Undergraduate Paid Summer Research

Assumption offers students several options for applying for paid summer research internships. Summer research students work directly with a professor for 10 weeks during the summer break. These competitive positions are full-time commitments for the entire 10 week period and give students a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in research. Research internships are available through the Psychology Department, Honors Program, and Center for Neuroscience.

Summer Research Opportunities

- Fitzpatrick, P., & Lampi, A. Honors Program Summer Fellowship: Evaluating the Relationship Between Social and Motor Engagement, Self-Stimulation, Joint Attention and Theory of Mind in Autism.
- Fitzpatrick, P., & Hickey, R. Psychology Department Summer Research Internship, Evaluating the neural mechanisms underlying social synchronization and measuring social communication dynamics in autism.
- Kalpidou, M., Kuersten-Hogan, R., & doCurral, A. Department Summer Research Internship: Postpartum depression, transition to parenthood, and attachment to comfort objects.
- Kuersten-Hogan, R., & LaForce, J. Honors Program Summer Fellowship: The relationship between coparenting and depression.

Undergraduate Paid Summer Research

Summer Research Opportunities

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