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PhD student Max Elliot receives Transition to Aging Research Award for Predoctoral Students (F99/K00)

Friday, September 4, 2020

Max Elliott, clinical psychology PhD student working with Ahmad Hariri and the Moffitt & Caspi lab, has received a prestigious... read more »

P&N Task Force on Diversity, Inclusion, & Climate releases August 2020 report

Thursday, September 3, 2020

An August 2020 report, prepared by the P&N Task Force on Diversity, Inclusion, & Climate, has been shared with the P&N Community with the... read more »

Lilly Kelemen, Duke ‘23, Sophomore, Majoring in Neuroscience

Neuroscience undergrads become fall 2020 Duke Service-Learning Assistants (SLAs)

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Duke Service Learning has introduced its Fall 2020 service-learning assistants (SLAs), among the students are two... read more »

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Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience Seminar

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Substance Use Prevention with Equity: A Community & Neuroscience-Based Approach

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Special Funding Report 2019-2020: Charles Lafitte...

August 24, 2020

The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is pleased to release its special... read more »

Task Force announces recipients of the 2020...

August 3, 2020

In the summer of 2020, the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience issued a... read more »

New Study from the Lab of Professor Kevin LaBar...

July 1, 2020

Different use of brain circuits may help explain the tenacity of post-... read more »

Professor Ahmad Hariri Reanalyzes Years of...

June 4, 2020

P&N Graduates Awarded Funding for...

June 4, 2020

In response to the changed research climate in the era of COVID-19, the... read more »

Yin Lab Publishes Paper in Current Biology:...

May 28, 2020

Members of the... read more »

Duke Hosts Annual Meeting of the North Carolina...

February 7, 2020

UPDATE as of March 11, 2020: To minimize potential health risks amid COVID-19... read more »

P&N Professors Caspi & Moffitt and Duke...

January 22, 2020

P&N Professors Avshalom Caspi & Terrie Moffitt, and Duke Postdocs Leah... read more »

P&N Graduate Student and Professor Co-Author...

January 20, 2020

P&N graduate student Matthew Bachman and Professor Scott Huettel publish... read more »

P&N Faculty Member Gregory Samanez-Larkin...

October 10, 2019

Gregory... read more »

2019-2020 P&N Faculty Seed Grant Recipients

11 P&N Faculty Members Selected for 2019-2020...

September 10, 2019

11 faculty members from the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience have... read more »

Julia Nicholas wins 2019 Zener award

May 3, 2019

Congratulations to Julia Nicholas, winner of the 2019 Karl E. Zener Award. This... read more »

Duke Digital Health Moves to Sociology-Psychology...

February 12, 2019

The Duke Global Digital Health Science Center (Duke Digital Health), which is... read more »

Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists...

November 5, 2018

The Duke Identity and Diversity Lab... read more »

P&N Graduate Students and Postdocs Receive...

October 30, 2018

Psychology & Neuroscience is proud to announce the inaugural winners of the... read more »

Moral Reasoning: Why it's hard to change...

August 4, 2018

What makes it so difficult to change our minds about moral issues, despite new... read more »

Undergraduate Program

We are now supporting two majors: Psychology and Neuroscience. Consequently, this website is under construction. Feedback welcomed!

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Undergraduate News

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Neuroscience undergrads become fall 2020 Duke...

Duke Service Learning has introduced its ... read more »

Monday, August 24, 2020

Special Funding Report 2019-2020: Charles Lafitte...

The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is pleased to... read more »

Bridgette Hard, virtual teaching screen shot

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Faculty members Bridgette Hard and Sarah Gaither...

Compelled by the pandemic to approach teaching in new and creative... read more »

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Graduate News

Friday, September 4, 2020

PhD student Max Elliot receives Transition to Aging Research Award for Predoctoral Students (F99/K00)

Monday, August 24, 2020

Special Funding Report 2019-2020: Charles Lafitte Foundation Program in Psychological Research at Duke University

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Graduate student Elsa Friis receives award for advocacy work, co-authors article on pandemic response behavioral health

Monday, August 3, 2020

Task Force announces recipients of the 2020 Stella Powell-Williams Award

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Graduate Program

Our Graduate Training Areas

Duke’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience has five graduate training areas:

Clinical Psychology
Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology
Systems and Integrative Neuroscience

Students apply to and are admitted to a specific training program. Only primary faculty (with appointments to Duke's graduate faculty) and joint graduate training faculty can admit students to the training area(s) they are affiliated with.

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Alumni

Lisa Fazio

My training and experiences at Duke have been invaluable in preparing me for my career. Beth Marsh was an amazing mentor and gave me the tools and experience I needed to conduct independent research...

Juliet Bottorff

My neuroscience classes at Duke completely opened my eyes to academic passion. I came into Duke really not sure what I wanted to major in, but when I found neuroscience, it was the perfect...

Charles Jonassaint

As the eldest child of immigrant parents, I wanted to be the first in my family to graduate from college. But I lacked direction and by my senior year of high school I had lost sight of my goals. I...

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Erin Radley

In my role as a Merchant at Abercrombie & Fitch, I work with a wide array of cross-functional partners every day. When interacting with different people, it is important to understand group...

Hayden Finch

Going to Duke, I was able to conduct original research that led to a first-author publication. This is an experience most people don't get until graduate school (or even after) and made me much more...

Rebecca Sheehan

I didn't have a career path chosen when I walked onto campus Freshman year - nor when I declared I would major in Psychology. I just knew that I had a keen interest in understanding human behavior -...

Jacqueline Sperling

I am incredibly grateful for my Duke University education. The experiences I gained helped prepare me for graduate school, which was a doctorate in clinical psychology, and allowed me to continue to...

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Kassandra Taylor

As an attorney, I find that a background in psychology is extremely helpful in understanding people and their possible motivations. It is also very useful in mediation and negotiation. Of course, the...

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Katya Fernandez

Being a Psychology graduate from Duke played a pivotal role in shaping my professional success. As an undergraduate psych major, I was able to engage in a variety of research-related activities...

Rebecca Thurston

Duke provided an exceptional foundation for my career. I gained a very strong training in cardiovascular physiology and behavioral medicine under the mentorship of James Blumenthal and Andrew...

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David V. Smith

Duke provides a superb intellectual environment that fosters a range of training within psychology and neuroscience. During my time at Duke, I was fortunate to work with Dr. Scott Huettel, who...

Holly Greenberg

Psychology provided a great foundation from which I built upon. Understanding both the social and cognitive side of behavior enabled me to build a strong career in Organizational Psychology. I work...

Dan Dillon

There is not enough time or space to answer that question adequately! There is not an ounce of my success (such as it is) that cannot be traced back to Duke, mainly to P&N but also to Trinity...

Carlene Mitchell

Being a P&N graduate has given me the skills to comprehend otherwise complex information as well as understand why people do the things they do. Since working I have come across many people with...

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Misty Maddox

My interest in Psychology is rooted in consumer psychology and the question of why we buy what we buy. My degree helps me not only in my career, but in nearly every aspect of my life. A highlight of...

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