About the role
The University of Wisconsin Madison has recently opened its applications for an exciting NSF REU site research-based summer program. The Psychology Department at UW-Madison holds a Psychology Research Experience Program every summer to encourage undergraduate students in their junior or senior year to engage in psychological research. This program involves intensive mentoring from a faculty member along with lab research with an emphasis on data science skills building.
The Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP) provides intensive mentoring and experience in scientific research and professional development to rising junior and senior undergraduate students with a demonstrated interest in a career in psychological research.
In particular, a primary objective of our program is to provide this research experience to students who would not otherwise have the opportunity. Students from historically underrepresented backgrounds, low-income households, first-generation college students, and students affected by documented disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply, as are students from smaller institutions without broad research facilities.
PREP is unique in that we have a focus on integrating principles and methods of data science into the study of psychology and neuroscience. The program features a balance of mentored laboratory research (approximately 30 hours/week), alongside: intensive "bootcamps" on technical skills (e.g., R and Python programming), faculty presentations, professional development and networking opportunities (approximately 10 hours/week).
