Duke Psychology & Neuroscience

Neuroscience extension to Duke STAR program funded by Biogen Foundation
P&N faculty awarded new NSF grant for summer research experience
Moffitt & Caspi receive Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award
Dr. Bridgette Hard: we should change how we think about stress
How Goals Affect Our Emotions | Extra Credit with Angie Vieth

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Neuroscience extension to Duke STAR program funded by Biogen Foundation

Monday, January 11, 2021

The Summer Training in Academic Research (STAR) Program, led by Pediatrics faculty members Drs. Kanecia Zimmerman ... read more »

Assistant professor Sarah Gaither awarded the 2020 Michele Alexander Early Career Award

Monday, December 14, 2020

Sarah Gaither, assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience, has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Michele Alexander... read more »

Professor Elizabeth Marsh elected Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists

Monday, December 7, 2020

Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth Marsh has been elected as a Fellow of the Society of Experimental... read more »

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Putting the neural circuits for normalization in context

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Time Out: Alcohol's Effects on Circadian Rhythms and Sleep

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2021 Bass Connections Virtual Fair: Morning Session

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Neuroscience extension to Duke STAR program...

January 11, 2021

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

November 12, 2020

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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 »

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 »

Professor Ahmad Hariri Reanalyzes Years of...

June 4, 2020

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 »

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Monday, January 11, 2021

Neuroscience extension to Duke STAR program...

The ... read more »

Monday, December 7, 2020

Professor Elizabeth Marsh elected Fellow of the...

Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth Marsh... read more »

Monday, October 26, 2020

Department sponsors undergraduate Guided Virtual...

The 2020-2021 academic year provides a unique opportunity for ... 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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Alumni

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 '...

Pawan Mathew

Not only was learning about the brain so fascinating, but the major improved my critical thinking skills. These skills have been instrumental to me in medical school as they have helped me develop...

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...

Morris Roseman

My Duke education was part of a nationwide movement that was the birth of the doctoral education of clinical psychologists. We five students in the 1946 Duke VA program were aware that we were at the...

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...

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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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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Megan Kuhfeld

I got great research experience and practice with academic writing in the Psych department in Duke. Getting hands-on research experience at Duke was very useful in applying for jobs after undergrad....

Paul Diaz-Granados

Studying psychology at Duke has helped me in my career in medicine on a daily basis. Better understanding human behavior can help in any field of work, especially medicine when dealing with patients...

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Aleisha Khan

Duke's Psychology and Neuroscience department, and the Neuroscience major, in particular, provided me with a multidisciplinary education that not only provided me with a solid background in the...

Lauren (Troyer) Saternus

After undergrad, I went to graduate school to become a school psychologist. The background from Duke psychology classes enabled me to be successful there. While at Duke, I also designed an...

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