Thanks for your interest in working in my laboratory:
- For my neuroscience projects I'm looking for students with excellent analytical reading and writing skills, an ability to design and to manage projects with a high degree of independence, working knowledge of statistical analysis, and interest in cognitive neuroscience. Computer programming also is a great asset, especially with working knowledge of MATLAB, C, C++, C#, R or SAS.
- For my video game design projects I look for students with academic or industrial experience in video game design and/or programming. Game designers and programmers work with me, my students, and my collaborators to design and to implement entertaining video games that incorporate psychological experiments and/or skills training; these games then serve as a vehicle for assessing or treating people with autism. Our designers and programmers enjoy the challenge of designing around our experimental constraints (and, on many occasions, pointing out aspects in which those constraints can be weakened), and taking into account the unique attentional and cognitive characteristics of people with autism.
- For projects in cognitive literary studies I'm looking for students with excellent close reading and writing skills, an ability to select and to pursue readings and to design a thesis or term paper with a great degree of independence, and a focus on autism. I welcome students with interests in literature and criticism, science and society, history of neuroscience or medicine, and disability studies — though this list isn't meant to be exclusive.
Prospective students should read some of my relevant publications and look at the web sites for my current projeects, all of which are linked from this site.
After reading these documents, prospective students may contact me by email with a description of research interests, relevant course work and other experience, and a c.v. if available. Also say whether you're interested in voluntary or paid experience, and if you happen to have any external funding please mention that. Include in the mail a range of dates and times and a telephone number or Skype name at which I can contact you. I do not always have time to respond by email, and depending on my schedule it may take me a week or two to respond at all. Thank you for your understanding.