{"id":90,"date":"2015-08-07T11:43:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T15:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychology.cos.ucf.edu\/lighthalllab\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:09:36","slug":"join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/join\/","title":{"rendered":"Join our team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2217\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Image-1-scaled-e1778602048691-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Image-1-scaled-e1778602048691-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Image-1-scaled-e1778602048691-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Image-1-scaled-e1778602048691-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Image-1-scaled-e1778602048691.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2053 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5573-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A group of ten people pose outdoors on grass at sunset, holding badminton rackets and volleyballs, smiling and giving thumbs up.\" width=\"423\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5573-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5573-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5573-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5573-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5573.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1908\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"A group of people pose for a photo in a bowling alley, with one person in front holding a blue bowling ball. Bowling lanes and screens are visible in the background.\" width=\"425\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">PROSPECTIVE POSTDOCS AND GRAD STUDENTS<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">We are looking for motivated graduate students and postdocs to join our research team! Click <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/graduate\/ph-d-applied-experimental-human-factors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> for more information about our Human Factors &amp; Cognitive Psychology PhD program, including the Concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience. If you would like to contact Dr. Lighthall directly, please send an email to nichole.lighthall@ucf.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">**Dr. Lighthall will considering PhD student applicants for the Fall 2027 academic cycle.\u00a0 Applicants must apply to the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/graduate\/ph-d-human-factors-and-cognitive-psychology\/\"> UCF Human Factors &amp; Cognitive Psychology Ph.D. program.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">UNDERGRADUATES<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">There are lots of exciting research opportunities for undergraduates in the AD&amp;D Lab! If you are interested in working with us, please send a letter of interest to our Lab Manager at: lighthall.lab@ucf.edu to receive a link to our application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Be prepared to provide the following information on our application:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">year in program (freshman, sophomore, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">majors, minors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">desired length of research position<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">research interests<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">relevant skills\/experience (e.g., programming, statistics, previous lab experience)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">your CV\/resume<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>*Note: One year commitment is required for all undergrad\/postbac research assistants.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROSPECTIVE POSTDOCS AND GRAD STUDENTS We are looking for motivated graduate students and postdocs to join our research team! Click here for more information about our Human Factors &amp; Cognitive Psychology PhD program, including the Concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience. If you would like to contact Dr. Lighthall directly, please send an email to nichole.lighthall@ucf.edu **Dr. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-90","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Join our team - Adult Development &amp; Decision Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/join\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Join our team - Adult Development &amp; Decision Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PROSPECTIVE POSTDOCS AND GRAD STUDENTS We are looking for motivated graduate students and postdocs to join our research team! 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