The Ph.D. program in Developmental Psychology at Boston College’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is now accepting applications for Fall of 2022. The Psychology and Neuroscience Department offers a vibrant and rapidly-growing community, with a strong commitment to interdisciplinary research as well as new and emerging research fields and methods. Successful applicants are guaranteed five years of full tuition and stipend.
Four developmental faculty are currently recruiting graduate students for Fall 2022:
— Dr. Sara Cordes (Infant and Child Cognition Lab, www.cordeslab.org), whose research explores the acquisition of numerical concepts and social influences of math learning (e.g., math and spatial gender stereotypes)
— Dr. Joshua Hartshorne (Language Learning Lab, l3atbc.org), whose research focuses on what makes language learning possible
— Dr. Angie Johnston (Social Learning Lab, https://sites.bc.edu/doglab/), whose research explores the evolutionary origins of human social learning by comparing children and dogs
— Dr. Katherine McAuliffe (Cooperation Lab, www.bccooperationlab.com), whose research focuses on the development and evolution of cooperation in humans
Students interested in working with any of these four faculty are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information, please feel free to contact the corresponding faculty members. Further information about the application can be found on the BC Psychology and Neuroscience website (https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/psychology/graduate.html). The deadline for applications is December 15.