B.A.B.Y. Lab

Undergraduate Students

We accept applications for undergraduate research assistants each semester and summer. Research assistants participate in all aspects of the lab, including running experiments, coding infant behavior from audio and video tapes and recruiting new research participants by letter and phone. We encourage undergraduates to be active participants in the intellectual life of the lab, and to that end we have a weekly lab meeting in which we review data, plan experiments, and discuss a weekly reading assignment. In the past, undergraduates have been co-authors on conference presentations and papers. Some students have gone on to conduct independent research projects in the lab, resulting in an honors thesis and/or opportunities for publication.

Undergraduate research assistants can obtain up to 4 hours of credit per semester for PSYCH 470/471. Psychology majors can count up to 12 hours of 470/471 for elective credit. Most students sign up for 3 credit hours, which translate into 10 hours/week in the lab.

If you are interested in working in the lab, please download an application and return it to Jennifer Schwade. Her mailbox is in Uris 211.

Research Assistant Application

Graduate Students

We are currently accepting graduate students. Please contact Michael Goldstein for more information. It is a good idea to first read the Research section of the lab website to see if you are interested in the kind of work that we do. Also, take a look at the graduate program in psychology for more information.