Social & Personality

Aarhus University, Denmark (Stefan Pfattheicher; Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences 3-year PhD project to study behavior related to human destructiveness such as aggression, cooperation and punishment, sadism, or empathy The position is fully funded for 3 years; deadline 9/9/19; application info; contact Stefan Pfattheicher before you apply)

Arizona State University (Program Info; Faculty recruiting for primary mentorship: Adam Cohen, Virginia Kwan, Lani Shiota, Michael Varnum; deadline 12/1/19; application info)

Brock University (Canada) ([https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/psychology/graduate-programs-overview/]; Funded PhD student positions in personality structure, psychopathy, forensic, well-being, temporal self-appraisals, diversity, gender, intergroup relations, prejudice, social comparisons, close relationships, experience sampling, and more; deadline 12/15/19)

Bournemouth University (UK) ([https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/study/courses/phd-studentship-fake-news-culture-heuristics/]; Funded PhD student position in fake news, culture and heuristics; deadline 10/31/19)

City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center (Basic and Applied Social Psychology; 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; Most core faculty accepting students; [https://www.gc.cuny.edu/Prospective-Current-Students/Prospective-Students/Admissions]; application deadline 12/1/20

City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center (Angelo DiBello; Social Health & Relationship Processes Lab; Alcohol Use, Substance Use, Intervention Development, Intimate Relationships, Intimate Partner Violence; 1 Grad Student; [https://www.gc.cuny.edu/Prospective-Current-Students/Prospective-Students/Admissions])

City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center & Brooklyn College (Cheryl Carmichael; HEaRT Lab); Close relationships, social regulation of emotion, adult romantic attachment; admission information; application deadline: 12/1/19

Columbia University (Professor Larisa Heiphetz is planning to admit 1-2 graduate students to work in the Social and Moral Cognition Lab Research focuses on moral cognition among children and adults, including in the domains of religion and the criminal justice system More information about our lab is available here: [https://columbiasamclab.weebly.com/] The deadline to apply is 12/2/19.)

Dartmouth College (Arjen Stolk; Mutual Understanding Lab; Interacting Minds, Mutual Understanding, Social Neuroscience; deadline 12/1/19)

Dartmouth College (Mark Thornton; Social Computation Representation And Prediction Laboratory; Social Neuroscience, Theory of Mind, Person Perception; apply through Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences; deadline 12/1/19)

DePaul University, Chicago (Kimberly Quinn; research topics include self–other representation and interpersonal movement coordination, and affective, cognitive, and behavioral implications of interactions with physical spaces (natural or man-made), and epistemic and self-transcendent emotions; application deadline for MA/PhD in Psychological Science is 12/15/19)

Education University of Hong Kong (Fully funded MPhil and PhD student positions; Application info; Department info; Social Psychology faculty seeking students include: Emma E. Buchtel (morality, culture); Wilbert Law (motivation, educational psychology); Tianyuan Li (interpersonal relationships, adult development), Liman M. W. Li (culture, interpersonal relationships); and Kai-Tak Poon (interpersonal relationships, aggression). Deadline 12/2/2019

Florida State University (David March; [http://www.marchlab.org]; Attitudes and Evaluation, Threat Perception, Implicit Social Cognition, Prejudice/Stereotyping; deadline 12/1/19)

Florida State University (Andrea Meltzer; Attraction and Close Relationships Lab; research utilizes an evolutionary perspective (e.g., sexual strategies, life history) to advance relationship science (e.g., initial attraction, long-term relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, mate retention); deadline 12/1/19)

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (Eva Pietri [www.pietrilab.com, Social Interventions and Attitudes Lab]; Attitudes, Social Cognition, Interventions, STEM, Intersectionality, Identity-Safety; [https://science.iupui.edu/applied-social-organizational-psychology-phd-iu-degree]; Deadline 1/1/2020)

Kansas State University (1-2 positions available for fall 2020, research areas include Persuasion, Positive Psychology, Prejudice & Antisocial Behavior, Masculine Honor, Social Vigilantism; Application details can be found at: https://www.k-state.edu/psych/graduate/programs/; deadline 12/20/19; list of faculty can be found at: https://www.k-state.edu/psych/people/faculty.html

