Join the Lab

Dr. DeShong accepts clinical psychology graduate students interested in general personality, personality pathology, and adaptive/maladaptive behaviors. She is seeking graduate students who are highly motivated, well-organized, and excellent time managers. She is particularly interested in recruiting a student with interests in pursuing a research-oriented career. Overall, the lab can be best described as research intensive, though given the lab’s focus on applied research, clinically-minded students may also find the lab to be a strong fit as long as they are willing to be active researchers while in the lab.

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Graduate students in the DeShong Laboratory are involved in a number of projects and provided with ample opportunities to earn authorship for publications. Additionally, they are active in presenting data at local, regional, and national conferences. Graduate students are treated as junior colleagues within the lab, and are expected to play an active role in the lab. In addition to their milestone projects (e.g. thesis), graduate students are expected to play a significant role in other lab projects, as well as help mentor undergraduate students. Graduate students may also have the opportunity to collaborate with other labs so long as they are making good progress on their milestone projects and meeting expectations within the lab.

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Please see the Psychology Graduate Student Brochure and the MSU Department of Psychology Graduate Program Website for more detailed information about the program and application process. Individuals interested in graduate study in the DeShong Lab at Mississippi State University should email Dr. DeShong directly. Dr. DeShong will be reviewing applications for the 2024 admission cycle.