2024-2025 - Psychology PhD Wiki

2024-2025

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 2025. 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

Auburn University (Dr. April Smith, PI of the Research on Eating Disorders and Suicidality Laboratory is recruiting a PhD student with interests in eating disorders and/or suicide. Apply here. Applications 12/2/24)

Boston University (Dr. Samuel Meisel, who runs The SUMMIT Lab is recruiting a PhD student with interests in adolescent substance use etiology and treatment and the role of social relationships in substance use risk and recovery. Apply here. Deadline: 12/01/24)

Emory University (Dr. Peter Hitchcock, PI of the Translational Lab. Focus: When and why does decision-making go awry in depression and anxiety disorders and how can we develop potent and scalable interventions to improve it? Methods: careful experimental designs; dimensional approach; reinforcement learning and sequential-sampling computational models; treatment development. Prospective students can apply through Clinical Science or Cognitive and Computational Sciences. Clinical students can dual concentrate. Prospective Student FAQ. Application. Deadline: 12/1/24.)

Florida International University Clinical Science in Child and Adolescent Psychology. The following faculty are recruiting PhD students for fall 2025: Dr. Elisa Trucco, PI of the ReACH Lab, Research on the etiology of adolescent substance use and vaping cessation programming; Dr. Daniel Bagner, PI of ECBL, Research on psychosocial interventions for early childhood behavior problems; Dr. Jeremy Pettit, PI of CAPP, Research on depression, anxiety, and suicidal behaviors; Dr. Yael Dai, Research on early diagnosis and intervention for autistic children; Dr. Dana McMakin, PI of REMEDY, Research on reward and emotional processing as it relates to early adolescent depression and sleep; Dr. Raul Gonzalez, PI of the SUN Lab, Research on neurocognitive differences for substance use risk; Dr. Kat Hart, PI of the READY Lab, Research on school readiness and evidence-based early interventions; Dr. Victor Buitron, Research on youth suicide prevention. Dr. Jonathan Comer, PI of the MINT Lab, Research on pediatric anxiety disorders, irritability, disruptive behavior problems, and traumatic stress. Virtual Open House scheduled 9/16 & 10/14, click here to register. Application. Deadline 12/1/24.

University of Arkansas Clinical PhD program: https://psychology.uark.edu/graduate/clinical-psychology/index.php. Drs. Lindsay Ham (Director, Alcohol Research Lab), Matt Judah (Director, Cognition of Depression and Anxiety Laboratory), Jeff Lin (https://psychology.uark.edu/directory/index/uid/yanlil/name/Yanli+Lin/), Lauren Quetsch (Director, Family and Community Intervention Lab), and Jenn Veilleux (Director, Treating Emotion and Motivational Processes lab) will be reviewing applications. Deadline: 12/1/24.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Dr. Santiago Papini, PI of the Targeted Interventions Lab, is recruiting. Read more about the Clinical Psychology PhD program here. Application deadline: 12/1/24) *recruitment complete, offer accepted

University of Louisville The following faculty will be reviewing applications: Dr. Clarissa Ong, PI of the Process-Oriented Intervention Science Lab; Dr. Tamara Newton, PI of the Stress and Health Lab; Dr. Sara Bufferd, PI of the Child Anxiety and Mood Lab; Dr. Cheri Levinson, PI of the Eating Anxiety and Treatment Lab; and Dr. Benjamin Mast, PI of the Aging and Neuropsychology Lab. Read more about the Clinical Psychology PhD program here including information about the application process. Application deadline: 12/1/24. Virtual program information session to be held Tuesday, October 8, 2024 5:30-6:30pm EST: Click here to register. Contact the Director of Clinical Training, Dr. Sara Bufferd, with any questions.

University of New Mexico (Dr. Cassandra Boness; Boness Addictions Lab: Clinical Psychology PhD Program. 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 12/1/2024.)

Mississippi State University Read about the Clinical Psychology PhD program here. Application deadline is 12/1/24. The following faculty are recruiting students: Brittany Lancaster (Pediatric Psychology, Obesity, Sleep, Behavioral Interventions, Rural Health), Mitchell Berman (Human Aggression; Suicide and Self-Harm), Robert McMillen (Tobacco Control), Hilary DeShong (Personality Pathology; Impulsive Behaviors; Five Factor Model of Personality), Mary Dozier (Geropsychology, Hoarding Disorder, Behavioral Interventions), Cliff McKinney (Parenting, Gender, Maltreatment, Parental Psychopathology, Emerging Adulthood), Ari Oliveros (Child Welfare, Parental Mental Health, Emotion Regulation, Resilience)

Ohio University (Jean Forney, PI of the Body Image, Weight and Eating Laboratory is recruiting a PhD student with interests in eating disorders. Apply here. Applications 12/1/24)

Ohio University (Jenny Grant Weinandy, PI of the Thoughts and Experiences of Addiction (TEA) Lab is recruiting a Clinical Psychology PhD student. We use mixed methods to study perceptions and experiences of addictions and addiction treatment in adults. Specifically, we focus on behavioral addictions, including gambling, and harm reduction treatment and the way that culture may impact these experiences. Apply here. Applications 12/1/24)

Old Dominion University/Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology (Dr. Cathy Lau-Barraco, director of the The BARS Lab is recruiting a PhD student with interests in psychosocial determinants of and interventions for substance use among young adults. Apply here. Deadline: 12/01/24)

Oregon State University (Dr. Daniel Bradford, PI of BEAVERS lab for a Clinical Psychology PhD Program. We take a multi-method experimental approach to studying the affective and emotional responses to stressors and how commonly used drugs change those responses. Because we want to get to the truth in our research, we approach our work with an eye to rigor, equity, and replicability consistent with the “reproducibility revolution” and open science movements. Applications are due 12/1/2024.)

Oregon State University (Dr. Steven Sanders, PI of the Adjustment, Identity, & Racism (AIR) Lab for a Clinical Psychology PhD Program. We study the experiences of historically marginalized individuals. Specifically examining the identity and adjustment processes of Black and Brown people. We use quantitative and qualitative approaches and collaborate with researchers at various institutions, including VAMCs, Education Non-Profits, and fellow postsecondary institutions. We are anticipating admitting 1-2 students for the Fall Term of 2025. Applications are due 12/1/2024.)