Kent State University (Mary Himmelstein; SWAG Lab (Stigma, Weight, and Gender); We research identity-related issues, physiological stress, and coping responses in the areas of weight stigma and masculinity 1x grad students; [https://www.kent.edu/psychology/graduate-programs]; Deadline 12/1/2019)

Kent State University (Judith Gere; Research in my lab focuses on romantic relationships and motivation/goal pursuit processes, and subjective well-being in relationships such as mindfulness, self-expansion, and self-growth 1x graduate student; [https://www.kent.edu/psychology/graduate-programs]; Deadline 12/1/2019)

Kent State University (Jennifer Taber; Social, Health, and Risk Perception (SHRP) Psychology Lab; Social/health lab We seek to understand why people engage in cancer prevention behaviors and how people think about their risk of disease 1x grad students; [https://www.kent.edu/psychology/program-requirements-and-application-process]; Deadline 12/1/2019)

McGill University (Jordan Axt; McGill Intergroup Cognition Lab; Implicit attitudes and measurement, Bias, Discrimination, Intergroup processes; Application info; deadline 12/1/19)

McGill University (Eric Hehman; Seeing Human Lab; Prejudice, Person Perception, Stereotyping, Intergroup Dynamics; Application info; deadline 12/1/19)

Miami University (Allison Farrell; MARSH Lab; Relationships, Stress, Physical Health; [http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/psychology/academics/graduate-studies/social-program/grad-admissions/index.html]; deadline 12/1/19).

Miami University (Jeffrey Hunger; Hunger Stigma and Health (HuSH) Lab; Stigma and Social Identity threat, Mental/Physical Health, Psychophysiology ; [http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/psychology/academics/graduate-studies/social-program/grad-admissions/index.html]; deadline 12/1/19).

Michigan State University (Mark Brandt, The Belief System Lab: ideologies, worldviews, prejudice, racism, morality [https://tbslaboratory.com/]; deadline 12/01/19)

Montana State University (Benajmin Oosterhoff; Montana Positive Youth Development Lab; adolescent development, civic engagement, political attitudes, adolescent ageism, health and well-being, advanced statistical modeling This is an interdisciplinary program and students will receive specialized training in developmental and social psychology; apply here [http://www.montana.edu/psychology/gradprogram/application.html]; deadline 1/01/20)

North Carolina State University (Jeni Burnette; Mindset Lab; [www.jeniburnette.com]; Mindsets, Self-Regulation, Motivation, Health, Stigma; [https://psychology.chass.ncsu.edu/ASCP/admissions.php]; deadline 12/1/19)

North Dakota State University (Verlin Hinsz: Small group processes, Decision making, Social influence Michael Robinson: Social, Personality, Emotion, and Health [https://www.ndsu.edu/centers/cvcn/labs/robinson/people.php; Clay Routledge: Social motivation, Meaning in life, Nostalgia [https://www.clayroutledge.com/])

Oakland University (Virgil Zeigler-Hill, Self and Interpersonal Relationships Lab; [http://www.zeigler-hill.com]; Narcissism, Darker Aspects of Personality, Self-Esteem, Interpersonal Relationships; deadline 1/15/20)

Oklahoma State University (Jaimie Arona Krems; Social and Evolutionary Psychology Lab part of the Oklahoma Center for Evolutionary Analysis; Female Cooperation & Competition, Friendship, Social Cognition/Perception, Social Emotions (particularly disgust, jealousy), Stereotyping & Prejudice; 1x or 2x funded Graduate Student positions; application info; deadline 12/1/19)

Oklahoma State University (Jennifer Byrd-Craven; cross-listed under Neurobiology Developmental Psychobiology Lab, part of The Oklahoma Center for Evolutionary Analysis; Psychobiology of close relationships, with a focus on female relationships and fatherhood, Sex differences; Stress response; 1-2 funded positions; application information [https://grad.okstate.edu/apply/]; deadline 12/1/19)

Queen's University (David J Hauser; Hauserlab; Social cognition, Judgement and decision-making; Metaphoric framing; Language and collocations; Experimental methods; Application info; deadline 12/1/2019

