It is highly recommended that applicants to our program identify a faculty member that they would like to work with during their doctoral education. Below is a list of faculty who will be recruiting for students in the upcoming season. Please visit the faculty page for more information on each of the recruiting faculty. Please refrain from emailing faculty that are not listed on this page to inquire if they are recruiting students; if they are recruiting students, they will be listed on this page.
Faculty recruiting for the upcoming admissions season:
Dr. Cromer is interviewing students with interests in historical trauma and/or who are interested in the treatment of nightmares in children. Applicants from underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Competitive applicants will have prior experience working in a productive research lab and will have good interpersonal skills. Strong application essays will delineate areas of research or specific research questions that applicants hope to pursue in the lab. More about the lab can be found at SPARTA Lab.
Dr. Davis is looking for students who are interested in the experience of trauma and treatment of PTSD, insomnia, and nightmares Dr. Davis’ lab also studies the prevalence, impact, and prevention of interpersonal violence in general and within the LGBTQIA+ population. Competitive applicants will have some background knowledge and research experience in trauma studies. Students from various underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Dr. Aupperle is faculty in the Department of Community Medicine and at Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR). In co-mentorship with Dr. Davis, she will be interviewing students for the Fall 2024 incoming class. Dr. Aupperle conducts neuroscience and clinical outcomes research to inform the understanding and optimization of psychotherapy interventions for anxiety, depression, and trauma-related symptoms. Students from underrepresented backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will have research experience, particularly in the areas of clinical and/or research, strong writing and analytic/statistical skills, and ideally have prior experience presenting at scientific conferences and/or publishing. Additional information about Dr. Aupperle’s laboratory can be found at NeuroCATT Lab.
Dr. Newman is searching for students (2023-2024) interested in Journalism and Trauma. Competitive applicants will have experience in research (abstracts, papers presented at national meetings, publications), have excellent writing skills, and a strong background working with data. Students from various underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Dr. Rhudy is interviewing students for the Fall 2024 incoming class. Dr. Rhudy’s research examines sociocultural and physiological mechanisms contributing to pain disparities in Native Americans. Students from various underrepresented backgrounds, particularly those interested in working with Native American populations, are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will have research experience, particularly in the areas of pain, neuroscience, and/or psychophysiology, as well as strong writing and analytic/statistical skills. Ideally, candidates will also have prior experience with presenting at national/international conferences and/or publishing. Additional information about the laboratory can be found at PLAN Lab.
Dr. Aubuchon-Endsley is interviewing students for the 2024-2025 incoming cohort. Competitive applicants should have research experience with some exposure to clinical, health, or developmental psychology research preferred, as well as experience working with women and/or infants. Applicants should also have strong writing, statistical, and interpersonal/communication skills. Ideally, candidates will also have experience directly working with data, presenting posters and/or papers at conferences, or authorship or co-authorship on publications. Students from underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Dr. Suzuki is interviewing students for the Fall 2024 incoming class. His research broadly investigates the transdiagnostic dimensional nature of psychopathology and individual differences, with emphasis on personality disorders and psychosis spectrum disorders. His research utilizes a multi-method approach (e.g., questionnaires, electroencephalogram, and ecological momentary assessment) and advanced statistical analyses (e.g., factor analyses, structural equation modeling, item-response theory, Bayesian analyses). Competitive applicants will have strong written and verbal communication skills; neuroscience and/or clinical research experience; and/or statistical analyses and programming skills. Applicants from underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Please see his website for more details (www.takakunisuzuki.com).