

University of Houston (PhD in Measurement, Quantitative Methods, & Learning Sciences, in Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Department) 1st and 2nd years guaranteed departmental assistantships; first-generation college graduates and members of underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply; application info; deadline 12/1 domestic and 12/15 international).
Faculty accepting PhD students:
Allison Master: Identity & Academic Motivation Lab: motivation, social belonging, identity threat, STEM education, stereotypes and equity in education, social cognitive development, growth mindsets, social-psychological interventions in education
Weihua Fan: multivariate methods (primarily structural equation modeling and hierarchical linear modeling); motivational and cognitive processes relating to students' academic outcomes within the context of schools, teachers, parents and peers in kindergarten and K-12; STEM motivation, persistence and engagement; academic behavior such as procrastination and mental well-being (e.g., stress and anxiety); use of national large-scale databases for educational/psychological research
Margit Wiesner: modeling of developmental trajectories of problem behavior (juvenile offending behavior, depressive symptoms, substance use, and other health-risking behaviors) and associated risk factors and outcomes, utilizing data from multi-wave longitudinal studies in the United States and Germany, the development and outcomes of youth violent victimization, early adult vocational career pathways, and measurement invariance of mental health screening instruments.


Social & Personality

Brigham Young University (Bob Ridge, PhD is recruiting a PhD applicant to work in his Media Violence and Political Aggression Lab for the fall of 2024. We are conducting research investigating the risk of media violence exposure on thought, feeling, and behavior, as well as the effects of ideological differences on indirect aggression. Interested students can apply here: https://gradapply.byu.edu/apply/. Information about the Department of Psychology is here. The deadline for applying is December 1, 2023.)

City University of New York, The Graduate Center (At our Basic and Applied program, we produce rigorous, competent, and creative researchers who are well-versed in the traditional canon of social psychology, but can apply this knowledge to engage with innovative questions and pursuits. A virtual open house session for applying and learning about the program is Nov. 3 at 1pm). Apply here; Application deadline: 12/1/23.)

Florida State University (David March; March Research Lab; Attitudes and Evaluation, Prejudice/Stereotyping, Threat Perception, and Implicit Social Cognition. We use a variety of measures, including physiological (e.g., HR, ECG, EMG), eye-tracking, facial-coding, and various reaction time measures including mouse-tracking. Fully funded with generous stipend & tuition waived. Apply here; Deadline 12/1/23.)

Georgetown University (Kostadin Kushlev, The Happy Tech Lab. We aim to answer basic questions about digital technology, health, and well-being. Learn more here. Deadline 12/1/23).

Purdue University (see posting under Diversity Science)

Saint Louis University The Social Psychology concentration at SLU is recruiting for Ph.D. students in Ruth Warner's Social Psychology of Justice Lab which conducts research anti-transgender prejudice and reactions to victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment; Apply; deadline 12/31/23; GRE not required, no cost to apply.

Syracuse University (Social Psychology). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2024: Jeewon Oh studies(singlehood, relationships, personality, and well-being), Len Newman studies (dehumanization, social stigma, defensive and self-protective processes in judgment and memory, and the social psychology of genocide and mass killing), Sara Burke studies (intergroup bias--stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and experiences of stigma). (Application information; deadline 12/1/23.

Texas Christian University (see posting under Other)

University at Albany, State University of New York The Social & Personality Psychology Program at the University at Albany is seeking to recruit 1 new PhD student for a funded assistantship with stipend and tuition waiver. The program also may be able to recruit a student through the university's Carson Carr Graduate Diversity Fellowship Program. Faculty considering serving as primary mentors for new students include Anna Reiman, Mark Muraven, Ron Freidman, Brendan O'Connor, and Cynthia Najdowski. Recruiting faculty interests include diversity and social justice, prejudice and discrimination, self-control, the psychology of music, imagination and altruism, and psychology and law. Deadline to apply: 12/1/22. Apply here. GRE is optional.

