Learning Sciences Research Requirement

LRDC or Learning-related research for at least 2 semesters. Research participation may be for pay on funded research projects (e.g., work-study positions) or for credit. Students' time can be distributed across various projects or devoted to a single project. Students are expected to undertake 3 credits worth of for-credit research in each semester, or work approximately 10 hours per week for each semester.

Below are links to labs across LRDC that do research in the learning sciences who may be willing to provide research opportunities.

Perfetti group photo
Perfetti Lab Team: examining all aspects of first and second language speaking, reading, and writing. One of over 20 research groups studying various dimensions of learning at the University of Pittsburgh.

Labs with availability

Lab name | Faculty Spring 2024 Fall 2024
Kevin Ashley's lab | Kevin Ashley YES NO
Cognitive Neuroimaging and Memory Lab | Marc Coutanche YES YES
Mind and Brain Lab | Julie Fiez YES YES
Memory And Psycholinguistics in Learning & Education (MAPLE) | Scott Fraundorf MAYBE YES
The Mindfulness + Self-Regulation Lab | Brian Galla YES -
Learning, Imaging, & Family Experience (LIFE) Lab | Jamie Hanson YES YES
Study of Teen Experiences that Promote Success (STEPS) | Jamie Hanson, Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal - -
Evaluation For Learning (EFL) | Jen Iriti MAYBE -
Partners for Network Improvement | Jen Iriti MAYBE -
Food For Thought | Diana Leyva YES -
Kids' Thinking Lab (KitLab) | Melissa Libertus YES YES
Diane Litman's research | Diane Litman YES YES
Cognitive Science Learning Laboratory | Tim Nokes-Malach NO MAYBE
Perfetti Lab | Charles Perfetti YES YES
Schunn Lab | Christian Schunn YES YES
Angela Stewart's lab | Angela Stewart YES YES
Psycho-Linguistic Underpinnings of Multilingualism (PLUM) | Natasha Tokowicz YES YES
Parents Promoting Early Learning (PPEL) | Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal YES YES
Future Adaptive Collaborative Educational Technologies (FACET) | Erin Walker YES YES

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