Department of Psychology
Undergraduate Advising Office

Announcements will run bi-weekly throughout the summer.

The Department of Psychology congratulations all graduating seniors and wishes you well in your future endeavors!

If you are enrolled in summer courses at Pitt remember that the dates for things like add/drop and withdrawal are condensed. Please refer to the Registrar's website to confirm those dates.

Identity and Intergroup Relations Lab

In the Identity & Intergroup Relations Lab, we research interactions between members of different social groups (e.g., gay people and straight people, Black people and White people, etc.), what influences the quality of these interactions, and what we can do to improve them. We also research the outcomes that follow from these interactions, particularly for members of minoritized groups (e.g., disparities in health and wellbeing, identity threat, etc.). Current projects in the lab examine when and why people choose to reveal or conceal their stigmatized identities, and what the downstream effects of prejudice reduction interventions are for minoritized-group members. 

More details can be found on the lab research page. 

Graduation is right around the corner, and for many students this exciting milestone comes with an important question: What’s next?

The first year after college is a critical season of preparation, purpose, and discovery. Many students are searching for ways to meaningfully invest this time while gaining real‑world experience, professional clarity, and personal growth. We would love your help in sharing an opportunity that does exactly that.

This AmeriCorps program invites recent graduates to spend a year living and serving in an intentional community alongside moms, babies, and fellow AmeriCorps members. Participants combine hands‑on service with leadership development, professional skill‑building, and deep personal formation—an experience that often sets them apart as they move into graduate school or the workforce.

If you have students who are passionate about service, social impact, community engagement, or vocational discernment, we encourage you to share this opportunity with them or recommend it directly.

Service Term: August 1, 2026 – July 31, 2027

Application Deadline: May 30, 2026

Thank you for the role you play in guiding students toward meaningful next steps. Your recommendation and encouragement can make a lasting difference as they consider how to begin this next chapter.

View the application process here: https://maggiesplace.org/americorps-arizona/

The PACER Lab (the Laboratory for the Psychological Analysis of Cognition, Emotion, and Reward) at Purdue University (PI: Dan Foti) is seeking a full-time research technician to support data collection for a grant-funded study focused on the associations between environmental exposure to PFAS, brain functioning, and mental health symptoms.

Apply here: https://careers.purdue.edu/job/Clinical-Psychology-Research-Technician/41951-en_US/

The Cognition and Affect Regulation Lab (opens in new window), directed by Dr. Jonathan Stange in the Department of Psychology at the University of Southern California (USC), is seeking a full-time benefits-eligible lab coordinator position (Research Lab Technician II). This position will be funded by an NIH R01 (opens in new window) and offers competitive salary and benefits.

Our lab seeks to identify cognitive and affective processes that are involved in the regulation of negative affect, in an effort to understand vulnerability to depression and suicide. Our work involves laboratory-based measures of brain activity (using fMRI), autonomic nervous system functioning (electrocardiogram and respiration), and behavior (executive functioning tasks and questionnaires). In addition, to understand behavior outside of the lab in the real world, we utilize ambulatory assessment to measure fluctuations in autonomic functioning (with wearables), sleep quality (with actigraphy), affect and regulation strategies (using ecological momentary assessment), and digital phenotyping approaches to measuring behavior (using smartphone keyboard metadata).

This position is ideal for a recent graduate from a Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, or other STEM program who is interested in gaining clinical research experience in mental health and/or neuroscience in preparation for graduate or medical school.

Apply here: https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/research-lab-technician-ii/1209/92973143472

Announcements will run bi-weekly throughout the summer.