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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 »

Sarah Gaither receives 2020 SAGE Young Scholar Award

Monday, October 12, 2020

Sarah Gaither, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience has received the prestigious 2020 Sage Young Scholar Award. ... read more »

Department spotlight on SPEAK: Scientists Promoting Equity and Knowledge

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

A group of P&N graduate students and post doctoral fellows Matthew Bachman, Kathryn Dickerson, Shabnam Hakimi, Rosa Li &... read more »

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How Science Informs Addiction Treatment

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Neural Engineering Seminar: Cell-type Specific Single Unit Activity at the Ictal Transition in Humans

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Reverse engineering neural control of movement in Hydra

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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 »

Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists...

November 5, 2018

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

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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 »

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Makeba Wilbourn and her lab featured for ...

Makeba Wilbourn, associate professor of 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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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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Brandon Levy

Duke is a name-brand university and that definitely opens doors. Also, Duke's neuroscience curriculum gave me a broad base of knowledge not just of the nervous system but also chemistry, physics, and...

Stephen Allan

It has taught me to realistically understand human behavior, how to think critically, and how to consider every variable in a given situation--even ones that may not necessarily seem to correlate...

Sharda Umanath

The experiences and opportunities I had at Duke definitely shaped my professional trajectory. With the certificate in college teaching program and the excellent mentoring from my PhD advisor, I felt...

Steven Dallas

I am currently pursuing my PhD in consumer behavior at New York University, so the foundation that was set at Duke has been vital. I draw from my Psychology studies on a daily basis, and the rigor...

Haley Mendoza

It has been extremely helpful! Currently, I work as a research technician in the Center for Alcohol Studies at UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC. This fall, I am going to be a Graduate...

Anastasia Dolgovskij

The information I learned with my Psychology degree has tremendously in my career as a PA. I interact with a variety of people, and my Duke degree has enhanced my patient visits. What advice would...

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Erica Figueroa

Being a graduate of the Psychology and Neuroscience department at Duke greatly helped me achieve professional success. What I learned about human interactions during my coursework helped me to be a...

Blake Seymour

It has contributed to my intellectual curiosity, broadened my perspectives, and equipped me with life skills. What advice would you give students in Psychology? Keep an open mind and push yourself by...

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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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...

Dennis Chen

My psychology major offered me a chance to broaden my horizons during my college experience and made me a more well rounded person going into my career. What advice would you give students? I would...

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 -...

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...

Emily Steemers

Neuroscience gave me the scientific background to work directly with physicians in care delivery science as I am doing now. What advice would you give students in Neuroscience? Enjoy the Neuroscience...

Rebecca Brenner

I am currently an MD-PhD candidate at Washington University in St. Louis. Duke’s Neuroscience program both helped me decide to become a physician scientist and gave me valuable tools to succeed in...

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