Dr. Shackman is accepting graduate student applications this cycle. Although you are welcome to apply via the Clinical Psychology area group in the Department of Psychology or the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS) training program, we strongly prefer NACS (‘affective neuroscience’) applications. This is a great opportunity to live in and explore the greater DC, MD, Northern VA region (‘The DMV’)!
Here are some tips–good luck!
Letters to potential advisors: Steve Luck’s Blog (I will respond slowly, but I promise that I will read and respond!)
Reflections on Graduate School: Blog. (Most of what Russ writes here applies equally well to our lab!)
PhD Life:
You might also check out this inspirational piece by Kay Tye (MIT): Mission
Some Questions to Ask Potential Mentors (h/t Jay Van Bavel, NYU):
