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Our graduate program employs an apprenticeship approach to cultivate highly skilled, autonomous researchers poised to advance the field of psychology. Through hands-on, mentor-guided research opportunities with our distinguished faculty, students gain early and continuous research experience. Our alumni hold prominent positions across academia, government agencies, and private sector organizations.
The University of Alberta's Psychology Department fosters equity, diversity, and inclusion. We actively seek applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds, including women; Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit); visible minorities; individuals with disabilities; and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. We value the unique perspectives each individual brings to enriching our program.
Behavioural Neuroscience - Investigates brain-behavior relationships using animal models, examining factors like genetics, emotions, and neural states on behavior, learning, and memory. This research informs therapeutic interventions for brain injury rehabilitation.
Systems Neuroscience - Examines neural mechanisms underlying behavioral states (e.g., sleep-wake cycles) and how sensory systems process complex stimuli like species-specific vocalizations.
Cognitive Neuroscience - Combines experimental methods, clinical case studies, and neuroimaging to study neural bases of higher cognition, including memory, language processing, reasoning, and visual recognition.