There are several ways for undergraduates to participate in research in the Mind and Brain Laboratory. Many take a Psychology 400 or 401 class (up to two of each can be taken for credit towards your degree). This entails spending 9 or 10 hours per week in the laboratory helping with ongoing research. Students may be involved in running behavioral or EEG brain research subjects. Writing programs in E-prime (many students learn this easy program in the lab) to present experiment stimuli to subjects, and analyzing behavioral and brain data are also activities often carried out by undergraduates. Often, a student who does well and becomes interested will come back for a second semester and conduct their own research project. This can result in authorship on a journal publication.

This is an important experience for students, because they can receive a very good letter of recommendation. Applying to graduate schools includes submitting three letters of recommendation. One that recommends the student as a responsible, experienced researcher can significantly enhance the probability of acceptance into a good program.

Interested students should see Dr. Kroger personally to discuss becoming involved in research in his laboratory.