Undergraduate & Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistants
We are often recruiting undergraduate & post-baccalaureate research assistants. If you are interested in becoming an assistant, please contact Giselle Bahr at [email protected]
Graduate Students
Dr. Chaplin IS recruiting a graduate (doctoral) student for the 2025-2026 academic year. If you are interested in working with Dr. Chaplin, please contact her at [email protected]
What types of graduate student applicants are we looking for?
In selecting a doctoral student, I am looking for a person who is passionate about research, particularly research on social environment and emotions and the development and prevention of psychological symptoms (including depression, anxiety, behavioral problems), and substance use. I value the importance of diverse perspectives in science. As such, I welcome applications from students from different backgrounds.
In my lab, we use multiple bio-psycho-social research methods, including self-report, observation, physiological measurements, fMRI, and ecological momentary assessment. I do *not* expect applicants to come in with advanced knowledge of these topics. However, I am looking for students who are excited about research and truly want to learn these methods (particularly fMRI methods/analyses). My team and I provide extensive hands-on training in these methods, so if you have the interest, I can help you develop!
Interested in working with us? Great! What should you do next?
If you decide to apply to work with me, you should name me as the first or second potential advisor in your cover letter/personal statement when you submit your application to our program. If you do not name me on your application, it will not get routed to me for review.
Feel free to reach out to me via email to let me know that you are applying to work with me! I enjoy hearing from applicants. However, due to time constraints and an effort to maximize fairness in applicant review, I do not hold meetings with candidates prior to our interview weekend.
Thanks, and I look forward to learning more about you through your application!
-Tara Chaplin