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Dr. Henry Yin Promoted to Full Professor

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

In a message to P&N faculty, Department Chair Scott Huettell stated: "Over the past decade, Henry has built a world-class research program that... read more »

Senior Maria Naclerio Receives 2019-2020 Jerome S. Bruner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research

Monday, January 13, 2020

The Duke University Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is pleased to announce that senior Maria Naclerio (... read more »

P&N Celebrates the Holiday Season

Monday, December 16, 2019

The annual P&N Holiday Party was held on Thursday evening at The Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University (“The Ruby”), a 70,... read more »

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Upcoming Events

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New Course: Psy-334

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Jan

The Metabotropic Glutamatergic Receptor 5: What is its role in Psychiatry?

12:00 PM @ LSRC - DIBS B035 Multipurpose Room

Fri

Jan

Exploring Brain Network Reconfiguration in Aging

12:00 PM @ LSRC - DIBS B035 Multipurpose Room

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Research

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 »

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 »

Undergraduate Program

We are now supporting two majors: Psychology and Neuroscience. Consequently, this website is under construction. Feedback welcomed!

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Undergraduate News

Monday, January 13, 2020

Senior Maria Naclerio Receives 2019-2020 Jerome S...

The Duke University Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is... read more »

Monday, May 13, 2019

Neuroscience Major Julie Uchitel Addresses...

In high school, Julie Uchitel recalls being interested in biology... read more »

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Sera Pekel Selected as Student Speaker for...

Graduating senior Sera Pekel has been selected by faculty... read more »

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Graduate News

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

P&N Ph.D. Student Jaime Castrellon Wins Best Poster Award for the Second Time at the Society for Neuroeconomics Annual Meeting

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Congratulations to P&N's 2019-2020 Graduate Research Grant Award Recipients

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

P&N Person of the Week: Hannah Moshontz

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

P&N and CNAP First Year Festival 2019

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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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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...

Juliet Bottorff

My neuroscience classes at Duke completely opened my eyes to academic passion. I came into Duke really not sure what I wanted to major in, but when I found neuroscience, it was the perfect...

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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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...

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...

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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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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...

Amrita Dixit

After Duke, I've been working in consulting and marketing strategy. Despite not going into medicine nor research, being a Neuroscience graduate has still had a profound impact on my career. Having a...

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...

Allison Milam

My psychology courses at Duke, with a focus in child development, provided a foundation for understanding psychological development and mental health. After going to graduate school, I now use this...

Ada Aka

Being a Duke Psychology major sparked my interest for research, helped me build a solid foundation on theoretical knowledge and allowed me to develop skills such as critical thinking and...

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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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...

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...

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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