University of Alabama (Social Psychology). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2024 (fully funded): Dr. Katie Garrison (studying self-regulation), Dr. Will Hart (website), Dr. Alexa Tullett (studying scientific, religious, and political beliefs). Application information here. Deadline: 11/15/23)

University of Florida (Social Psychology). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2024: Dr. Lindsey Rodriguez (website). Admissions info here (website). (Deadline: 12/1/23)

University of Houston (Social, Personality, & Health Psychology). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2024: Dr. Olivia Atherton (Self-Regulation, Contexts, & Health Lab), Dr. Rodica Damian (Personality Development & Success Lab), Dr. Jaye Derrick (Social Processes Lab), Dr. Adam Fetterman (Personality, Emotion, & Social Cognition Lab), Dr. Clayton Neighbors (Social Influences & Health), Dr. Chip Knee (Self, Motivation, & Relationships), Dr. Lynne Steinberg. Application information here. Deadline: 12/01/23)

University of New Hampshire (Social/Personality) (April Bailey; BIAS Lab) gender and other social group biases, essentialism, impression formation, computational linguistics; 1 position, fully funded through TA-ship with stipend and tuition waived; GRE optional; Apply by 1/15/2024 to guarantee full consideration, see here for more information.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro The following faculty in the Social Psychology area at UNCG are recruiting Ph.D. and terminal M.A. students: Levi Baker, Ethan Zell, Paul Silvia, Brittany Cassidy. Deadline: 12/1/2003 (late MA deadline: 4/1/2004). No GRE.

University of Wyoming (Ben Wilkowski; Lab Website; Goal-Contents, Self-Regulation, Affect, Personality, Interpersonal Relationships, Ethics; Application Information; deadline 12/1/23)

University of Wyoming (Kasey Stanton; Lab Website; Personality and mood assessment, mood and emotion, measure development, and psychometrics; Application Information; deadline 12/1/23; please note that this is for a different position than the position listed under Clinical Psychology above)

Washington State University (see posting under Other)


Other

This section is for labs with open PhD positions that do not fit in any of the fields above. If at all possible, please at least cross-list the opening with the most relevant area above.

Georgetown University (see posting under Social & Personality)

Texas Christian University (Experimental Psychology PhD Program). Applications are due January 1, 2024. Students receive a stipend and tuition waiver. The following faculty are considering applications for Fall 2024:
Gary Boehm: Developmental neuroscience, learning and memory, neural-immune interactions.
Cathy R. Cox: Existential anxiety, well-being and health, interpersonal attachment, nostalgia, and the evaluation of women.
Danica Knight: Adolescent mental health, substance use, and delinquency; caregiver-youth relationships; implementing best practices.
Kevin Knight: Substance abuse, co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, treatment costs, benefits, outcomes, organizational functioning, and implementation science.
Ken Leising: Comparative analysis of the neural and behavioral mechanisms underlying associative learning and memory.

Washington State University (Experimental Psychology PhD Program). Applications are due December 1st. Students receive assistantship and tuition waiver.
The following faculty are considering applications for Fall 2024:
Elizabeth Canning – social psychological interventions in education/organizations
Carrie Cuttler – effects of cannabis on mental health/cognition
Jessica Fales – adolescent and young adult pain, social development, and health and wellbeing
Angela Henricks – neurobiological underpinnings of substance use disorder
Benjamin Ladd – alcohol and drug use and misuse prevention
Renee Magnan – experimental social and health psychology
Kim Meidenbauer – social and physical environmental influences on cognition, emotion, and behavior
Tahira Probst – economic precarity and employee health and wellbeing

Erasmus University Rotterdam. Brain and Cognition Team is recruiting a Ph.D. student in Open Science to work on a joint project with Steven Verheyen, Oliver Lindemann, and Rolf Zwaan. For more information, see link. Deadline 11/27/23.


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