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Graduate Students

Potential graduate students must meet the minimum qualifications for admittance in the Department of Psychology Graduate Program. Qualities of successful students include the following traits: highly motivated, dependable, organized, meeting challenges, working well with others as well as independently. Highly desirable are those who have had experience working in an animal research facility in the past. However, successful students have joined Dr. Bimonte-Nelson's laboratory without this experience. Please contact Dr. Bimonte-Nelson or Joshua Talboom if you have any questions. Dr. Bimonte- Nelson's contact information is at the bottom of this page and graduate student contact information is available from the "Our Team" page.

Research Technicians

Dr. Bimonte-Nelson expects the same traits from her research technicians as she does for her graduate students (see above). Potential applicants must also be hard working and dependable with a BA or BS in psychology or biology. Animal handling experience is a plus as well as laboratory work, management and maintenance experience. Dr. Bimonte-Nelson asks that applicants be dedicated to this position for at least 4 years (the duration of a grant). 

Undergraduate Research Volunteers

We are interested in accepting new undergraduates into our laboratory team who have interests in studying the neurobiological and cognitive effects of hormones and aging.  The majority of the work will involve behavioral testing on our various maze tasks. Other duties that will be required will involve handling the animals and assistance/participation in experimental procedures, surgeries and laboratory data management.

Requirements for undergraduate researchers:
Highly responsible
Highly motivated and enthusiastic
Can work independently as well as within a group
Willing to run behavioral procedures in the morning to late afternoon
Willing and able to work with the rodent model, and to assist with surgery
A year minimum before graduation (training takes time)
Note: Undergraduates work on a volunteer basis or through the Honors College; some are eligible to earn competitive funding through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences SOLUR program.

Contact Information

Heather.Bimonte-Nelson@asu.edu