Students

Interested in pursuing graduate studies?

• If you are interested in pursuing graduate studies at the University of Waterloo please apply to graduate studies in psychology or the Masters of Applied Science-Developmental Communication Science (MASc) program
• Graduate Studies in psychology
• MASc

Interested in volunteering in the lab?

• Volunteer RA – Winter 2022, Spring 2022

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Heather Henderson 

• Contact: sdl@uwaterloo.ca

  In the Social Development Lab we study how children interact with one another and how they make friends. We are currently looking for, motivated, reliable, and independent research assistants to help us collect and code observational data.

  Research Area: shyness, friendship formation, socioemotional development

  Duties: We are looking for volunteers and/or Psych 264 students who are eager to assist with a variety of research tasks, including collecting online data with pairs of children for an ongoing study of friendship development and/or coding previously collected observational data of children’s peer interactions.

  Qualifications:

  · We are looking for highly motivated and detail-oriented students with excellent work ethic with a strong interest in shyness and friendship formation

  · Applicant should have at least an 80% average in their completed psychology courses.

  · Prior research experience is an asset but not required.

  Benefits:

  · Excellent research opportunity for students interested in graduate studies in Psychology

  · Opportunity to learn critical research skills (e.g., data quantification)

  · Support and guidance available for grad school applications

  Time commitment: Approximately 8 to 10 hours/week in person on-campus, one semester minimum

  How to Apply: If you are interested in this position, please contact us via email at sdl@uwaterloo.ca with the materials below. Note, applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

  1. Resume/CV

  2. Unofficial transcript