The success of this lab depends on the involvement of bright and motivated undergraduates, and we welcome your interest in this research and teaching laboratory. Getting involved in research is a good way to see whether psychology is for you, and if it is, to obtain the research experience and training that you will need to gain admission to psychology graduate programs or related fields of study (e.g., law school, medical school, public health).

As a research assistant in this lab, you will be working closely with other members of the laboratory on one or more of our ongoing research projects. Your involvement may include scheduling and running subjects, entering or coding data, conducting basic data analysis, preparing materials for projects, or doing literature searches.  

Past research assistants have found it useful to register for course credit through the PSY 4993/5993, (Directed Research/Research Laboratory in Psychology).  Honors students currently completing PSY 4994V (Honors Research Practicum) are strongly encouraged to apply to work in the lab.  A number of students who have worked in our lab are now either pursuing graduate studies in psychology or are employed in post-graduate research positions.

If you are interested in becoming a research assistant in the lab, please click on the link below to print out the Research Assistant Application.   Please turn in your application to the lab (Elliott Hall N306) or email it to mannlab@umn.edu.  If we need assistants at that time, we will contact you for an interview.  If we do not need assistants at that time, we will keep your application on file and contact you at a later time (if you wish – there is a space to specify this on the application). 

Click Here for RA Application