Prospective Students
Graduate Students
Prospective graduate students interested in working with Dr. Vaish should contact her directly. Ideal candidates will have had research experience (though not necessarily in developmental psychology), as well as solid undergraduate training in psychology. Please review the laboratory’s current research interests and those of others in the department to be sure that you think it is a good fit with your interests. Applicants should specify “developmental psychology” as their area of interest on the application form.
Graduate students in developmental psychology at UVa are encouraged to get experience in multiple laboratories. Those who work with Dr. Vaish may also be interested in working with Dr. Angeline Lillard, Dr. Vikram Jaswal, and Dr. Tobias Grossmann. To learn more about our research group, visit the site for the Child Development Laboratories.
The Psychology Department website contains general information for current and prospective graduate students and the graduate program in developmental psychology.
Undergraduate Students
We mainly have Research Assistant (RA) positions open up in the summer and fall. However, there are sometimes opportunities for new RAs to join the lab in the spring as well. Typically, RAs are either volunteers or receive class credit and are required to commit to at least 10 hours/week. These positions go very quickly, so it is important that you apply early. We generally review applications for the summer and fall in early March. Applications for the spring are reviewed on an ongoing basis during the fall semester.
RAs have the opportunity to help out with study design, recruiting families, running the experiments, and analyzing data. Additionally, RAs have the opportunity (and are expected) to attend a lab meeting every two weeks, where we discuss both practical and theoretical issues related to the research.
How To Apply
If you are interested, please complete this application! Please also email a cover letter and a copy of your resume or CV to the Lab Coordinator, Camile Bernard ([email protected])!