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Thank you for your interest in the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Social Psychoneuroimmunology Lab. Our success is dependent on hard-working, dedicated, and intellectually curious undergraduate and graduate students. Diverse research teams are crucial for good science and I have experience and a commitment to advising and mentoring underrepresented student scientists.

Graduate Students
We will be recruiting a graduate student or two for Fall 2024. More details here. Please apply to the Social Area program and list me as a possible mentor. Applications due Nov 15, 2023. For the sake of equity, I do not tend to do pre-application meetings but please do reach out if you have any questions.

Graduate students in my lab will receive rigorous training in biosocial psychology, focused on status, stress, and health. Interest in the collection of these things -- i.e., some form of biology (i.e., endocrinology, psychophysiology, immunology), social hierarchies, stress, and health -- is paramount for success in the SPNILab. Prior experience in these areas or some subset of them is, of course, great, but not strictly necessary.

Undergraduate Research Assistant Volunteers
Joining a research laboratory is an excellent way to gain first-hand experience and to learn more about psychology. This is a particularly valuable commodity for those students considering going on to graduate school or other post-baccalaureate degrees.

Undergraduate research assistants in our lab will work closely with other members of the lab on one or more on-going projects. Your involvement may include the collection of biological and physiological data, giving you the opportunity to learn how to attach electrodes, collect saliva and blood, and generally lead interesting psychological research. Research assistants might also help with other aspects of the research process, such as data entry and reduction, preparation of materials for new experiments, and the performance of literature searches.

Positions in the lab are currently all voluntary. Independent study credit is available.

Because there is extensive training involved, we ask you to commit to work in the lab for 1 year, for approximately 3-9 hours/week. We try to arrange around your class schedule but please note that most of our research occurs in the afternoon due to diurnal physiological cycles. If you do not have a 3-ish hr chunk of time on some afternoon, it may be hard to get you involved with data collection (though it may be possible to work on other aspects of research). You must be motivated by and interested in social psychology and/or neuroscience. Please contact Dr. Knight to arrange an interview via e-mail. Please include your GPA, research and career interests, and prior psych courses.