Department of Psychology2025-2026: We are looking for ambitious student collaborators who value scholarship, challenge, and cutting-edge research experience to join the ADL team. Over the next 5 years we will be collecting data for a new longitudinal project on Tracking Digital Activities and Parenting Processes that Foster the Development of Adolescent Digital Flourishing.
You should apply IF you:
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work well independently and collaboratively
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want to understand human social and emotional development as a process that unfolds over time
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have an interest in the complexities of interpersonal dynamics, multivariate time series, and/or dynamic systems modelling
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write well already but are interested in developing this skill even more
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will dedicate your efforts toward the current ADL core research theme(s): youth social and emotional development in the digital age (e.g., emotion regulation, parental emotion socialization, digtial flourishing; see Research page).
See this video for info about the Queen's Department of Psychology Developmental Program and the video below on the Adolescent Dynamics Lab.
Post-doctoral Researchers
The ADL is always interested in supporting post-doctoral researchers via SSHRC or Queen's funding awards.
Undergraduate Students
Interested undergraduate students can apply to be a volunteer by completing and returning the application form (Word doc, 71 KB).
Graduate Student Training
We are only seeking graduate students who wish to join the Developmental Program. The training focus is to foster excellence in sophisticated research techniques and, most importantly, communication. I encourage students to publish and present. The goal is for the 6 years of MSc/PhD to result in a minimum of 6 publications: first year project, master's thesis, 3 PhD dissertation manuscripts, and comprehensive examination paper. Motivated students are well on their way to more than that. The reason? My job is to make sure that my students have as many opportunities as possible upon completion of the degree. A successful publication record, opportunities to collaborate with international researchers, and other experiences related to student goals (e.g., psychoeducational interventions, teaching) provide the best chance of getting an interview, postdoc, or landing the next job.