Interested Students
The Basic and Applied Cognition Laboratory may have undergraduate research assistant positions available for summer/fall 2026. Topics include AI bias, how laypeople engage with scientific papers, memory and decision making, and executive function skills.
To express interest, please fill out this Google Form. We check submissions periodically and usually recruit most at the beginning and end of every semester.
Prospective graduate students may apply to the Combined Program in Education and Psychology and/or the Department of Psychology’s Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience area. Interested individuals should email Dr. Priti Shah via [email protected] or [email protected]
Participating in a Study
Our studies often recruit from UM’s subject pool or UM Health Research. If you are interested in participating in scientific research in general, you can sign up for these programs at the links below.
U-M Psychology Paid Subject Pool Google Form
If you would like to contact us directly about participating in our research projects, please email [email protected] . We have numerous ongoing studies in the laboratory at all times that may include the following participants: college students, children and adults with ADHD, typically-developing children, and older adults.