Queen's University (Jill A Jacobson; Motivation and Social Cognition; Individual differences (dysphoria, causal uncertainty, self-esteem importance, religiosity); Social cognition and person perception; The Self; Open science; Application info; deadline 12/1/2019

Rutgers University, Newark (Samantha J Heintzelman; Well-Being Lab; Meaning in life, Well-being, Personality; Application info; deadline 12/1/2019

Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ (Diana T Sanchez; Close Relationships, Identity and Stigma Lab; Concealable Stigma, Disability Stigma, Multiracial Identities/Exposure; Close Relationships; Sexual Satisfaction; (David Wilder; stereotypes, contextual effects, time, social cognition; (Shana Cole; Regulation, Action, and Motivated Perception Lab Self-Regulation, Self-Control, Goal Pursuit, Motivated Perception); [https://psych.rutgers.edu/academics/graduate/so]; deadline 12/15/19)

Ryerson University (Jason Deska; Social Perception and Intergroup Relations Lab; Social perception, Discrimination, Stereotyping, Dehumanization, Intergroup bias; application info; deadline 12/1/19)

Saint Louis University (Eddie M. Clark; Clark lab; We research close relationships (satisfaction, commitment, infidelity, relationship maintenance, ex-partner relationships) and health (health attitudes/persuasion, the religiosity-health connection); Apply; deadline 12/15/19)

Saint Louis University (Ruth Warner; Warner lab; We research intergroup relations, prejudice, and the social psychology of justice, with a focus on anti-transgender prejudice and reactions to victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment; Apply; deadline 12/15/19)

Simon Fraser University (Lara Aknin, Helping and Happiness Lab; Prosocial behavior, Happiness, Gratitude, Social relationships, Helping, Charitable giving, and Economic inequality; deadline 12/1/19)

Stony Brook University https://you.stonybrook.edu/lobellab/; Stress and Reproduction (STAR) Lab; Dr Marci Lobel and members of the STAR Lab investigate psychosocial aspects of reproductive health including pregnancy, infertility, and birth We focus on stress, coping, and their impact on mental and physical health; Deadline 12/1/19; For information about the PhD program in Social and Health Psychology, see https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/psychology/social_health/index.php

Stony Brook University https://you.stonybrook.edu/prejudicelab/; Prejudice and Intergroup Relations Laboratory; Dr Sheri R Levy and team study ageism and aging concerns; prejudice and stigma based on age, ethnicity, gender, race, sexual orientation; beliefs systems such as polyculturalism; role models, social Identity, student engagement in STEM Fields Deadline 12/1/2019 For information about the PhD program in Social and Health Psychology, see https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/psychology/social_health/index.php

Stony Brook University http://www.psychology.sunysb.edu/afreitas-/ Self-regulation and Cognition Lab; Antonio Freitas Research in our lab examines how mental representations of goal-related information impact self-regulatory processes, such as action initiation, action control, and affective experience We use methods that include measuring variables related to changes in eating and physical exercise, assessing sequential effects of information-processing conflict on performance of response-timed tasks, and investigating event-related-potential (ERP) correlates of motivational states and of recruiting cognitive control Deadline 12/1/19.For information about the PhD program in Social and Health Psychology, see https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/psychology/social_health/index.php

Syracuse University (Brittany Jakubiak; Healthy Relationships Lab; Close Relationships, Social Support; Attachment; Affectionate Touch; Well-Being; 1x PhD student; application info deadline 12/1/19

Temple University (Chelsea Helion; Helion Lab; Self-regulation, Social Cognition, Social Neuroscience, Emotion; 1x PhD student; application info deadline 12/1/19; also accepting students in Cognition & Neuroscience)

Temple University (David V Smith; Neuroeconomics Lab; Neuroeconomics, Social Decision Making, Reward, Trust, Neuroimaging, Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Aging; 1x PhD student funded by NIDA/NIMH grants and/or TA position; application info deadline 12/1/19; also accepting students in Cognition & Neuroscience)

Temple University (Ingrid Olson; Cognitive Neuroscience Lab; social neuroscience; person memory; social semantic memory; 1-2 x PhD students funded by a combination of NIH grants and light TA-ing; application info deadline 12/1/19; also accepting students in Cognition & Neuroscience)

