100-level: First-Year Seminar
200-level: Psychological Statistics
300-level: Cognitive Psychology
400-level: Experimental Psychology; Advanced Research in Psychology; Psychology Capstone; Honors Program: Research Methods
Office hours are designated times when I am in my office to meet with students in person or virtually. You can meet with me if you have questions about my courses (e.g., help with understanding course material; how to learn more about a topic), if you need advising help, if you want to learn more about research / internship opportunities, or if you just want to chat! I love getting to know my students.
If you’re in one of my classes, I encourage you to visit me during office hours so I can get to know you more as a person. Internship programs, jobs, graduate school, and many other professional / academic opportunities often require references. The strongest references come from people who know you well and can provide positive and specific examples of your abilities, accomplishments, and character in the classroom, lab, or work environment. I write stronger letters for students that I know well.
A strong letter / reference comes from someone who knows you well in a professional capacity (e.g., as a professor or supervisor). They should be able to provide positive and specific examples of your abilities, accomplishments, and character in the classroom, lab, or work environment.
If you would like me to write a letter for you, please email me to ask at least two weeks before a deadline (a month ahead is preferred). I may say no if I have too many letters to write and/or I feel like I will not be able to write a strong letter.
In your email to me, please include the following information:
A page of deadlines, program / school names, links to the programs, and submission information
Responses to the following questions:
In what capacity do I know you? If you’ve taken my courses, list the courses and semester / year of those courses. If you’ve worked with me as an undergraduate or graduate research assistant, specify it and tell me when you’ve joined / left the lab.
What aspects of yourself (abilities, accomplishments, character) would you like me to know about you as I write this recommendation? (Feel free to include details that we have discussed in prior conversations.)
What particular skills, interests, or experience do you hope to highlight in your application?
Are there any weaknesses in your application of which you would like me to be aware? (It often helps for me to know—this does NOT mean that I’ll mention them!)
For each program:
Provide a short description of the program (examples: summer internship program where I teach preschoolers Spanish; intern at a biology lab that studies vocalizations in songbirds).
Describe aspects of the program that appeals to you. If there is relevance to our interactions (in class, office hours, etc.), briefly describe it.
Resume / CV
Transcript
Draft of application statements / essays (optional, but I encourage it if you’d like me to provide feedback!)
Note: Thanks to Maggie Keane for introducing this request format to me when I was an undergrad!