Texas Tech University (Dr. Sean Mitchell; Suicide Risk and Prevention Research Laboratory. Clinical Psychology Program, Department of Psychological Sciences; We focus on suicide risk and prevention among high-risk groups. Deadline 12/1/24; in-person interviews; GRE optional; Apply at https://www.depts.ttu.edu/psy/apply.php)

University of Toledo (Jon Elhai, PI of the Cyberpsychology and Internet Addictions Lab, is recruiting PhD students for fall. The lab investigates excessive smartphone, gaming and social media use in relation to mental health symptoms. Apply (Here); deadline is 12/1.

University of Vermont (see posting under Developmental)

Georgia State University (Dr. Junqiang Dai, PI of Interdisciplinary Neuroscience for Social development; See Posting under Neuroscience & Biopsychology)

University of Wyoming (Dr. Kasey Stanton; Transdiagnostic Approaches to Personality and Psychopathology Lab. Clinical Psychology Program; research focus on transdiagnostic and dimensional assessment models, symptom and mood assessment, personality, and measure development. Deadline 12/1/24)

University of Wyoming (Dr. Christina McDonnell; Community Autism Resilience Emotion and Stress Lab. Clinical Psychology Program; research focus on autism, traumatic stress, developmental psychopathology and emotion socialization, and cognitive-behavioral interventions. Deadline 12/1/24)

Cognitive

University of Bristol, UK (Casimir Ludwig is recruiting a new PhD student to join his lab starting Fall 2025. The project will combine computational modelling and behaviour experiments to understand how humans navigate a cognitive parameter space in decision-making tasks. The project involves a collaboration with Gaurav Malhotra at SUNY Albany (we will seek additional funding for an extended lab visit by the student). We are looking for highly numerate candidates with a background in: psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, computer science or statistics. Coding skills (e.g. Matlab, R, Python) are essential. Further details about the position and how to apply can be found here. Application deadline: 26th March 2025)

Brown University (David Levari will be reviewing applications with a focus on judgment and decision-making, social+cognitive psych, or using games/experiments/computational models to understand human behavior. General information about the doctoral program here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

Drexel University Zoe Zhang is recruiting a new PhD student to join the Zhang Lab in Fall 2025. Students who are interested in taking a multi-modal approach (e.g., behavioral, imaging, genetics, etc.) with large-scale data (e.g., ABCD, UK Biobank, ADNI, etc.) to examine brain development, health, and aging are especially encouraged to apply. Details about the PhD program and application process here. Application deadline: 12/1/24.

Emory University (see posting under Clinical)

Gallaudet University (see posting under Neuroscience & Biopsychology)

Iowa State University (Ames) (Andrew M. Smith is recruiting a new PhD student to join his lab in Fall 2025. Smith's lab uses human experiments and computational modeling to examine cognitive processes related to memory, judgment, and decision-making, primarily in applied contexts. Most of the work in our lab examines these processes in the context of eyewitness identification procedures, but we also have interests in basic recognition memory, forensic science, and most things related to memory and decision-making. Smith is affiliated with the Cognitive Area, the Psych-Law Concentration, and the Quantitative Certificate program. Details about the PhD program and application process here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

Johns Hopkins University Chaz Firestone is recruiting a new PhD student to join the Perception & Mind Lab in Fall 2025. The lab uses human behavioral experiments to explore foundational questions about perception and its place in the mind more broadly. The lab also collaborates closely with faculty members in the Departments of Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Details about the PhD program and application process here. Application deadline: 12/1/24.

Mississippi State University Read about the Cognitive Science PhD program here. Application deadline is 12/1/24

Allison Jaeger is recruiting PhD students interested in science text comprehension and metacomprehension as well as individual differences in spatial thinking skills. Her STEM Thinking and Reasoning (STAR) Lab focuses on interdisciplinary research at the intersections of Cognitive Psychology, Education, STEM disciplines (geoscience, chemistry, biology), and Computer Science.
Andrew Jarosz is recruiting PhD students interested in understanding the cognitive mechanisms underlying individual differences in problem solving, intelligence, and creativity in his Attention Reasoning and Creativity (ARC) lab. His lab uses behavioral and eye-tracking methodologies.
Hossein Karimi is recruiting PhD students interested in the cognitive processes that contribute to human language processing. His Cognition of Language (Collab) Lab conducts research using behavioral, eye-tracking and EEG methodologies.
Thalia Vrantsidis is recruiting PhD students interested in the cognitive processes underlying emotion, explanation, stereotyping. Her lab conducts research using behavioral and computational modeling methodologies.
Jonathon Whitlock is recruiting students interested in the interaction between visual attention and episodic memory. His research relies heavily on eye-tracking methodologies including pupilometry.

Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) Dr. Shana Carpenter (ude.etatsnogero|retneprac.anahs#ude.etatsnogero|retneprac.anahs) is recruiting 1-2 Ph.D. students to join the Learning and Cognition Lab in Fall of 2025. We explore a number of questions related to human learning and memory (including retrieval practice, spacing, and other effective study strategies), metacognition, and applications of this research to education in university and K-12 settings. Deadline to apply is December 1, 2024.

Penn State University Michele Diaz and the Language and Aging Lab are recruiting a PhD student with interests in language production and aging. Apply here. Deadline: 12/1/24

Saint Louis University The Cognitive Neuroscience concentration at SLU is recruiting Ph.D. students in the following labs:

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;
Tony Buchanan's Cognitive Neuroscience of Stress Lab which conducts research on the relationships between stress and behavior;
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;
Katherine Luking's Lab which conducts research on the relationships between neurodevelopment and the emergence of psychopathology in middle childhood and early adolescence;
Apply; application deadline 12/31/24; GRE not required, no cost to apply.

