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Special Lab Projects: Independent Research

Students who would like to pursue independent research in the Department of Psychology can arrange with a faculty member to do so for course credit.

To get started:

  1.  Browse each faculty member's areas of research and review each lab website thoroughly, then choose a faculty member whose research is in alignment with your interests. Below is a list of labs in the psychology department with a direct link to how to get involved. This will give you a lot of information, including the size of the lab, the types of projects currently being pursued, and recent publications.
  2. Follow the instructions found on the lab's "How to Join" page or set up a meeting with the faculty member you would like to work with to…
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Alia Crum is a Stanford associate professor of psychology and, by courtesy, of medicine. (Courtesy of Stanford Medicine)

Justin Gardner

Justin Gardner

Tobias Gerstenberg

Tobias Gerstenberg

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Associate Professor Hyowon Gweon

Jennifer Eberhardt

Jennifer Eberhardt & Hazel Markus

SPARQlab, Jennifer Eberhardt & Hazel Markus

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Russell Poldrack, Albert Ray Lang Professor of Psychology and, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

Russell Poldrack

Steven Othello Roberts

Steven Roberts

Anthony Wagner

Anthony Wagner

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Courtesy Jamil Zaki