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Two P&N faculty teams receive ABC Thrive Seed Grants to improve early childhood outcomes

Thursday, November 12, 2020

All Babies and Children Thrive (ABC Thrive) has awarded seed grants of up to $40,000 to four interdisciplinary teams of Duke faculty, two of which... read more »

Department sponsors undergraduate Guided Virtual Conferences in Psychology & Neuroscience, 2020-2021

Monday, October 26, 2020

The 2020-2021 academic year provides a unique opportunity for Psychology & Neuroscience undergraduate students to attend virtual... read more »

Department welcomes new Business Manager, Beth Peloquin

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

On August 24, 2020, Beth Peloquin joined the department of psychology and neuroscience as its new Business Manager... read more »

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Neural Engineering Seminar: Neuromodulation and Data Science: Opportunities and Hurdles at the Intersection of Time-Locked and Objective Measures of Therapeutic Response

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CCN Colloquium - Student Presentations

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CANBLS Lecture

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Two P&N faculty teams receive ABC Thrive Seed...

November 12, 2020

All Babies... read more »

Sarah Gaither receives 2020 SAGE Young Scholar...

October 12, 2020

Sarah Gaither, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology and... read more »

2020-2021 Faculty Research Seed Grant recipients...

September 18, 2020

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

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 »

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Monday, October 26, 2020

Department sponsors undergraduate Guided Virtual...

The 2020-2021 academic year provides a unique opportunity for ... read more »

Monday, October 12, 2020

Sarah Gaither receives 2020 SAGE Young Scholar...

Sarah Gaither, PhD, Assistant Professor of... read more »

Monday, September 28, 2020

Sociology-Psychology Building renamed after...

The Duke Board of Trustees voted Saturday to rename the ... read more »

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Graduate News

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Department spotlight on SPEAK: Scientists Promoting Equity and Knowledge

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

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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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Diversity & Inclusion

The Psychology & Neuroscience department is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our values align with Duke University's core values for excellence. The Psychology & Neuroscience community is dedicated to creating an academic and social environment where each person can flourish. We have ongoing efforts, led by the Psychology & Neuroscience Task Force, to develop strategic priorities for diversity and inclusion with measurable outcomes. It is our priority that all students, staff, faculty, mentors, and trainees – every member of our community – is represented and supported.

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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...

Lauren West-Livingston

Although I was only a minor in psychology, without a doubt the classes I took in P&N and the faculty I worked with left an indelible mark on my path as a physician. I had the opportunity to delve...

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Lindsay Tomson

The Tech industry, and Google's particular approach to people, really fostered my interest in Organizational Psychology. I've frequently thought about going back to school to focus more on this topic...

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...

Erika Patall

The training I received at Duke is irreplaceable. I don’t believe I could have had a better primary mentor than Harris Cooper. Harris is a brilliant researcher and was an amazing teacher, role model...

Tara-Marie Desruisseaux

Majoring in Psychology at Duke has helped me develop into a better educator. When I am in the classroom, I can think about how to best teach my students using tools and information that I learned...

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Carolyn Jones

I was lucky to work as an undergraduate research assistant in a couple of Psychology & Neuroscience department research labs despite the fact that Psychology was a second major...

Langley King

I focused on Developmental Psychology as an undergrad, something which has greatly impacted my understanding of current educational inequalities in my everyday work. I still remember my '...

Meredith Mechanik

My varied experiences at Duke taught me to be adaptable and creative in every area of my life. As a research assistant and honors student in the Wilbourn Lab, I was able to design my own research...

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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...

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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Tsu-Yin Chang

Being a Psychology graduate from Duke has definitely shaped my professional success. The top-notch training I received, starting from my first semester as a freshman, helped me define my own...

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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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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Ryan Knowles

I used my Psychology degree and knowledge of consumer patterns/behavior to jump into marketing and sales roles in the CPG world (Chiquita Brands & then P&G). My experience in CPG with well...

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