Temple University (Johanna Jarcho; Social Developmental Neuroscience Lab; Developmental social neuroscience of peer relations, Anxiety, Aggression, Reward processing, and learning; 1x PhD student funded by NIH grants and/or TA position; application info deadline 12/1/19; also accepting students in Cognition & Neuroscience)

Texas A&M University (Brandon Schmeichel — Self-control, emotion, motivation, executive functioning; for more information about the lab, see https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/psychology/profile/brandon-schmeichel/ for more information about the application process see [https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/psychology/phd/phdapply/]; deadline 12/01/19)

Texas A&M University (Rachel Smallman — Social Cognition; Counterfactual Thinking ("what might have been") and relevant applications to health and other areas; motivation; decision-making; for more information about the lab, see https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/psychology/profile/rachel-smallman/ for more information about the application process see [https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/psychology/phd/phdapply/]; deadline 12/01/19)

Texas Christian University (Cathy Cox, Existential psychology, meaning in life, nostalgia, health, close relationships, and objectification; for more information about the lab, see https://www.tcucoxlab.com/ for more information about the application process see [https://psychology.tcu.edu/graduate-application-materials/]; deadline 1/1/20)

Texas Tech University (Zachary Hohman - social identity theory, uncertainty identity theory, attitudes and persuasion, and the role that groups play in impacting health behavior. I will be accepting 1 to 2 graduate students. For more information about the lab see, https://www.depts.ttu.edu/psy/sith/ and to apply see https://www.depts.ttu.edu/psy/apply.php ; deadline is January 15th. Feel free to email with any questions, ude.utt|namhoh.yrahcaZ#ude.utt|namhoh.yrahcaZ)

The Bloomsbury Colleges ( University of London, offering Phd studentships. Educational Attainment, Inflammation and Depression: Shared Genetic Aetiology or Causal Pathway. Award includes tuition fees and a stipend of £17,009 including London Weighting (at 2019/20 rates, so slightly higher for 2020 entry.) [http://www.bloomsbury.ac.uk/studentships/studentships-2020/educational-attainment-inflammation-and-depression-shared-genetic-aetiology-or-causal-pathway]

100% FTE for 3 years, from September 2020.

The Pennsylvania State University Faculty in the Social Psychology Program at Penn State are recruiting students with interests in a wide range of topics including, but not limited to, environmental sustainability, power, gender, sexuality, identity, emotion, morality, motivation, health, neuroscience, intervention and program evaluation. Deadline 12/1/2019

The Pennsylvania State University (Janet K Swim; https://swimlab.weebly.com/; Social-Environmental Psychology; Science communication; Experiences in nature; Affect and pro-environmental engagement; Application information can be found at https://psych.la.psu.edu/graduate/prospective-students; Application deadline is December 1)

The University of Memphis (Jia Wei Zhang; Social/Personality Lab; emotion (e.g., awe, gratitude), Emotion Regulation (e.g., self-compassion), Close Relationships, Consumption, Well-being, Social Hierarchy, Nature, Prosocial Behavior, Time Perception; 1x PhD student funded by RA/TA positions; [https://www.memphis.edu/psychology/graduate/experabout.php] deadline 01/15/2020)

University of Arkansas (Anastasia Makhanova; Spark Lab Website; experimental social psychology; social perception; evolutionary psychology; pathogen avoidance motivation and prejudice; endocrinological processes and long-term relationships including transition to parenthood; application information; deadline 12/1/19)

University at Buffalo (Michael Poulin, Stress, Coping, and Prosocial Engagement (SCoPE) Lab; [https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/scope/]; Our research examines factors that promote or inhibit prosocial motivation and behavior in response to others’ adversity, with a particular focus on empathy and compassion; deadline 12/04/19)

University at Buffalo (Mark Seery; Social Psychophysiology Laboratory; stress and coping, resilience, the self, motivation, psychophysiology; application information; deadline 12/04/19)

University of California, San Diego (Michael McCullough, Department of Psychology; [https://psychology.ucsd.edu/people/profiles/mmccullough.html]; Evolutionary Psychology, Prosocial Behavior, Religion, Moral Judgment; deadline 11/26/19)

University of California, Davis (Paul Eastwick; Attraction and Relationships Research Laboratory; Attraction, Close Relationships, Evolutionary Psychology, Social Cognition; deadline 12/1/19)