Syracuse University The cognitive psychology program is recruiting PhD students to begin Fall 2025. The following faculty are actively recruiting students:

Dr. Daniel Corral - Research focus: concept learning; analogical reasoning; transfer of learning
Dr. David Kellen - Research focus: mathematical modeling to characterize cognitive processes
Dr. Jeffrey Zemla - Research focus: memory; reasoning; computational modeling

Application deadline: 12/1/24

Texas Christian University (Uma Tauber is recruiting a PhD student to join her lab in Fall 2025. We adopt a team-based approach to investigating human learning and memory, concept formation, and metacognition. Research is motivated by educational questions and/or application to health contexts. Lifespan projects are ongoing as well focused on cognitive aging and learning medical information. The student will be fully funded with stipend and tuition waived. Information about the lab (https://www.tauberlab.com/) and application process (https://cse.tcu.edu/psychology/graduate/index.php). Application deadline: 1/1/25

Texas Christian University (Ken Leising is recruiting a PhD student for the TCU Comparative Cognition Lab to start in Fall 2025. The lab investigates learning and memory in three animals (humans, rats, and pigeons), which allows for a unique research environment and innovative research methods. My research has largely focused what cues animals use when executing a response at a particular time and location (i.e., navigation). The student will be fully funded with stipend and tuition waived. Click here for information about the lab (www.tcucomparativecognition.com) and application process (https://cse.tcu.edu/psychology/graduate/index.php). Application deadline: 1/1/25

Tulane University ([[#Tulane-BCDS]] see posting under Developmental)

University of Alabama (Cognitive Psychology). Dr. Despina Stavrinos, studying driving behavior, driving simulation, eye tracking, attention, cognitive development (Translational Research for Injury Prevention Lab) (fully funded). Dr. Lark Lim, studying neuroeconomics, affective neuroscience, health neuroscience (Lim Lab for Affective Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics) (fully funded). Application information here. Deadline: 11/15/24

University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) (Michelle M. Ramey, PI of the MEM Lab, will be reviewing applications for students interested in human memory. We use novel task design, eyetracking, and computational modeling to understand the mechanisms of memory, interactions between memory and other cognitive processes such as visual attention and semantic knowledge, and memory changes with aging. Details about the PhD program and application process here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

University at Albany, SUNY The Cognitive Psychology PhD program is reviewing applications for the fall of 2025. Faculty available to be primary advisors include Jeanette Altarriba, Greg Cox, Gaurav Malhotra, Ryan Hubbard, and Heather Sheridan. Research areas include: AI and computational modeling, bilingualism, language and reading, emotion, memory (including adaptive memory), decision making, attention, visual cognition, music cognition, EEG, and eye tracking; Apply here; Application deadline: January 15, 2025; Fully funded with stipend and tuition waived. Visit this link for further information about additional scholarships available, including the Carson Carr Graduate Diversity Fellowship.

University at Buffalo, SUNY (Federica Bulgarelli, PI of the Buffalo Early Learning Lab, will be reviewing applications with a focus on language development, word learning, learning in variable contexts. Read more about the PhD program here. Application deadline: 12/02/24)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (Martin Monti, PI of the Higher Cognition, Language & Consciousness Lab is recruiting a PhD student with interests in the field of consciousness and its disorders, with emphasis on neuromodulation, neuroimaging/electrophysiology, and/or phenomenology. Apply here. Deadline: 12/1/24)

University of California, Los Angeles (Rational Altruism Lab; PI: Falk Lieder); Research topics: moral psychology, decision-making, social dilemmas, improving society, rationality, altruism, moral circle expansion, moral progress, computational modeling; Application deadline December 1, 2024.

University of California, Merced The following faculty in the Developmental Psychology Program [https://psychology.ucmerced.edu/graduate-program/areas-focus/developmental] are accepting students for Fall 2025:
Elif Isbell [https://www.idearesearch.org/]
Alexandra Main [https://sites.ucmerced.edu/amainlab/]
Rose Scott [https://sites.ucmerced.edu/cecl]
Eric Walle [https://idlab.ucmerced.edu/]
Deadline: 12/1/24

University of Houston (The Griffin Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston has multiple openings for highly qualified prospective PhD students interested in the cognitive and clinical neuroscience of autism and social perception. The director, Dr. Jason Griffin, is associated with the Developmental, Cognitive, and Behavioral Neuroscience (DCBN) program in the Department of Psychology. The Griffin Laboratory focuses on using cognitive neuroscience methods like electroencephalography (EEG) and eye-tracking in combination with sophisticated data science approaches like machine learning and computational modeling to better understand visual and neural mechanisms underlying social behavior and clinical outcomes in autism. Deadline: 12/15/2024; Apply here!; Email Dr. Griffin for any questions related to the position at ude.hu|niffirgnosaj#ude.hu|niffirgnosaj)

University of Maryland, College Park (Dr. Weizhen Xie, PI of the Laboratory for Integrative Cognition and Neuroscience, will be reviewing applications with a focus on human memory and cognition across timescales, individuals, and socio-affective contexts. Please check out our recent research and student FAQ to learn more. Deadline: 12/3/24. Feel free to email the PI to learn more (see email address on the webpage).)

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 crossmodal 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 (extended): 1/15/2025

University of New Hampshire Emily Liquin is recruiting a new PhD student to join the Exploration, Learning, and Mind Lab in Fall 2025. We investigate how and why people seek information and ask questions. Our research uses human behavioral experiments with adults and children, as well as computational modeling. Application information here. Application review begins 1/15/25.

University of South Carolina Dr. Svetlana Shinkareva is recruiting PhD students to join her lab in the Fall of 2025. We study how affect is represented in the brain, affect in naturalistic contexts, and misophonia using behavioral, fMRI and psychophysiology methods. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/1/24.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Caglar Tas, PI of the Visual Perception and Cognition Lab, is recruiting 1-2 PhD students. These positions are fully funded with teaching assistantships. Our lab studies perception and memory across eye movements and how saccades interact with cognitive processes. We use eye-tracking, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and EEG. If interested, please email Dr. Tas: ude.ktu|satralgac#ude.ktu|satralgac. Deadline: 12/01/24. Apply here)

University of Texas, Arlington Dr. Hunter Ball is recruiting PhD students to join his lab in the Fall of 2025. In our Attention, Memory, and Aging Lab, we explore the cognitive and metacognitive mechanisms involved in the planning and coordination of future actions (i.e., prospective memory) and the encoding and retrieval of information from long-term memory (i.e., retrospective memory). Within each of these domains, central questions concern individual differences and age-related changes in these processes. Deadline to apply is December 1, 2024. Feel free to reach out first with questions (Email: ude.atu|llaB.retnuH#ude.atu|llaB.retnuH).

