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Graduate Students

Professor Kawakami will be accepting MA and PhD students to begin September 2026. For more information, please contact her at kawakami@yorku.ca. Additional information about the Social Personality graduate program at York University is available at Social-Personality Psychology at York.

Honours Students

If you are a psychology student at York who is interested in doing your honours thesis with Professor Kawakami, please contact her at kawakami@yorku.ca. Additional information about completing an honours thesis at York University is available here.

Research Assistants

The Social Cognition Lab offers opportunities for bright, motivated, conscientious students who want first-hand experience conducting psychological research. We conduct rigorous and in-depth laboratory studies that will give you invaluable experience for graduate or professional school admission or a career in research.

The Social Cognition Lab is currently seeking volunteer research assistants for the 2024-2025 school year.

If you are interested in volunteering as a research assistant please contact Hannah Tran at kawakamisocialcoglab@gmail.com. In your email, please include your unofficial transcript, resume, and a short description of your plans for the next few years. While research experience is an asset, it is not a requirement to apply!