University of California, Davis (Andrew Todd; Social Inference Lab; Social Cognition, Perspective Taking, Empathy, Stereotyping, Prejudice, Intergroup Bias; deadline 12/1/19)

University of California, Davis (Alison Ledgerwood; [http://www.alisonledgerwood.com]; Attitudes, Framing, Improving Research Methods; deadline 12/1/19)

University of California, Davis (Chris Hopwood, https://psychology.ucdavis.edu/people/chopwood]; Personality Assessment, Personality Change, Vegetarian Psychology; deadline 12/1/19)

University of California, Irvine (Linda Levine, Department of Psychological Science, https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/llevine/]; We study how biases in predicting and remembering emotion influence people’s decisions, effects of emotions on memory, strategies people use to regulate emotion; [https://ps.soceco.uci.edu/pages/graduate-program]; deadline 12/1/19)

University of California, Irvine (Oliver Sng, Department of Psychological Science, EVOCS Lab: Evolutionary psychology, cultural psychology, stereotyping, ecology; [https://ps.soceco.uci.edu/pages/graduate-program]; deadline 12/1/19)

University of California, Santa Barbara Regina Lapate; Affective neuroscience We investigate mechanisms and neural circuitry underlying emotional processing, awareness, emotional memory, mood, and emotion regulation Our multi-modal approach includes behavior, brain imaging (fMRI, EEG), and causal methods (TMS) Apply at Psychological & Brain Sciences; deadline 12/1/19

University of California, Santa Barbara Hongbo Yu; Social emotion & morality We combine behavioral experiments, neuroscience, text analysis, and computational modeling to understand social emotions (e.g., guilt, gratitude) and morality and their neural representations Apply through Psychological & Brain Sciences learn more apply; deadline 12/1/19

University of Delaware (Peter Mende-Siedlecki; Lab Website: Social neuroscience, social perception, racial bias in pain perception and treatment, dynamic social cognition, impression updating; deadline: 12/1/19, Admissions Information)

University of Denver (Leanne ten Brinke, Truth and Trust Lab, https://truthandtrustlab.com] Investigating emotion, deception, power, and trust Funding available Prospective students can apply through Affect-Social-Cognitive Psychology Application deadline is 12/1/19 Apply at [https://www.du.edu/ahss/psychology/graduate/prospectivestudents].

University of Florida (Matt Baldwin; Self Mind and Society Lab; Politics, Identity, Social Cognition, Nostalgia, Temporal Cognition; 1x Graduate Research Assistant for two years then funded by TA or teaching position for the remainder; application info; deadline 12/1/20)

University of Florida (Erin Westgate; Florida Social Cognition and Emotion Lab; Social Cognition, Subjective Well-being, Judgment & Decision-Making, Emotion, Boredom, Interest, Thinking; Fully funded with stipend (teaching buyout available first 2 years); we especially welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds; application info; deadline 12/1/20)

University of Georgia (Allison Skinner; Georgia Attitude, Bias, & Behavior Acquisition Lab; Prejudice and bias acquisition, stereotypes, nonverbal bias; candidates from backgrounds underrepresented in academia are encouraged to apply; application info; deadline 12/1/19) Prospective students are encouraged to contact Dr Skinner, and list her name in their personal statement as a potential mentor. Fee waivers available, see if you qualify [https://grad.uga.edu/index.php/prospective-students/domestic-application-information/requirements/application-fee/] (e.g., feeder schools, SROP, McNair).

University of Hawaii (Kristin Pauker, Intergroup Social Perception Lab; malleability in person perception, intergroup relations, development of stereotyping and prejudice; Joni Sasaki, Culture and Religion Lab; culture, religion, and social cognition; gene-culture interactions; apply here; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Houston (Adam Fetterman; Personality, Emotion, & Social Cognition Lab; Metaphor, Meaning, Nostalgia, Personality, Social Cognition, Religion; 1-2 Grad Students; application info; deadline 12/15/19)

