Duke Psychology & Neuroscience

Bilbo, Bergelson Receive Bass Connections Professorships

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Congratulations to P&N's Staci Bilbo and Elika Bergelson, who have received Bass Connections professorships. They are among seven Duke professors... read more »

P&N Person of the Week: John Blackshear

Monday, November 5, 2018

The Prince of Duke, Psychological Past and Present John Blackshear lives on East Campus as a Faculty in Residence in Trinity Dorm,... read more »

Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists Conference Reflections

Monday, November 5, 2018

The Duke Identity and Diversity Lab, led by Dr. Sarah Gaither, had an amazing showing with other Duke P&N members at the Society of Southeastern... read more »

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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 »

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescent...

June 25, 2018

Professor John Curry has recorded a DVD, ... read more »

2018 Summer Vertical Integration Program, May 15-...

May 16, 2018

This week P&N kicked off their summer Vertical Integration program (VIP).... read more »

The Eardrums Move When the Eyes Move

January 23, 2018

Duke Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience Jennifer Groh and a team of... read more »

Babies Understand When Words are Related

November 21, 2017

A new study by lead author Elika Bergelson is being reported in a number of... read more »

Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness

July 19, 2017

Sooner or later, almost everyone has an experience that could be diagnosed as a... read more »

Children understand cooperative concepts earlier...

May 25, 2017

The ability to engage in joint actions is a critical step toward becoming a... read more »

Is "Abnormal Psychology" Really all...

April 17, 2017

P&N Clinical Graduate Student Jonathan Schaefer recently wrote a blog post... read more »

Do Beliefs about Biology Matter for Mental Health?

April 3, 2017

For P&N doctoral students, the Major Area Paper (MAP) is the first major... read more »

P&N researchers pinpoint brain structure that...

January 27, 2017

New research from the Tobias Egner Lab ... read more »

Makeba Wilbourn honored by President Obama,...

January 11, 2017

Congratulations to P&N's Makeba Wilbourn, who has received the Presidential... read more »

Tomasello Study a Top Breakthrough of 2016

December 30, 2016

Congratulations to P&N Professor Mike Tomasello and his colleagues, whose... read more »

Matt Scult: Emotion Regulation, Mathmatical...

December 7, 2016

Data from a recent P&N brain imaging study found that subjects who had a... read more »

Mapping Emotions in the Brain

October 13, 2016

Work by P&N's Kevin LaBar and colleagues is featured as... read more »

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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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Loree Lipstein

I've spent my career working in the nonprofit sector, mostly as a fundraiser. After graduating from Fuqua in 2015, I launched my own nonprofit fundraising consulting firm. In all my fundraising roles...

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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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...

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 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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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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Elizabeth Hackney Davies

My undergrad degree led me to 2 years of IO Psychology consulting in DC. During that time, I was exposed to more healthcare clients and decided to go back to graduate school for my MHA. What advice...

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Francesca Kassing

Being part of the psychology program at Duke helped guide my career goals and set me up for success as a graduate student. The diverse coursework offered allowed me to develop a broad range of...

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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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Maureen Ritchey

As a P&N student, I had countless opportunities to interact with and learn from faculty at the top of their fields. These informal training experiences were hugely influential in shaping my ideas...

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...

Sara Edmond

The experiences and training opportunities at Duke had a significant impact on my professional trajectory. The excellent practicum opportunities prepared me to work in face-paced, interdisciplinary...

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...

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...

Laura Christine Anderson

My experiences at Duke highly influenced where I am today. In particular, my experiences working with Dr. Makeba Wilbourn in the Wilbourn Infant Lab at Duke (WILD) taught me how to think as a...

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