Last updated February 2026
The Child Health Lab is not currently accepting new RA applications.
Thank you for your interest in our lab!
We advise undergraduate students interested in research to explore the excellent opportunities available to them at the links below and to express their interests to their psychology course instructors.
Requirements and Potential Responsibilities
To see whether you qualify for a Child Health Lab RAship and to better understand what our RAs do, please review the requirements and potential responsibilities below.
Requirements
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Commit to approximately 10 hours of lab work each week (minimum of 6 hours/week)
- Complete online CITI training (required of every researcher)
- Exhibit reliability, professionalism, and strong organizational skills
Potential Responsibilities
- *Recruit, schedule, and contact participants for ongoing studies
- *Run in-person study visits with research participants
- Perform literature reviews
- Draft IRB documents
- Enter, check, and clean data
- Assist in manuscript development
- Present research (if interested)
(* = prioritized responsibility)
Course Credit Opportunities
In addition to volunteering as research assistants, undergraduate students may also enroll in PSY 291 or PSY 491 to receive class credit for their work in the lab.
Students earn 1 class credit per 3 hours of lab work each week (3 credits = 9 hours/week).
Other Research Opportunities
We encourage undergraduate students to explore the excellent research opportunities available to RAs in SU psychology labs!
Learn more here: https://artsandsciences.syracuse.edu/psychology/research-overview/