Graduate Students
Dr. Karlsgodt will NOT be accepting new graduate students to start in the 2025-26 school year!
Please see departmental information for prospective students here. You can also see the general UCLA graduate admission portal here.
Post Doctoral Scholar Position
Individuals interested in a future Post-doctoral Scholar position in the Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience Lab should contact Dr. Karlsgodt directly.
Volunteer Undergraduate Research Assistant Positions
PLEASE NOTE: we MAY have additional openings for the 2024-2025 school year.
Our current research program is focused in part on neurodevelopment in both healthy controls and individuals with psychotic and mood disorders. We also have projects focused on understanding subclinical variability in psychosis symptoms in healthy individuals. Volunteers would participate in running assessments in healthy volunteers, data entry, data organization, administrative tasks, and depending on their level of comfort with computers potentially with processing of MRI data. This is a great opportunity to learn about all the phases of the research project from start to finish. The ideal volunteer will be organized, motivated, and interested in clinical psychology, cognition or neuroscience.
NOTE: We do not generally accept volunteers who can only commit to the summer. During the year, a minimum of 10 hours per week is required, and you must be able to make at least a three-quarter commitment.
If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the form HERE.
Volunteer as a Study Participant
We currently have multiple opportunities for study participation:
Are you or your child a healthy individual between the ages of 12-21? Join our COgnition and Remote Behavior Assessment (COBRA) study! We are interested in understanding how decision-making processes change across the age range, and how such processes may intersect with factors such as other cognitive measures, social function, and psychopathology. This is a single-day, one-hour study that takes place COMPLETELY online. If you are eligible and would like to participate, please fill out this form: https://www.ctrc.medsch.ucla.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=ANWRJRNMAA7D98YH or email our coordinators at karlsgodtlab@ucla.edu to get scheduled for your consent session! Individuals under 18 must have their parents call.
Are you or your child a healthy individual between the ages of 12-21? The Adolescent Brain-Behavior Research Center (ABBRC) at UCLA is looking for individuals to participate in a study on Memory, Learning, and Perception. Participants will serve as healthy comparison subjects for a study investigating the learning and memory abilities of adolescents and young adults who have been diagnosed with a thought disorder. If interested, please call the ABBRC program at (310) 206-9181 or email karlsgodtlab@ucla.edu. A confidential phone screen will be conducted to determine your child’s initial eligibility. Individuals under 18 must have their parents call.
We are looking for individuals between the ages of 12-21 who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective, or bipolar disorder. The Adolescent Brain-Behavior Research Center (ABBRC) at UCLA is looking for youth to participate in a MRI study on Memory, Learning, and Perception. After completion of the study, participants will receive a picture of their brain. You/your child may be eligible if he/she i s between ages 12-21 and has had onset of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, or bipolar disorder within past two years Participation involves two visits to UCLA, a brain scan (MRI), questionnaires and interview, cognitive assessments. If interested, please call the ABBRC program at (310) 206-9181 or email karlsgodtlab@ucla.edu. A confidential phone screen will be conducted to determine your child’s initial eligibility. Individuals under 18 must have their parents call.
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