University of Texas, Dallas (Stacie L. Warren, PI of the Computational Neuropsychology and Affective Neuroscience Lab, is looking to recruit 1-2 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. I mentor students in our Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience PhD programs. Application deadline is 12/15/24; Email: ude.salladtu|nerraw.eicats#ude.salladtu|nerraw.eicats)

University of Texas at El Paso (Iva Ivanova; The Language and Communication Lab). We are a Psycholinguistics lab studying language processing and conversational alignment in linguistically diverse populations (bi- and multilinguals). 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 12/01/24.

University of Utah (Dr. Kara Moore, PI of the Cognition, Attention, Law, and Memory lab anticipates admitting a PhD student for the Fall of 2025 to the Cognition and Neural Sciences program in Psychology at the University of Utah. Dr. Moore studies attention and memory at the intersection of the legal system in children and adults. In particular, her lab studies eyewitness memory, eyewitness identification, and how people search for missing and wanted persons. Learn more about her lab and the program. Deadline 12/1/24.)

University of Wyoming (Dr. Erin E. Harrington, PI of the Cognitive Aging & Memory Perceptions Laboratory, is recruiting 1-2 PhD students with interests in everyday cognitive performance, prospective memory, strategy use, and cognitive aging. Dr. Harrington's research also incorporates a developmental focus, in which she examines everyday cognitive experiences at various stages of adulthood (i.e., among young adults, parents, and older adults). Please check out the lab's recent research and the UW Cognitive Psychology PhD program to learn more. Deadline: 12/1/24. Feel free to email PI Harrington to learn more (ude.oywu|notgnirrah.nire#ude.oywu|notgnirrah.nire).)

Utah State University (The Quantified Cognition Lab is seeking 2-3 PhD students with interests in mechanisms of learning, decision making, and cognitive aging. The lab's research uses computational modeling to understand the mechanisms that link neurophysiological measures with behavior as participants engage attention, memory, and cognitive control. Application deadline: 12/02/24. Please feel free to email PI Dr. Emily R. Weichart (ude.usu|trahciew.ylime#ude.usu|trahciew.ylime) with inquiries.)

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières - Canada We invite applications for a PhD research fellowship in Psychology in the field of affective neuroscience at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. We employ state-of-the-art techniques including EEG, eye-tracking, and psychophysiological measures to explore the links between cognition (memory, attention), emotion, and social interactions (empathy, culture). The selected candidate will have a master’s degree in Psychology, Neurosciences or related domains. All profiles will be considered but the ideal candidate will be experienced in EEG, cognitive neurosciences, coding and statistical analyses. If you are passionate about research in these areas, we encourage you to apply. For any inquiries, feel free to contact us (simon.rigoulot[at]uqtr.ca). We support equity and diversity. We welcome all candidatures, without any distinction in regards to origins, handicaps, minorities or gender identities.
Application deadline: 04/31/25.

Community

No Listings Yet; University Name Here (PI Name Here, PI of A lab, is reviewing applications with a focus on tbd. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

Developmental

Arizona State University Developmental Psychology Program (Recruiting Faculty: Benitez, Doane, Ha, Lemery-Chalfant, Lucca, Su) Topics: development of romantic relationships and adjustment, twin, molecular genetic, and epigenetic studies of risk and resilience, the developmental and evolutionary foundations of human cognition, curiosity, and communication, and how genetic and environmental factors contribute to the development of alcohol use disorders with a focus on racial/ethnic minority adolescents and young adults, language development; More information at [https://psychology.asu.edu/degrees/specializations/developmental-psychology]; deadline 12/5/24.

University of Florida (Shanting Chen, is reviewing applications with a focus on Developmental Psychology. Her research focuses on the intersection of stress, race/ethnicity, cultural contexts, and social inequality. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

Florida International University (Shannon M. Pruden; ude.uif|kcids#ude.uif|kcids; Project on Language and Spatial Development, https://plsd.fiu.edu; Seeking up to 2 graduate students to study individual differences in children's spatial language and spatial skills. We use technology, including structural MRI, eye-blink conditioning, eye-tracking, LENA and AI to understand the role of biological, cultural and psychological systems that explain individual differences in child development. Apply at https://case.fiu.edu/psychology/phd-in-developmental-science/index.html; Deadline: 12/1/24)

Fordham University Applied Developmental Psychology (ADP) Program is currently seeking prospective Ph.D. students for Fall 2025. The following faculty members are actively recruiting students:

Apply here, the application deadline is 12/1/24. For any questions regarding the ADP Program, please contact the ADP Program Director, Dr. Lindsay Till Hoyt, ude.mahdrof|1tyohl#ude.mahdrof|1tyohl.

Gallaudet University (see posting under Neuroscience & Biopsychology)

Georgetown University (see posting under Social & Personality)

Georgia State University (Dr. Junqiang Dai, PI of Interdisciplinary Neuroscience for Social Development; See Posting under Neuroscience & Biopsychology)

Loyola University Chicago (The following faculty in the Developmental Psychology PhD Program may recruit graduate students for fall 2025: Maggie Guy, Christine Li-Grining, Perla Gamez, Denise Davidson. Areas of research include: neural and behavioral measures of the development of infant attention and memory (Guy); predictors and outcomes related to self-regulation and settings that support development among young people from under-resourced, marginalized communities (Li-Grining); language and literacy development of Latino children growing up with two languages (Gamez); emotion, language and educational issues in neurotypical and neurodiverse populations (Davidson). All students are funded. Apply [https://gpem.luc.edu/apply/]. Deadline: 12/1/24.)

Virginia Commonwealth University (Chelsea Williams, PI of the EMPOWER Youth Lab, will be reviewing applications for students interested in ethnic-racial identity, ethnic-racial socialization, & cultural experiences, especially among Latine, Black, and/or Multiracial children & families. Read more about the PhD program here. Read about the application process here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

Texas Christian University (see posting under Other)

Tulane University Join the Brain, Cognition, & Developmental Science program in the Psychology Department at Tulane University! Several faculty are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2025, including:

Michael Cunningham: African American adolescent development, resilience & vulnerability, academic achievement
Ben Deen: Social cognition, cognitive neuroscience, infant development
Julie Markant: Attention, learning, and memory in infancy and early childhood; brain development

For more info and to apply, visit our website. Deadline 12/1/24.

