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Potential Graduate Student

Dr. Herr will be accepting a graduate student into the IELab for 2025 application cycle to start in the fall of 2026.

Potential Undergraduate Research Assistant Volunteer

Are you ready for hands-on research experience?

The lab is currently accepting new research assistants to volunteer with us. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis and will reach out to proceed with an interview if you are selected.

Undergraduate research assistants are a vital part of the IELab and all of our ongoing research. We hope to provide you with research experience, mentorship, career help, and a community of researchers. No prior research experience is necessary to join us! To help you get the most out of your research experience and training, we do request a 2-semester minimum commitment. As an undergraduate research assistant, you may be involved in: data collection, recruitment efforts, literature reviews, data cleaning, data analysis, IRB applications, and more. 


Competitive applicants will have: 

  • Completed a course in Research Methods (required)
  • An overall GPA of 3.5 or higher (preferred, but applicants with lower GPAs will be considered)
  • Selected a major in Psychology (preferred, but applicants from other majors will be considered)
  • A strong interest in research and attending graduate school (preferred)

If you’re interested in joining our team as a research assistant, please fill out our research interest form so we can learn more about you. We will get in touch as soon as we can.