Capaldi Lab - How to Join
How to Join
Please direct any questions to current graduate students Devina Bajaj, devina.bajaj@asu.edu, and Lynn Wilkie, lynn.wilkie@asu.edu.
Potential Graduate Students:
Dr. Capaldi seeks a new graduate student every few years. Potential graduate students must apply through the formal channels in the Behavioral Neuroscience area of the Department of Psychology. Check availability by emailing Devina or Lynn.
Requirements for New Graduate Students:
Potential graduate students must meet the minimum qualifications for admittance in the Department of Psychology Graduate Program. Please be aware of the departmental deadlines for application submission. Outside of the basic departmental requirements, the qualities of successful students include: self-motivated, dependable, goal-oriented individuals who can work well with others as well as independently. Highly desirable are those candidates who have had research experience and who were academically successful at their past schools. Students must be interested in working with both animals and humans in a research setting.
ASU Undergraduate Research Volunteer (PGS 399/499)
Prerequisites:
PGS 101 – Introduction to Psychology
PSY 290 – Research Methods
Steps To Complete:
1. Email Devina at dbajaj@asu.edu or Lynn at lynn.wilkie@asu.edu to set up an interview.
2. Once accepted, you will need to obtain Animal Certification.
Use the hyperlink below to complete the following tests online: ...
Test – Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Test – The Humane Care and Use of the Laboratory Rat
*Once on the main page, click on whichever test you would like to complete first out of the two listed above.
3. Fill out the Health Survey.
Vaccinations: you will need to obtain a tetanus shot if you have not had one in the last 10 years and provide proof of an MMR vaccination, which you most likely received as a small child. If you do not have a primary doctor, you can have this done at Student Health for FREE.
4. You will also need to go to the psychology main office to obtain an override slip and have Devina or Lynn sign it.
Note : These steps can be time consuming, so it's best to allow at least a week for testing and paperwork processing through ASU before you are allowed to work with the animals in the laboratory.
Schedule Requirements:
Minimum enrollment hours: 9 (3 credits)
If taking 399: grades are issued pass/fail. To receive a passing grade, you must be punctual, work all your hours in the lab, participate in lab meetings/discussions, and do data entry when required.
If taking 499: grades are based on lab participation as well as a 10-page APA paper due at the end of the semester. This paper will document what was learned in the lab, the experiment(s) assigned, any data collected, and prior literature relevant to the topic.
Office Phone: (480) 727-6518
