For Prospective Graduate Students

Graduate students in the WMP lab are typically involved in multiple (interdisciplinary) research projects involving participants across the lifespan and using a broad range of methodologies. Topics include cognitive training, older adult cognition, creativity, numerical cognition, or learning disabilities (especially ADHD). They are getting PhDs in either Education or Cognitive Science.

For the next admission cycle, I am looking for graduate students with research experience who are interested in a) cognitive aging, and/or b) brain stimulation. Contact Susanne Jaeggi at smjaeggi@uci.edu to learn more.

For Undergraduate Students

Many of our ongoing projects are designed to allow undergraduates to get involved and get research experience – see the participate page for information about current studies.

Click here for Research Assistant Application!

There are many benefits to being a research assistant in our lab:

Gain a behind-the-scenes look on how experiments are developed and administered.
Build a theoretical foundation on interdisciplinary approaches to study learning by reading and discussing relevant articles.
Learn a wide range of skills, such as: designing and conducting experiments, administering standardized tests, interacting with participants, creating stimuli, or coding and analyzing data.
Conduct an honors project through the Campuswide Honors Program or the Honors Program in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, and/or create your own research project if you wish to, for example, with the support of UROP and/or SURP, and present at the Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at UCI, and/or our own Annual WMP Lab Symposium.
Present your work at local and national conferences, such as the UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC), the Western Psychological Association Convention (WPA), or even the Association for Psychological Science (APS)!
Build an academic-driven network of friends and HAVE FUN at the same time!

To gain the most out of your experience and in order to adequately develop your research skills we require a minimum of ten hours per week and two-quarters commitment with our lab.

See here for some helpful tips if you’re thinking about going to graduate school: Link

Many of our alumni went on to pursue advanced degrees in fields such as Psychology (Clinical, Developmental, Cognitive), Education, Data Science, or Neuroscience. Recent examples for schools they went to are Teachers College (Columbia University), UCLA, University of Colorado Boulder, Boston University, or Pepperdine University.

Check out some pictures of our 2nd Annual WMP Lab Symposium 2019 here!