Research
Labs
PhD Clinical Psychology Research Labs
All students in the PhD Clinical Psychology Program are required to participate in faculty-led research groups during their second and third years in the program – for 6 consecutive quarters.
Students Entering Research Labs - Academic Year 2024-25:
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The deadline for submitting your applications to each of the research groups to which you are applying is: April 7, 2025 by 11:59pm.
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You will be notified of research lab placement on: April 28, 2025 at 5pm.
See table below for links to individual Research Labs.
PAU Faculty-Led Research Labs
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Research on Intersectional Sexual and Gender Identity Experiences (RISE)
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Kimberly Balsam, PhD
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Studies on Innovation, Neurodiversity, and Gaming (SING)
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Charlotte Beard PhD
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Clinical Crises and Emergencies Research (CCER) Laboratory
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Bruce Bongar, PhD & Joyce Chu PhD
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Multicultural Suicide Research Center
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Lisa Brown, PhD, ABPP
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Peace and Human Rights**Not accepting new students**
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Lisa Brown, PhD, ABPP
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Risk and Resilience Research Lab**Not accepting new students**
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Lisa Brown, PhD, ABPP
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Children and Adolescents Psychotherapy and Technology
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Eduardo Bunge, PhD
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Ethnic Minority Mental Health
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Joyce Chu, PhD
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Developmentally Informed Policy & Practice
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Amanda Fanniff, PhD
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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Depression
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Rowena Gomez, PhD
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Palo Alto Addictions Research Center (PAARC)
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Amie Haas, PhD
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Personality and Social Norms
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Janice Habarth, PhD
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Behavioral Research and Assessment in Neuropsychology (BRAIN)
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Rayna Hirst, PhD
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Substance Use and Intergenerational Trauma Social Processes (SITS) Lab
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Satveer Kler, PhD
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Borderline Personality Disorder, Emotion Science, and Treatment Lab (BESTLab) **Not accepting new students**
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Janice Kuo, PhD
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Choice-making And Computer Technology for Unipolar depression (CACTUs) Lab
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Yan Leykin, PhD
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The Affective Development Lab
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Eleanor Palser, PhD
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Culture, Community, and Global Mental Health
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Sita Patel, PhD
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Transdiagnostic Attention Intervention (TRAIN) Lab
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Mikael Rubin, PhD
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Cognitive Processes and Neurological Correlates (CPNC) Lab
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Tilman Schulte, PhD
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STRENGTHS Lab
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Dr. Pei-Chun Tsai
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Trauma, Diversity, and Systemic Change Lab
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Kayleigh Watters, Ph.D.
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Forensic
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Chris Weaver, PhD
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Trauma and Personality Studies (TAPS) lab
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Matthew Yalch, PhD
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External Research Labs
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Casaletto Lab
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Dr. Kaitlin Casaletto
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Wellness in Aging Lab (WIN Lab)
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Kaci Fairchild, PhD
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Empowerment and Violence Prevention, Mood Disorders, & Neuropsychology
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Jennifer Keller, PhD
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Digital Health & Education Research (DHER) Lab
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Blanca Pineda, Ed.D.
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Socioemotional Neuropsychology Lab
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Kate Rankin, PhD
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