Duke Psychology & Neuroscience

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Yin Lab discovers new ‘super-direct’ functional pathway in the brain

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Members of the Yin Lab including supervisor Dr. Henry Yin, former post-doctoral associate Dr. Glenn Watson, and current Ph.D. candidate in the... read more »

Youth mental-health interventions could prevent physical illness and social costs

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

DURHAM, N.C. -- A new pair of studies from a Duke research team’s long-term work in New Zealand make the case that mental health struggles in early... read more »

Kevin LaBar to serve as Associate Chair of the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Professor Kevin LaBar has accepted the invitation to serve as Associate Chair of the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience for... read more »

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Pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy: from mechanisms to gene therapy

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Bass Connections Works in Progress Symposium: Session One

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Bass Connections Works in Progress Symposium: Session Two

5:00 PM @ Virtual

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Yin Lab discovers new ‘super-direct’ functional...

February 24, 2021

Members of the... read more »

Youth mental-health interventions could prevent...

February 17, 2021

DURHAM, N.C. -- A new pair of studies from a Duke research team’s long-term... read more »

Neuroscience extension to Duke STAR program...

January 11, 2021

The Summer... read more »

New study from Hariri Lab casts doubt on links...

December 9, 2020

Duke researchers, led by Reut Avinun... read more »

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 »

Undergraduate Program

Psychology Degrees

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Undergraduate News

Friday, January 29, 2021

Wilbourn Lab (WILD) prioritizes undergraduate...

When you run scientific studies that include infants, something... read more »

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 »

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Graduate News

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Doctoral student Jane Leer receives SRCD Promise Award

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Jaelyn Nixon, first-year Ph.D. student, awarded Dean's Graduate Fellowship

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)

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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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