University of Kansas(The Social Psychology program at KU seeks 3-4 promising students per year We are a collaborative program that encourages students to work with more than one faculty advisor and operates with an individualized contract system Our four core themes include Prejudice/Stereotyping/Intergroup Relations, Personal Relationships, Motivation and Emotion, and Cultural/Collective Psychology Learn more about us: [http://social.ku.edu/] ; (Application deadline 12/1/19)

University of Kansas (Chris Crandall, People:Prejudice and Politics Lab; [https://psych.ku.edu/christian-crandall]; Our focus is on prejudices, how we suppress them, how we fool ourselves into thinking we're low in prejudice, and social change over time; also we look at political ideology, measuring politics, and the psychology of political belief, 1-2 students (deadline 10/15/19)

University of Kentucky (Kate Leger; Emotion, Stress, and Health Lab; We research: emotional responses to daily stress, pathways linking daily stress and long-term health, individual differences in stress responses; 1x grad student; Department Info; Deadline 12/1/19; Also see posting under Health)

University of Massachusetts, Boston (Keith Welker; Social Processes, Affect, and Neuroendocrinology (SPAN) Lab: We research the biological factors underlying social relationships, emotions, and aggressive behavior. Current projects include hormones and friendship formation as well as hormones and status seeking [https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/psychology/grad/dbs]; application deadline 1/15/2020 (See also posting under Neuroscience; Note: This is a neuroscience PhD program)

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Amie M. Gordon; Well-being, Health, and Interpersonal Relationships Lab (WHIRL); We research the affective, social cognitive, and biological factors that shape health and well-being in close relationships, current topics include gratitude, perspective-taking, sleep and social functioning, dyadic stress and social support; apply to the social area; Application Info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Missouri (The social-personality area at Mizzou is looking for new students! Please check out the interests of Sheldon, Bartholow, and Arndt [https://psychology.missouri.edu/grad/graduate-program]; Mizzou Grad Psych, deadline 12/1/2019)

University of Missouri (Ken Sheldon; Motivation Lab; Motivation, Goals, Well-being; 1x funded by TA position, typically for 5 years; application info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Mississippi (Andy Hales; Social Ostracism, Social Influence, Decision-Making/Improvement Processes; 1x funded by Assistantship position, typically for 5 years; Application Info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Mississippi (Grace Rivera; Research Link; Lay Beliefs about True Selves, American Meritocracy Beliefs, Perceived Authenticity, Psychological Well-being, Decision-Making, Social perceptions; 1x or 2x funded by Assistantship position, typically for 5 years; Application Info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Mississippi (Carrie Veronica Smith; ISHTAR Lab; interpersonal relationships, sexuality, gender and sexism, Self-Determination Theory, and individual differences (e.g., Dark Triad/Tetrad and sociosexuality); 1x or 2x positions funded by TA or RA position; Application Info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Mississippi (Joseph Wellman; [https://shadelab.olemiss.edu ] Stigma, Health, Attitudes, Diversity, & Ethnicity Lab; RA/TA position, Typically 5 Years; (Application information [https://psychology.olemiss.edu/graduate-admissions-for-experimental-psychology/]); 12/1/19

University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Sarah Gervais, Subtle Prejudice Lab; [https://subtleprejudicelab.wordpress.com]; Sexual objectification; Prejudice; Gender; Dehumanization; Sexual assault; Sexual harassment; Alcohol; Confronting; Bystander intervention to reduce sexual violence; 1 funded RA (NIH or NSF) or TA position; deadline 12/15/19)

University of New Hampshire (Jolie Wormwood; Affect and Social Psychophysiology Lab; Emotion; Psychophysiology; Decision-making; Person Perception; Risk; Stress; 1x funded by TA position; program info; review begins 01/15/20)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kristen Lindquist; The Carolina Affective Science Lab; Emotion, Affective Neuroscience; Network Neuroscience; Psychophysiology; Interoception; Culture and Emotion; Language and Emotion; Emotional Development; 1x or 2x positions funded by TA or RA position; [https://psychology.unc.edu/application-process/]; deadline 12/3/19)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Paul Silvia; The Ineluctable Lab; Experience Sampling Methods, Interest, Creativity, Aesthetics, Personality, Humor, Language, Motivation & Emotion; 1x or 2x funded by TA position, typically for 5 years; application info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Levi Baker; The Close Relationships Lab; Close relationships, romantic relationships, social problem solving, conflict, communication, personality; 1x or 2x funded by TA position, typically for 5 years; application info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Brittany Cassidy; Social Cognition Lab; Person perception, stereotyping, prejudice, social neuroscience, social cognition and aging; 1x PhD student funded by TA position, typically for 5 years; application info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Nottingham (Fully funded PhD to work with Prof Jon Arcelus on innovative method's to explore self harm in high risk youth. Deadline 1st March 2020.) [https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/psychology/news/mental-health-research-uk-suicide-phd-scholarship.aspx]

