Interested in joining our lab?
Dr. Markant is currently accepting graduate students for fall of 2025!
Undergraduate research assistant applications are now closed for the spring 2025 semester.
Post-Baccalaureate positions are not available at this time.
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Dr. Markant is currently accepting graduate students for fall of 2025! Prospective graduate students can apply through Tulane University’s Psychology, School Psychology, or Neuroscience Ph.D. Programs.
Information about the Program
Admissions Information
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
The lab is no longer accepting research assistant applications for the spring 2025 semester.
If you are interested in joining the lab in a later semester, please reach out to our lab manager, Kayla Brown, at kbrown32@tulane.edu, to receive updates about application deadlines.
FAQs
What do research assistants do in the lab?
Research assistants perform a variety of roles within the lab! Typically, RAs are assigned to specific areas such as data processing or participant recruitment for the majority of their time in the lab. In addition, all lab members contribute to the lab’s community outreach, and may be asked to do things like speak with families at local events or share the lab’s research opportunities at healthcare clinics.
The lab also uses a mentor model, meaning that RAs are assigned a senior lab mentor that assigns their tasks each day and provides guidance through their time in the lab.
Do I earn course credit as a RA?
Yes! All of our research assistants earn course credit for their time in the lab. Our lab requires that RAs contribute 9 hours each week in order to earn 3 academic credits each semester.
Can I volunteer with the LBD Lab?
Yes! All of our research assistants earn course credit for their time in the lab. Our lab requires that RAs contribute 9 hours each week in order to earn 3 academic credits each semester. Volunteer opportunities are not available. All research assistants earn course credit for their contributions in the lab!
What if there aren't open positions? How can I stay in touch about future semesters?
Each semester we evaluate RA positions based on our lab’s needs. If you are interested in staying in touch and applying in the future, please email our lab manager, Kayla Brown, at kbrown32@tulane.edu to be contacted about future application deadlines.
Additionally, if you miss the application deadline or are not selected, forwe encourage you to you can apply in a future semester.
Undergraduate Resources
Undergraduate Research Assistants
The lab is no longer accepting research assistant applications for the spring 2025 semester.
If you are interested in joining the lab in a later semester, please reach out to our lab manager, Kayla Brown, at kbrown32@tulane.edu, to receive updates about application deadlines in future semesters.
Undergraduate FAQs
What do research assistants do in the lab?
Research assistants perform a variety of roles within the lab! Typically, RAs are assigned to specific areas such as data processing or participant recruitment for the majority of their time in the lab. In addition, all lab members contribute to the lab’s community outreach, and may be asked to do things like speak with families at local events or share the lab’s research opportunities at healthcare clinics.
The lab also uses a mentor model, meaning that RAs are assigned a senior lab mentor that assigns their tasks each day and provides guidance through their time in the lab.
Do I earn course credit as a RA?
Yes! All of our research assistants earn course credit for their time in the lab. Our lab requires that RAs contribute 9 hours each week in order to earn 3 academic credits each semester.
Can I volunteer with the LBD Lab?
Volunteer opportunities are not available. All research assistants earn course credit for their contributions in the lab!
How do I stay in touch about future openings in the lab?
Each semester we evaluate RA positions based on our lab’s needs. If you are interested in staying in touch and applying in the future, please email our lab manager, Kayla Brown, at kbrown32@tulane.edu to be contacted about future application deadlines. We encourage students that are not selected to apply again during upcoming semesters!
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Post Baccalaureate
We do not have positions available at this time. Please check in with us in future semesters for available positions!