The University of Oklahoma (Michael Sladek (he/him), PI of the Contexts of Health, Adolescent Resilience, and Measuring Stress Lab, will be reviewing applications for students interested in LGBTQ+ youth intersectional identity development, resilience, and health. Read more about the PhD program here. Read about the application process here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Alabama (Developmental Psychology). The following faculty are recruiting graduate students for Fall 2025 (fully funded): Dr. Sharla Biefeld (studying discrimination, sexual harassment, 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: 11/15/24

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: 12/1/24)

University at California, Santa Barbara (Brandon Woo, PI of the UCSB FOLK Lab, will be reviewing applications for students who are interested in social learning and mental state understanding in infants and young children. Read more about the PhD program here and about the lab here. Application deadline: 12/01/24)

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 crossmodal 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 (extended): 1/15/2025

University of Miami (The following faculty in the Developmental Psychology PhD Program are recruiting graduate students for fall 2025: Jennifer Britton, Daryl Greenfield, Daniel Messinger, Lynn Perry, Rebecca Bulotsky Shearer, Elizabeth Simpson. Research Areas: affect & attention, cognition & language, social interaction, early science learning & education, technology-based assessment. Training to apply research to practice and policy. All students are funded. Apply here. Deadline: 12/1/25.)

University of New Hampshire (see posting under Cognitive)

University of Vermont (Alexis Brieant, who runs the Family, Environment, Resilience, and Neurodevelopment (FERN) Lab is recruiting a PhD student with interests in child and adolescent adversity, brain development, and mental health. Read about the application process here. Deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Vermont (Annie Murray-Close, who runs the Social Development Lab is recruiting a PhD student with interests in peer relationships, gender, aggression, and stress physiology. Read about the application process here. Deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Vermont (Jamie Abaied, who runs the Family Development Lab, is recruiting a PhD student with interests in critical whiteness studies, racial socialization, parenting, coping with stress, and/or psychophysiology. Read about the application process here. Deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Virginia (Jamie Jirout, who runs the Research in Education and Development lab Lab Website is recruiting a PhD student with interests in understanding the development of curiosity, intellectual humility, and other related intellectual character virtues and their role in education and learning. Apply to the Applied Developmental Science / Ed-Psych program here. Deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Virginia (Tanya Evans, who runs the Educational Neuroscience lab is recruiting a PhD student with interests in brain development and school readiness skills (math, reading, socioemotional learning). Apply to the Applied Developmental Science / Ed-Psych program here. Deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Virginia (Vikram Jaswal, who runs the Jaswal Lab Lab Website is recruiting at least one PhD student with interests in communication in nonspeaking autistic people. Apply to the Developmental Area of UVa's Psychology program here. Deadline: 12/1/24)

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 12/1/2024

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, the pursuit of happiness and wellbeing, adolescent social media use, parenting and attachment, and mental health. Apply to Life-Span Developmental PhD; preferred deadline 12/1/2024

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 12/1/2024

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) decision making and positive development from emerging to older adulthood with an emphasis on mindfulness, time perspective, and emotion regulation as mechanisms; and (b) gender development across the life span. Current lab projects investigate reproductive decision making in emerging adult college students; links between gender segregation and sexism; and, in collaboration with colleagues at RAND and the University of Southern California, age differences in coping with disasters related to climate change. Apply to Life-Span Developmental PhD; preferred deadline 12/1/2024

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 12/1/2024

Diversity Science

Ohio University Further information on how to apply can be found here. The position is fully funded with a stipend & tuition waived. (Deadline 12/1/24)

Gerald Young, PI of the Diversity, Affective, and Social Science Lab, is recruiting students with interests in emotion and emotion-related processes (e.g., emotion regulation, emotion beliefs), group-related processes (e.g., sense of belonging, social identity), mental health and well-being, and culture and diversity science.
Xian Zhao is recruiting students with interests in international relations, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), race, gender, poverty, culture, human-robot interaction, and climate change solutions. He welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, particularly those with interdisciplinary experience. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply as part of a commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic environment.

University of Rhode Island (see posting under Social & Personality)

Educational & School

University of Cincinnati Patrick N. Beymer, is recruiting students with interests in motivation, emotions, engagement, and intensive longitudinal methodologies. Read more and apply here. Application deadline: 12/05/24.)

University of Northern Colorado Elise C. Allen, is recruiting students with interests in motivation, reducing barriers to motivation (e.g., motivational costs), teacher-student relationships, self-regulated learning, and longitudinal methodologies in both secondary and post-secondary settings. Read more and apply here. Application deadline: 1/31/25.)

University of Virginia (see posting under Developmental)

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 12/15/24).
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)

George Washington University (see posting under Social & Personality)

Miami University (see posting under Social & Personality)

North Dakota State University (see posting under Social & Personality)

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

Clemson University [https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/departments/psychology/degrees/health-psychology.html]; deadline 1/15/25)

Arizona State University (Dr. Stephanie Marita Carpenter, PI of Engage lab, is accepting a student with research interests in emotion, decision making, engagement, and health behavior change. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Rhode Island (see posting under Social & Personality)

No Listings Yet; University Name Here (PI Name Here, PI of A lab, is reviewing applications with a focus on tbd. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

Human Factors & Engineering Psychology

Clemson University [https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/departments/psychology/degrees/human-factors-psychology.html]; deadline 1/15/25)

No Listings Yet; University Name Here (PI Name Here, PI of A lab, is reviewing applications with a focus on tbd. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

Industrial-Organizational (I-O)

Clemson University Drs. Van Fossen, Albritton, and Shuffler accepting applications for Fall 2025 [https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/departments/psychology/degrees/industrial-organizational-psychology.html]; deadline 1/15/25)

No Listings Yet; University Name Here (PI Name Here, PI of A lab, is reviewing applications with a focus on tbd. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

University College London School of Management (see posting under Social)

Neuroscience & Biopsychology

Tulane University ([[#Tulane-BCDS]] see posting under Developmental)

Gallaudet University The Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience Program is accepting applications for Fall 2025. The program's focus is at the intersection of learning and visual language. The Action and Brain Lab (Dr. Quandt), the Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab (Dr. Pizzie), and the Numeracy and Educational Neuroscience Lab (Dr. Berteletti) are accepting to new students. Aligned with Gallaudet University's bilingualism, the program requires ASL knowledge. For information on how to apply follow ([https://gallaudet.edu/educational-neuroscience/phd-program-in-educational-neuroscience-pen/]) -corss-listed with cognitive sciences.

