Prospective Graduate Students

I will be accepting applications for graduate students for the 2027-2028 academic year. For more information about graduate work in Social Psychology at Syracuse University, click here. Please feel free to reach out to me (joh126@syr.edu) with any questions.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

If you would like to learn more about the research process, I invite you to be a part of the lab! You will learn about how to design a study, collect data, interpret and present data. Minimum commitment is 6 hrs/week. If you’re interested in applying to the lab, please email me (joh126@syr.edu) with your Resume/CV.

What kinds of tasks will the RA perform or be responsible for? 

• Attend weekly lab meetings
• Reading and summarizing research articles 
• Qualitative data coding 
• Running participants 
• Recruiting and scheduling research participants 
• Read drafts of papers 
• Support graduate student projects

What qualifications or skills should an incoming RA have? 

• Students who are at least in sophomore standing (or rising sophomore) are welcome to apply 
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 is required 
• Must commit a minimum of 6 hours per week 
• 2 semesters of commitment preferred 
• Interest in social and personality psychology 
• Candidate must be responsible, reliable, organized and punctual 
• Good communication skills