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PhD Clinical Psychology Research Labs

All students in the PhD Clinical Psychology Program are required to participate in faculty-led research groups during their second and third years in the program – for 6 consecutive quarters.

Students Entering Research Labs - Academic Year 2025-26:

  • The deadline for submitting your applications to each of the research groups to which you are applying is: April 1, 2026 by 11:59pm

  • You'll be notified of research lab placement on: April 27, 2026 at 5pm

See table below for links to individual Research Labs.

PAU Faculty-Led Research Labs

Lab Name Faculty More Info
Research on Intersectional Sexual and Gender Identity Experiences (RISE) Kimberly Balsam, PhD
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Maternal And Digital Research for Equitable Solutions (MADRES) Alinne Barrera, PhD
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Studies on Innovation, Neurodiversity, and Gaming (SING) Charlotte Beard PhD
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Clinical Crises and Emergencies Research (CCER) Laboratory Bruce Bongar, PhD & Joyce Chu PhD Website
Multicultural Suicide Research Center Bruce Bongar, PhD & Joyce Chu PhD
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Peace and Human Rights** Not accepting new students** Lisa Brown, PhD, ABPP
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Risk and Resilience Research Lab** Not accepting new students** Lisa Brown, PhD, ABPP
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Children and Adolescents Psychotherapy and Technology Eduardo Bunge, PhD
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Ethnic Minority Mental Health Joyce Chu, PhD
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Developmentally Informed Policy & Practice Amanda Fanniff, PhD
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Center for the Study and Treatment of Anxious Youth (CSTAY)
Robert Friedberg, PhD
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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Depression Rowena Gomez, PhD
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Palo Alto Addictions Research Center (PAARC) Amie Haas, PhD
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Personality and Social Norms Janice Habarth, PhD
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Behavioral Research and Assessment in Neuropsychology (BRAIN) Rayna Hirst, PhD
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Substance Use and Intergenerational Trauma Social Processes (SITS) Lab Satveer Kler, PhD
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Borderline Personality Disorder, Emotion Science, and Treatment Lab (BESTLab)** Not accepting new students** Janice Kuo, PhD
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Choice-making And Computer Technology for Unipolar depression (CACTUs) Lab Yan Leykin, PhD
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The Affective Development Lab
Eleanor Palser, PhD
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Culture, Community, and Global Mental Health Sita Patel, PhD
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Transdiagnostic Attention Intervention (TRAIN) Lab Mikael Rubin, PhD
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Cognitive Processes and Neurological Correlates (CPNC) Lab Tilman Schulte, PhD
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STRENGTHS Lab
Dr. Pei-Chun Tsai
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Trauma, Diversity, and Systemic Change Lab
Kayleigh Watters, PhD
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Forensic
Chris Weaver, PhD
Trauma and Personality Studies (TAPS) lab
Matthew Yalch, PhD
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Memory Abilities and Processes Lab Daniel A. Levy, PhD
REAL Lives Lab Liz McConnell, PhD
Early Intervention Clinic Matthew Cordova, PhD

External Research Labs

Lab Name Faculty More Info
Casaletto Lab
Dr. Kaitlin Casaletto
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Wellness in Aging Lab (WIN Lab)
Kaci Fairchild, PhD
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Empowerment and Violence Prevention, Mood Disorders, & Neuropsychology
Jennifer Keller, PhD
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Digital Health & Education Research (DHER) Lab
Blanca Pineda, Ed.D.
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Socioemotional Neuropsychology Lab
Kate Rankin, PhD
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