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Graduate Research Foci
Important Note: The positions listed here
are exclusively for students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
There is no payment other than academic credit. You
must be a UW-Madison student to apply for these positions.
Listed below are opportunities for undergraduates to participate in your research
and thereby earn course credit. Copies of this information are also kept by
the Undergraduate Advisor (Arlene Davenport, Room 428) and in the Reading Room.
Notes regarding course credit: Three or four hours of work per week is required for each hour
of credit. Students may carry no more than 3 credit hours each semester. Students
will read material related to the project, and the student will be expected
to produce a piece of written work (evaluated by the faculty member).
Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: Enrollment in all undergraduate independent study/research courses
requires consent of the instructor. In addition, students must have sophomore,
junior, or senior standing.
Opportunities to earn course credit: The faculty members listed
below sometimes have opportunities for undergraduates to participate in
research in their labs. Those with links are currently seeking undergraduate
research assistants. Follow the links to find out more about the positions
that are available.
| Current Research Postings |
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| Abramson, Lyn |
Life Experiences Project
Cognition and Emotion
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| Benca, Ruth |
Neurobiology of Sleep |
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| Berridge, Craig |
Neurobiology of stress and arousal |
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| Curtin, John |
Research Participant Opportunity
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| Davidson, Richard |
Student Opportunities
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| Devine, Patricia |
Prejudice and Intergroup Relations Lab
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| Glenberg, Art |
Embodied Cognition
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| Goldsmith, Hill |
Genetics of Emotional Ontogeny,
The Wisconsin Twin Panel and others:
study 1,
study 2,
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| Gooding, Diane |
Individual Differences in Brain-Behavior Relationships |
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| Harackiewicz, Judith |
Goal Setting and Intrinsic Motivation |
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| Hyde, Janet |
Moms & Math Project |
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| Kalish, Charles |
The Study of Children's Thinking |
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| Kluender, Keith |
Animal & Human Models of Speech Perception |
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| Kolden, Gregory |
Psycho-social intervention projects |
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| Laughlin, Nellie |
Effects of Early Lead Exposure on Development in Rhesus Monkeys |
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| Moore, Colleen |
Psychology of Environmental Issues
(related website) |
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| Newman, Joseph |
Affective & Information Processing Deficits in
1) Psychopaths or
2) Anxious, Depressed, or other Impulsive Individuals
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| Pollak, Seth |
Child Emotion Research Lab |
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| Postle, Brad |
Postle Lab |
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| Ryff, Carol |
Studies of Psychological Well-being |
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| Rogers, Tim |
Concepts and categorization. |
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| Vandell, Deborah |
Goals and Self Regulation |
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