University of Alabama Dr. Lark Lim is reviewing applications for Fall 2025. His lab focuses on neuroeconomics, affective neuroscience, health neuroscience (Lim Lab for Affective Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics) (fully funded). Application information here. Deadline: 11/15/24

University of Florida (Tracy Centanni, PI of the GAPP lab, is reviewing applications with a focus on the neural correlates of auditory/visual perception (EEG and fMRI), language/reading acquisition, and neural plasticity (natural and through non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation). Her research focuses on the genetic and neural correlates of communication. Students can apply under the Neuroscience PhD or the Rehab Science PhD. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

Saint Louis University (see posting under Cognitive)

University of Tennessee, Knoxville (see posting under Cognitive)

University of Virginia (see posting under Developmental)

University of Vermont (see posting under Developmental)

University of Texas at El Paso (Dr. Katherine Serafine, PI of the Behavioral Pharmacology Lab at the University of Texas at El Paso is reviewing applicants for the upcoming cycle. Prospective applicants with an interest in behavioral pharmacology using rat models of obesity and substance use disorder are encouraged to apply and should reach out to Dr. Serafine ahead of application submission. Students should apply under the Behavioral Neuroscience concentration. More information and a list of other available mentors can be found here. Application Deadline: 12/01/24)

North Dakota State University (see posting under Social & Personality)

Georgia State University (Dr. Junqiang Dai, PI of Interdisciplinary Neuroscience for Social Development, will review applications for students interested in computational neuroscience, adolescent development, social development, social perception, mental health, social influence process, and inter-racial contexts/development [study link]. Students will work closely with other faculty/students from the tri-institutional Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science Center). Students from all backgrounds are welcome! Apply via this website [https://gradapply.gsu.edu/portal/app_manage_page]. Deadline: 12/1/2024.

Quantitative

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (Amanda Montoya, who runs Quantitative Research Collaboratory is recruiting a PhD student with interests in developing and evaluating quantitative methods for mediation/moderation, applications of machine learning in psychology, or meta-science. Apply here. Deadline: 12/1/24)

University of California, Los Angeles (Rational Altruism Lab; PI: Falk Lieder); Research topics: Computational models of moral decision-making and moral learning; Application deadline December 1, 2024.

University of Minnesota (UMN) (Haoran Li, is recruiting a PhD student with interests in multilevel modeling, generalized linear (mixed) models, and developing and evaluating advanced statistical models for single-case experimental designs (SCEDs). Apply here. Deadline: 12/1/24)

Penn State University (PSU) (Zachary Fisher, is recruiting a PhD student with interests in intensive longitudinal data, time series modeling, machine learning, and dynamic structural equation modeling. Apply here. Deadline: 12/1/24)

Texas Christian University Dr. Justin Luningham is actively recruiting students for the interdisciplinary Quant Methods @TCU Lab. Please see the attached description here. Deadline extended to 03/15/2025

University of Toronto (Dr. Feng Ji, PI of Psychometrics and Responsible AI lab, is reviewing applications with a focus on Psychometrics and AI. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Southern California (Meng Chen, is recruiting a PhD student with interests in longitudinal data methodology, dynamic modeling, time series, and machine learning. Apply [https://dornsife.usc.edu/psyc/doctoral-program/]. Deadline: 12/1/24)

Social & Personality

Oxford Brookes University (Adam Baimel, is recruiting a PhD student with interests in the psychology of the 'spiritual but not religious'…. Apply here. Deadline: 01/17/25)

Arizona State University Read more about the program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/5/24

Deborah Wu (incoming January '25), PI of the IDEA (Identity Development, Emotions, and Attitudes) Lab, is recruiting a PhD student with interests in how social identity and emotions impact stereotyping, prejudice, and intergroup attitudes.
Michael Varnum, PI of the Culture and Ecology Lab, and co-PI of the Evolutionary Social Psychology Co-Laboratory is recruiting a PhD student with interests in culture, ecology, and evolutionary psychology.
Michelle Shiota, PI of the Shiota Psychophysiology Laboratory for Affective Testing Lab, is recruiting a PhD student with interests in basic nature and translational implications of human emotion, with particular emphasis on positive emotions, emotional processes in close relationships, and emotional mechanisms of health behavior and behavior change.
Virginia Kwan, PI of the Culture and Decision Science Network Lab, is recruiting a PhD student with interests in the psychology of technology and addresses the dynamic impact of cyberlife engagement on cognitive processes, mental and physical health, and interpersonal interactions.
Tamera Schneider, is recruiting a PhD student with interests in psychophysiological stress, resilience and emotions, and enhancing perspectives and innovation in team work.

Boston College (Dr. Diane-Jo Bart-Plange, PI of the Deconstructing Intergroup Social Cognition (DISCO) lab is recruiting a PhD student with interests in racism, attitudes, discrimination, social cognition and perception, and intergroup relations. Apply here. Application deadline: 12/15/24)

City University of New York, Basic and Applied Social Psychology (Multiple faculty members accepting students; [http://www.cunybasp.org]; moral psychology; close relationships; legal decision making; psychology and public policy; gender-based violence; stereotyping and stigmatization; gender and sexuality; interpersonal acceptance and rejection; interracial interactions; emotion perception; political psychology; No GREs required, deadline 12/1/24).

Florida State University: David March, PI of the March Research Lab, studies the role of threat in prejudice, politics, attitudes (e.g., towards the police) and basic social cognition. Please apply if you are interested in any of these topics. The position is fully funded with generous stipend & tuition waived. Read about the program here. Application deadline is 12/1/24.

Georgetown University Kostadin Kushlev, The Happy Tech Lab. We aim to answer basic questions about digital technology, health, and well-being. Learn more about our program here. Deadline 12/1/24.

George Washington University Ellen Yeung, PI is recruiting a student interested in examining research questions related to substance use and/or chronic pain. Read more about the PhD program and apply here Application deadline is 12/1/24.

