Seeking Graduate Students for 2022/2023!

Drs. Janet Boseovski and Stuart Marcovitch, Co-Directors of the DUCK Lab (Development and Understanding of Children’s Knowledge) seek highly motivated students to join the lab in UNC Greensboro’s experimental MA or MA/PHD program in developmental psychology.

In general, lab research focuses on cognitive development and developmental social cognition. In particular, Dr. Marcovitch seeks students who are interested in the development of executive function in the pre-school and school age years, and how it may relate to social processing, education, and religiosity. Dr. Boseovski seeks students who are interested in children’s social judgments and decision making, children and adults’ perceptions of parenting, and the development of body image. The DUCK Lab houses excellent research resources, including a database of several thousand research participants and connections to numerous day cares and schools in the Greensboro area. In collaboration with the Greensboro Science Center, both faculty members are also actively involved in a program of research dedicated to understanding children’s informal learning.

UNCG is the 6th largest university in North Carolina, and one of the most diverse universities in the state with 19,000+ students, and 3,000+ faculty and staff members representing 90+ nationalities. The Department of Psychology is vibrant and diverse and it is well known for its warm atmosphere and emphasis on collaborative, cutting edge science.

The third largest city in NC, Greensboro has a population of about 300,000 (similar to the size of Cincinnati or Pittsburgh.) A true college town, there are 14 four-year colleges and universities within 25 miles of UNCG’s campus, including 45,000 college and university students from four campuses within a mile of downtown Greensboro — a compact, 58 acre area that includes the minor league baseball park, five performing arts spaces, 50+ restaurants, four breweries, a hip restaurant/bowling alley, and a retro arcade/bar, surrounded by a greenway that’s part of the 500 miles of hiking and biking trails that run throughout the city.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Janet and Stuart directly at jjboseov@uncg.edu or s_marcov@uncg.edu respectively.

Information about graduate applications and deadlines can be found here.