Undergraduate Research Opportunities



The following list is intended to guide undergraduates seeking research experience to labs at Penn or neighboring institutions that focus on issues related to the field of cognitive neuroscience .

The labs listed below may have positions for laboratory assistants, either on a volunteer basis or in exchange for course credit (e.g., independent study). These are not job listings for full-time, paid positions.

If you are interested in obtaining research experience, you are encouraged to read about the labs below and contact them directly.


Lab Contact Info Availability Requirements
Ted Abel abele@sas.upenn.edu or 898-5614 Sum03, Fall03, Spr04 Intro courses in psychology and biology, 2-semester commitment; work- and independent study positions available
Gary Aston-Jones gaj@mail.med.upenn.edu Fall03, Spr04 Experience handling rats or performing histological processing; good computer/qauntitative skills for data analysis preferred; work-study positions available
Benjamin Backus backus@psych.upenn.edu Ongoing Preferred: Perception or Visual Neuroscience coursework, mathematical or programming skills, good people skills; work- and independent study positions available
David Brainard brainard@psych.upenn.edu Ongoing Programming and mathematical skills preferred; work- and independent study positions available
Russell Epstein epstein@psych.upenn.edu Sum03, Fall03, Spr04 2-semester commitment; computer experience desirable; work- and independent study positions available
Murray Grossman mgrossma@mail.med.upenn.edu or plkoenig@mail.med.upenn.edu Sum03, Fall03, Spr04 Some computer programming is helpful but not necessary; work- and independent study positions available
Ruben Gur gur@bbl.med.upenn.edu or 215-662-2915 Sum03, Fall03, Spr04 2-semester commitment; work- and independent study positions available
Amishi Jha apjha@psych.upenn.edu or 215-573-0210 Sum03, Fall03, Spr04 2-semester commitment; PSYCH149; some computer skills; work- and independent study positions available
Nora Newcombe newcombe@temple.edu Sum03, Fall03, Spr04 Needs car to reach infant lab or school locations; independent- and work-study positions available
Tony Simon tjsimon@mail.med.upenn.edu or 215-590-7198 Sum03, Fall03, Spr04 Experience with children, PSYC180, BBB courses, Macintosh experience
Sharon Thompson-Schill thompson@psych.upenn.edu Fall03, Spr04 2-semester commitment; PSYC149/BIBB249; Mac experience; independent study positions available
John Trueswell trueswel@psych.upenn.edu or 215-898-2960 Sum03, Fall03, Spr04 2-semester commitment preferred; work- and independent study positions available

This list was last updated in 2/03.


Visit the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience web page for more information about cognitive neuroscience at Penn.