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Graduate Students
Dr. Gabard-Durnam is accepting graduate student applications for the Plasticity in Neurodevelopment Lab in the 2024 application cycle to start in the fall of 2025. Students interested in addressing questions about how developmental experiences interact with underlying neuroplasticity mechanisms to shape healthy, maladaptive, and/or resilient development will best fit the scope of ongoing and future studies in the lab. Dr. Gabard-Durnam specifically encourages applications from individuals from under-represented groups in science.
If you are an interested prospective student, please feel free to email Dr. Gabard-Durnam (l.gabard-durnam@northeastern.edu) to introduce yourself and share your research interests. It is also helpful to include a copy of your CV with your email. We look forward to hearing from you!
Dr. Gabard-Durnam is able to accept graduate students through the Northeastern Psychology Department. Click here to learn more about the Northeastern psychology program, faculty, and community.
As a graduate student in PINE Lab, you will also be welcomed into the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, an interdisciplinary group of labs exploring both basic questions and interventions related to the brain and mental or physical health across the lifespan.
A note about the costs of applying to graduate school:
I know applying to graduate school is an extremely expensive process that places an undue burden on applicants.
Here are ways that I and Northeastern are trying to reduce that burden:
GRE score reports: I do not use GRE scores in making decisions about applicants. Northeastern’s application lists the GRE as optional, and if you are applying to primarily work with me, you do not need to pay to have your scores sent to Northeastern.
Application fees: We offer application fee waivers on a case-by-case basis. Please email me if the fee is an undue financial burden and we will make the case for a waiver.
Flight/hotel expenses: If you are invited to an in-person interview, Northeastern will pay for your flights and stay directly, so you do not need to worry about paying out-of-pocket and then filing for reimbursement.
Interview clothes: Come as you are to interview with me, I do not judge your merit based on looks or clothing.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
We will likely be looking for new undergraduate research assistants to work on the TEAM study in Spring 2025. Please fill out the Research Interest Form if you are interested in joining!
Undergraduate research assistants are welcomed as important, valued members of the PINE Lab community. No prior research experience is necessary to join us! To help you get the most out of your research experience and training, we do request multiple semester commitments whenever possible. If you’re interested in joining the PINE Lab as a research assistant, please fill out our Research Interest Form so we can learn more about you. Dr. Gabard-Durnam or another lab member will get in touch soon after you complete the form about PINE Lab opportunities. Credit for directed study is available. Work-study is also available for those eligible. Limited Co-Op positions are available.