Become an Undergraduate Research Assistant

We are looking for reliable undergraduate students to assist with our research! 

Student responsibilities:

  • Assist with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans with children/adolescents and their parents
  • Assist with near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) scans with infants/toddlers and their parents
  • Data entry and coding of videotapes
  • Opportunities to present research data (e.g., articles/posters in lab meetings or at student poster days) are available!

For a full description of student responsibilities, please visit our page on the Department of Psychology's Undergraduate Research website.

If you are interested in joining our team, please first email us at carelab@pitt.edu.


For instructions on how to register for PSY 1903, please visit the Directed Research Opportunities - PSY 1903 page.

For instructions on how to register for NROSCI 1901, please visit the Department of Neuroscience Request Forms page.