Information for Prospective Students
Dr. Brase’s philosophy for working with undergraduate students is to begin by immersing students in ongoing projects so that they become familiar with the procedures and ideas involved in the lab. Students who find that they enjoy and excel at research can then move on to research projects on topics related to their own interests (if they are not already doing so).
Undergraduate students who are interested in working on research topics such as those described above can apply to be a research assistant in Dr. Brase’s lab. Undergraduate research assistants are involved across the range of research activities, from reading and discussing relevant articles, to designing, preparing, and carrying out experiments, to analyzing the data, writing up the results, and presenting it at a conference or submitting it for publication. Completion of Experimental Methods (Psychology 350) is strongly encouraged before starting as a research assistant.
Prospective graduate students who are interested in working with Dr. Brase should apply to the cognitive/human factors area of the psychological sciences graduate program at Kansas State University (details here). Grades are important, of course, but we also pay attention to the transcripts, personal statements, and letters of recommendation in applications. A competitive application clearly demonstrates some experience with doing research, relevant educational background (knowledge of evolutionary theory, statistics, theories of reasoning, judgment and decision making), and well thought out plans for a graduate career going forward.
Dr.Brase can be contacted by email (gbrase@ksu.edu) or phone (785-532-0609) for more information about opportunities in his lab.