University of Oregon (David Condon; The PIE Lab (Personality Is Everywhere); personality assessment; data science; measurement; cognitive abilities; creative achievement; application info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Oregon (Sara Weston; The PIE Lab (Personality Is Everywhere); personality and health; personality development; personality and affect; application info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Pittsburgh (Amanda Forest; Pitt Relationship Processes Lab) Romantic relationships; emotional expressivity and self-disclosure; support-seeking and support-provision; self-esteem; social media behavior; close relationships and goal pursuit. Apply Here. (application deadline 12/1/19)

University of Pittsburgh (Sophia Choukas-Bradley; Teen and Young Adult Lab) Our lab conducts research focused on adolescent and emerging adult development and mental health, with a focus on gender, sexuality, social media use, body image, and LGBTQ+ youth; Check out our lab website for information on specific research projects The lab is affiliated with the Developmental, Clinical, and Social Psychology programs I am recruiting 1 grad student for Fall 2020 Students interested in Social Psychology should apply for an individualized cross-training Ph.D. in Social and Developmental Psychology Deadline December 1 Apply Here.

Rice University (Fagundes, Christopher PI); http://bmed.rice.edu/people/; Psychoneuroimmunology, Clinical & Social Health Psychology (do not offer clinical degree at Rice), Lifespan Personality Development, Affective Science, Psychophysiology; 12/15/19) Dr Fagundes admits Ph.D students through both the Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience RIG (his primary RIG) and the Industrial-Organizational Psychology RIG Students admitted to either RIG will have the option of obtaining a dual secondary degree in social-health psychology Applications due December 15, 2019.

University of Regina (Gordon Pennycook; Regina Behavioural Science Lab; reasoning, decision making, misinformation, bullshit, beliefs, metacognition; 2x fully funded Masters or Phd student positions; Apply at University of Regina Psychology; deadline 1/15/20)

University of Rochester (Jeremy Jamieson; Social Stress Lab; Recruiting 2 graduate students interested in stress reappraisal, emotion regulation and decision making, and/or approach-avoidance motivation; Apply at [http://www.sas.rochester.edu/psy/graduate/apply.html]; deadline 12/1/19

University of Rochester (Bonnie Le) Research focuses on well-being in interpersonal relationships with a focus on the role of emotions (regulation and perception) and prosocial motivation Multi-methods (i.e., diary, lab, open science) and advanced stats (i.e., MLM, meta-analysis, R) used Apply here (deadline: 12/01/19).

University of South Florida (Several faculty in Social Psychology are seeking students: Jennifer Bosson; Jamie Goldenberg; Kristen Salomon; Joe Vandello Prospective students can apply through the Cognition Neuroscience and Social program in the Psychology Department For more information about applying; To start your application; Application deadline 12/1/19)

University of Southern California (Leor Hackel; Social Learning & Choice Lab; Social cognition, social learning, decision-making, social neuroscience; Department info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Southern California (Morteza Dehghani; Computational Social Science Lab; Intersection of Natural Language Processing and Psychology; Department info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Southern Mississippi (Lucas Keefer; [https://lucaskeefer.wixsite.com/research]; Metaphor, Personality, Meaning; application review starts 1/1/20)