Miami University (Ohio) Allison Farrell, PI of the Mechanisms Affecting Relationships, Stress, & Health (MARSH) Lab, studies the interplay between close relationships, stress, and physical health. All graduate students are guaranteed 5 years of funding, and Dr. Farrell's lab has two years of academic year and summer funding from an active NSF grant on early life experiences predicting daily stress and coping processes available. Read about the program here. Application deadline is 12/1/24.

McGill University (Jordan Axt, PI of McGill Intergroup Cognition Lab, will be reviewing applications with a focus on intergroup bias, prejudice and discrimination. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

Northeastern University (Boston, MA) Analia Albuja is recruiting a PhD student interested in studying the dynamics of social identities and social perceptions. The Belonging and Social Identities Lab studies intergroup relations and self & identity processes with a focus on race and culture. Apply Here. Deadline: 12/1/24

Ohio University Further information on how to apply can be found here. The position is fully funded with a stipend & tuition waived. (Deadline 12/1/24)

Gerald Young, PI of the Diversity, Affective, and Social Science Lab, is recruiting students with interests in emotion and emotion-related processes (e.g., emotion regulation, emotion beliefs), group-related processes (e.g., sense of belonging, social identity), mental health and well-being, and culture and diversity science.
Xian Zhao is recruiting students with interests in international relations, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), race, gender, poverty, culture, human-robot interaction, and climate change solutions. He welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, particularly those with interdisciplinary experience. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply as part of a commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic environment.

Penn State University The Social Psychology Area at Penn State is recruiting for Ph.D. students in the following labs: Reginald Adams' Social Vision and Interpersonal Perception Lab which studies how nonverbal cues combine and interact to form the unified representations that guide our impressions of and responses to others; Daryl Cameron's Empathy & Moral Psychology Lab which studies motivated regulation of empathy, compassion, and moral outrage, along with affective influences on moral & political decision-making, and coordinates across disciplines with the Rock Ethics Institute and Consortium on Moral Decision-Making; Karen Gasper's Feelings, Behavior, and Information Processing Lab which studies how feelings shape people's thoughts and behaviors; and Janet Swim's Pro-Environmental Action Lab which studies emotions, hope, systems thinking, environmental decision making, policy support. How to apply; no GREs required; deadline 12/1/24)

Saint Louis University The Social Psychology concentration at SLU is recruiting for Ph.D. students in the following labs: Richard Harvey's Collective Identity Lab which conducts research on identity, prejudice, and performance management; 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 12/31/24; GRE not required, no cost to apply.)

Texas Tech University The Social Psychology doctoral program at Texas Tech University, https://www.depts.ttu.edu/psy/social/, is seeking graduate students for the Fall of 2025. APPLY HERE. Applications for the PhD program in Experimental Psychology are due December 1, 2024. Dr. Jessica Alquist, Dr. Zachary Hohman, Dr. Haesung Annie Jung, and Dr. Amelia Talley are all reviewing applications this cycle. We encourage anyone interested in our work to apply. Questions regarding program admission requirements or application procedures should be directed to Dr. Zachary Hohman (ude.utt|namhoh.yrahcaz#ude.utt|namhoh.yrahcaz; Social Area Experimental Division Coordinator).

University of Alabama (Social Psychology, fully funded). Dr. Will Hart is recruiting students for Fall 2025. Application information here. Deadline: 11/15/24

University at Albany, State University of New York The Social & Personality Psychology Program at the University at Albany is seeking to recruit new PhD students for funded assistantships with stipend and tuition waiver. Faculty considering serving as primary mentors for new students include Anna Reiman, Brendan O'Connor, Ron Freidman, Cynthia Najdowski, and Mark Muraven. Recruiting faculty interests include diversity and social justice, prejudice and discrimination, empathy and altruism, the psychology of music, psychology and law, and self-control. Deadline to apply: 12/1/24. Apply here. GRE is optional. Visit this link for further information about additional scholarships available, including the Carson Carr Graduate Diversity Fellowship.

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (Scott Eidelman, who runs the Social and Political Psychology (SAPP) lab, is recruiting a motivated student interested in experimental research designed to increase our understanding of basic social-psychological and political processes. Examples of ongoing research topics include the malleability of abortion attitudes, psychological antecedents of leading to democratic norm violations, and social-psychological causes and consequences of anti-intellectualism. Apply here. Application deadline: 12/01/24)

University at Buffalo, SUNY (Kim Chaney, PI of the Lay Theories of Prejudice Lab, will be reviewing applications with a focus on prejudice confrontations, lay theories of prejudice, and identity safety. Read more about the PhD program here. Application deadline: 12/02/24)

University at Buffalo, SUNY (Rebecca Cipollina, PI of the UB Stigma & Health Lab, will be reviewing applications with a focus on LGBTQ+ and disability identities and experiences. Read more about the PhD program here. Application deadline: 12/02/24)

University College London School of Management (Felix Danbold, is recruiting PhD students with interests in diversity, intergroup relations, and social cognition. Apply here. Recommended submission deadline: 1/1/25)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Jaimie Arona Krems, PI of the UCLA Social Minds Lab and Director of the UCLA Center for Friendship Research is recruiting a PhD student with interests in social and/or evolutionary psychology, with an emphasis on friendship (and related processes, including, e.g., relational aggression, sex/gender similarities and differences). Apply here. Deadline: 12/1/24.

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Rady School of Management, Tage S. Rai PI of the Ethics and Conflict Lab is recruiting a PhD student with interests in violence, morality, and culture. Current areas of study in the lab include criminal justice, social movements and protest, right-wing fascism, and war and genocide. Apply here. Deadline: 1/8/25.

University of Florida. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Applicants are encouraged to apply to work with multiple faculty. Application deadline: 12/1/24

Nicholas Coles, PI of Social Science Collaboratory, will be reviewing applications with a focus on Emotion, Big Team Science, Research Methodology and AI.
Lindsay Rodriguez, will be reviewing applications on close relationships, health behaviors, and substance use.
Erin Westgate, PI of the Florida Social Cognition and Emotion Lab, will be reviewing applications on boredom, interest, and psychological richness with a focus on conducting high-impact lab experiments.

