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Join a lab as a research assistant<\/h3>\n
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Overview<\/h5>\n

The first step is to find a\u00a0\u00a0in the Psychology department who is willing to supervise student research and whose research is of interest to the student. This should be done at least a month\u00a0before<\/em>\u00a0the semester in which the student wishes to be a research assistant. Research occurs 12 months of the year so you can join well before a semester starts, and summer and winters are a good time to do research when you\u2019re not taking classes. \u00a0You do not have to be a Psych major to join a lab in the Psychology Department; you can be any major.\u00a0 The decision to accept students into a lab is up to the faculty lab head. Students may volunteer their time without registering for course credit, or register for research credit (e.g. Psych 391, Bio 390, HMNS 102, etc).<\/p>\n

How do I join a lab?<\/h5>\n
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  1. Spend some time looking through the faculty web pages to find research that interests you.<\/li>\n
  2. Send emails to the faculty heads of labs you would like to join.
    In your email say that:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n