University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Sarah Ariel Lamer; Social Perception and Cognition Lab; Stereotyping; Cultural Learning; Social Perception; Vision; Social Development; 1-2x Graduate Positions available Admissions and Department Info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Texas at Austin (Jennifer Beer, Self-Regulation Lab; [https://sites.google.com/site/utselfregulationlab/]; Authenticity, Social Cognition; Social Neuroscience; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Texas at Austin (Bertram Gawronski, Social Cognition Lab; [http://www.bertramgawronski.com]; Attitudes, Social Cognition, Morality, Decision-Making, Formal Modeling; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Texas at Austin (The close relationships area in the department of Human Development and Family Sciences is seeking students interesting in relationship processes and development Faculty are Marci Gleason (http://sites.utexas.edu/dailylivingproject/), Lisa Neff (https://sites.cns.utexas.edu/realproject/home) and Hannah Williamson (https://sites.cns.utexas.edu/williamson) Deadline 12/1/19 https://he.utexas.edu/hdfs

University of Toledo Andy Geers; Social Psychology and Health lab; We research; placebo effects, nocebo effects, drug side effects, optimism, the role of affect/emotions in the initiation and maintenance of healthy behavior Deadline 12/15/19.

University of Toledo (Jason Rose; Integrating Social Psychology and Health in Research Lab; social and temporal comparison processes; future-directed thinking and risk; normative influence; health behaviors; individual differences; Application Procedures; deadline 12/15/19.

University of Toronto (Becca Neel; Stigma and Motivation Lab; Social Invisibility, Stereotyping and Prejudice, Stigma, Social Motivation, Social Judgment, Beliefs about Change; Application info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Utah (Lisa Aspinwall; Health Cognition Lab; Self-regulation, future-oriented thinking and health, particularly health risks involving interactions of genetic and behavioral risk; Accepting 1 student for Fall 2020; Deadline 12/1/19)

University of Utah (Jacqueline Chen; SCIP Lab; Social Cognition, Intergroup Relations, Multiracial Issues, Psychology of Diversity; For application info)

University of Victoria (John Sakaluk; Methodology and Relationship/Sexual Science Lab; Close relationships; Latent Variable Modeling; Measurement; Meta-Analysis; Open Science Methods; Sexuality; 1-2x students funded by TA (grant applications pending, student fellowship applications encouraged); Social Psychology Graduate Application; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Virginia (Adrienne Wood; Emotion and Behavior Lab; Emotion, Nonverbal Behavior, Social Ecology, Social Networks and Group Dynamics, Play and Laughter; 1x Graduate Research Assistant for one year then funded by TA position for the remainder; Candidates are accepted into the Social Area but have a primary advisor; Department info; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Wisconsin - Madison (Markus Brauer; Brauer Group Lab; Intergroup Processes, Prejudice, Social Norms; Interventions; [https://psych.wisc.edu/Brauer/BrauerLab/index.php/join-us/prospective-graduate-students/]; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Wisconsin-Madison (Paula Niedenthal; Niedenthal Emotions Lab; Perception and production of facial expression, Physiological basis of emotion regulation and social tolerance, Syncing of emotional behaviors in social interaction, Emotional intelligence in social agents Learn cool computational and analytic methods 1X trainee with funding guaranteed for 5 years, usually a mix of fellowships, RA- and TA-ships; [https://psych.wisc.edu/graduate-program/]; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Wyoming (Ben Wilkowski; Lab Website; Goal-Contents, Self-Regulation, Aggression, Emotion; Application Information; deadline 12/1/19)

University of Wyoming (Sean McCrea; Lab Website; Self, Identity, Motivation and Goal-pursuit; Application Information; deadline 12/1/19)

Virginia Commonwealth University (David Chester; Aggression, Emotion, Self-Regulation, Neuroscience; Admissions Information; deadline 12/1/19)

Washington State University (Elizabeth Canning; BOLD Lab; Motivation, Growth Mindset, Stereotyping & Prejudice, Social-Psychological Interventions in Education and Organizations; 1-2 grad students; funded by TA position typically for 5 years; application information; deadline 12/1/19)

Washington University in St Louis (Calvin Lai; Diversity Science Lab; Prejudice & Stereotyping, Implicit Bias, Social Cognition, Social-Psychological Intervention; deadline 12/1/19)

Wayne State University (Stephanie Spielmann; Relationship and Individual Differences Lab; Romantic Relationships, Breakups, Fear of Being Single, Attachment; deadline 12/1/19)

Wayne State University (Catalina Kopetz; Motivated Cognition and Action Lab; Goal pursuit, Goal Conflict; Risk Behavior; deadline 12/1/19)

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