Sometimes there are opportunities available for undergraduate and graduate students to work in the MAD Research Lab. It is also encouraged to volunteer in the lab or to conduct an independent study if you are a student at the University of Memphis. For any of these positions, contact Dr. Max Louwerse.

Volunteering Domain:
  - Cognitive Psychology
  - Computer Science
  - Linguistics

Who you are:
  - a graduate or undergraduate student or researcher
  - interested in language and multimodal communication
  - interested in learning to use high-tech equipment
  - someone who has command of the English language

What you give:
  - some of your time to participate in the lab activities

What you receive:
  - valuable lab experience with undergraduate and graduate students
  - mentoring
  - to work inside the FedEx Institute of Technology, in the Institute for Intelligent Systems,
  - authorship on papers, posters, and presentations
  - letters of recommendation
  - course credit

Undergraduate Researcher in Cognitive Psychology:
Who you are:
  - highly motivated, pro-active, willing to embrace learning
  - interested in cognitive science and interdisciplinary research
  - someone who has command of the English language

What you give:
    - Summer:
        Full-time = 40 hours
        Part-time = 20 hours
    - Fall/Spring
        Full-time = 20 hours
        Part-time = 10 hours

What you receive:
  - salary
  - mentoring
  - to work inside the FedEx Institute of Technology, in the Institute for Intelligent Systems,
  - flexibility

Graduate Researcher:
The Department of Psychology at the University of Memphis invites applications from prospective graduate students with an interest in cognitive psychology and the cognitive sciences. The cognitive faculty at Memphis specializes in four primary areas:
  - Basic research on cognitive processes used in the encoding, storage, and retrieval of linguistic and non-linguistic information.
  - Psycholinguistics and discourse, specifically the processes and knowledge structures used in understanding and producing written and spoken language.
  - Learning technologies, including how developments in computer science and computational modeling can be applied to learning with the goal of applying principles of cognitive science to educational practice via technology to create automated learning environments.
  - Computational and statistical modeling, including advances in computational linguistics, natural language processing, multinomial processing tree models, and more.

PhD training in the cognitive specialization includes activities within one or more of these themes through opportunities for exciting interdisciplinary collaborations. Training also draws upon the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS), an active cognitive science research community, which includes faculty from the Departments of Psychology, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Computer Science, Education, Educational Technology, Engineering, English, Mathematical Sciences, Philosophy, and Physics.

Primary Affiliates:
  Rick Dale, Ph.D.
  Barry Gholson, Ph.D.
  Arthur C. Graesser, Ph.D.
  Xiangen Hu, Ph.D.
  Roger Kreuz, Ph.D.
  Max Louwerse, Ph.D.
  Danielle McNamara, Ph.D.
  Andrew Olney, Ph.D.

What we offer:
  -A tuition fellowship for full-time students in Psychology
  -An attractive graduate student salary
  -Opportunities to present at international conferences (expenses paid)
  -An emphasis on research and publication

For more information:
  -The University of Memphis, click here
  -Department of Psychology, click here
  -Institue for Intelligent Systems, click here

Graduate program application:
  Click here
For further information, please contact Dr. Max Louwerse, Director of Cognitive Psychology Concentration.