University of Houston (Adam Fetterman, PI of Personality, Emotion, & Social Cognition Lab, will be reviewing applications with a focus on the social cognitive and personality processes underlying emotion, identity, understanding, and belief. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Illinois Chicago (Jin X. Goh will be reviewing applications with a focus on social identity (Asian, MENA, and Hispanic Americans) and intraminority coalition-conflict. Read more about the lab and what I look for in an application here. Application deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Kansas ([https://psychology.ku.edu/social] will be reviewing applications to our Social Psychology Ph.D. Program. Our faculty includes Glenn Adams, Monica Biernat, Nyla Branscombe, Chris Crandall, Omri Gillath, Katie Hoemann, Mark Landau, and Ludwin Molina. Application deadline: 12/2/24)

University of Mississippi Read about the PhD program here. Application deadline is 12/1/24

Andrew Hales is recruiting PhD students interested in social ostracism and related topics in the Social Connections and Influence lab.
Grace Rivera is recruiting PhD students interested in existential and cultural psychology, especially topics related to self and identity; her lab studies how lay-theories concerning the true self impact authenticity, well-being, decision-making, and relationships. She also investigates lay-theories about present-day social inequalities and their relationships to racism and racial biases across various outcomes, including hiring decisions, protest perceptions, and policy endorsements.
Carrie Smith is recruiting PhD students interested in interpersonal relationships (e.g., romantic, sexual, friendships), daily experiences and social interactions, dark personality, and gender ideologies and sexism.
Joseph D. Wellman is recruiting students interested in how being the target of stigma/discrimination affects behaviors, well-being, and performance among both low status and high status groups. Much of the labs work explores factors that may influence an individual’s response to discrimination, bias, and intergroup interactions (e.g., system-legitimizing beliefs, group identification, zero-sum beliefs, perceived sigma, etc.). SHADE Lab

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Brittany Cassidy, PI of the Social Cognition Lab will be reviewing applications with a focus on impression formation, face perception, stereotyping and prejudice, and social-cognitive aging. Read more about the PhD program here Application deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Pittsburgh (Joel Le Forestier, PI of the Identity and Intergroup Relations Lab, will be reviewing applications on social identity and intergroup relations. Read more about the PhD program here. Application deadline: 12/01/24)

University of Rhode Island (Mollie A. Ruben, PI of the Emotion, Pain, and Interpersonal Communication (EPIC) Lab is recruiting at least one PhD student with interests in social perception, nonverbal behavior, pain, LGBTQ+ and racial disparities. Our lab conducts both basic research on social perception of emotion, pain, and traits and applied research in healthcare examining doctor-patient interactions and health outcomes. Read more about our PhD program and learn about application materials [https://web.uri.edu/psychology/academics/ph-d-program/behavioral-science/]. Feel free to email Dr. Ruben at ude.iru|nebur.eillom#ude.iru|nebur.eillom with questions or to express interest. Deadline: 12/1/24)

University of Southern California (USC) Leor Hackel, PI of the USC Social Learning & Choice Lab will be reviewing applications with interests related to social learning & decision-making, across behavioral, computational, and/or neuroimaging approaches. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Deadline: 12/1/24

Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) Dr. Darwin Guevarra, PI of the Affective Science and Psychophysiology (ASP) Lab, will be reviewing applications for potential grad students broadly interested in affective processes, ways to regulate them, and their impact on psychological and physical health. Read about the program here. Application deadline is 12/1/24.

North Dakota State University Dr. Anna Finley, PI of the Social Psychology and Affective Neuroscience in Health (SPANH) Lab, will be reviewing applications for PhD students broadly interested in using EEG and peripheral psychophysiology to understand emotion regulation, loneliness, social connection, and rural health. More about NDSU's graduate program here. Application deadline is 1/15/25.

University of Texas at San Antonio Dr. Vivian Ta-Johnson, PI of the Language and Social Dynamics (LSD) Lab, will be reviewing applications with a focus on natural language processing and policing (use-of-force, police-community interactions, training, police attitudes). Read more about the PhD program here. Application deadline is 12/1/24 (priority) and 3/1/25 (regular).

University of Wyoming (Dr. Jarrod E. Bock, PI of the Masculinity and Culture of Honor (MACH) Lab, is recruiting PhD students with interests in culture of honor, gender norms, mental health, and firearms. Dr. Bock’s research is focused on examining how individual- and state-level features (e.g., firearm ownership, lack of healthcare) of cultures of honor impact important health outcomes. Please check out the lab's recent research and the UW Social Psychology PhD program to learn more. Deadline: 12/1/24. Feel free to email Dr. Bock to learn more (ude.oywu|kcob.dorraj#ude.oywu|kcob.dorraj).)

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Arizona State University Dr. Stylianos Syropoulos, Incoming Assistant Professor, is reviewing applications in the Sustainability Ph.D. program in the College of Global Futures. This interdisciplinary program focuses on the social science of sustainability, and students will conduct research on sustainability and behavior change for climate mitigation and adaptation. Application deadline is 12/15/24.

Gallaudet University in Educational Neuroscience (see posting under Neuroscience & Biopsychology)

Georgetown University (see posting under Social & Personality)

Texas Christian University Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology is currently seeking prospective students for fall 2025. The following faculty members are actively recruiting students:

Dr. Michelle Chen (PI, Developmental/Health Psychology)
Dr. Justin Luningham (PI, Flyer here, see posting under Quantitative)
Dr. Uma Tauber (PI, Metacognition, Memory, and Aging)
(PI, [https://www.tcucomparativecognition.com)

Apply here, the application deadline is 1/1/25. For any questions regarding the Ph.D. Program, please contact the Graduate Director, Dr. Cathy R. Cox, ude.uct|xoc.c#ude.uct|xoc.c.

University of Maryland, College Park (Susannah Paletz, Associate Professor with a background in social/personality/organizational psychology and Director of the Organizational Teams and Technology Research Society (OTTRS), a supergroup/network, is reviewing applications in the Ph.D. program of Information Studies with a focus on teams and technology, e.g., AI in teams, virtual teamwork for diverse teams, etc. This is within the College of Information, a multidisciplinary and collegial college with faculty who come from human-computer interaction, technology or info studies, computer science, library science, psychology, design, and more. Read more about the PhD program and apply here. Application deadline: 12/3/24)

University of Texas at El Paso (several mentors available Ph.D. program in Psychology. GRE not required. Read more about the program and application process here Application deadline: 12/01/24)

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