How to Apply
Disciplinary Comprehension Lab is part of the
Educational Psychology (EPY) Program at Georgia State University.
As a PhD student in the Disciplinary Comprehension lab, you will get hands-on experience in the fields of cognition (cognitive psychology, cognitive science), educational psychology, and learning sciences.
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Students in the lab develop research materials and conduct studies in the lab, in the classroom, and online. They have the opportunity to learn a variety of research methodologies (e.g., think-aloud protocols, eyetracking, semi-structured interviews) and analysis techniques (e.g., hand coding of open-ended responses and essays, computational linguistic analysis, descriptive and non-parametric analyses, inferential statistics, simple machine learning).
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Interested applicants are encouraged to email Dr. McCarthy directly.
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You do not need a Master's degree to apply for the PhD program. Students can apply for our concurrent program in which students earn their Master's degree on the way to their PhD.
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