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The Cultural Psychology in Africa Lab seeks to explore how cultures reflect and shape the psychological processes of their members, with a focus in West African settings. This lab is currently working on multiple interdisciplinary projects. Students will work primarily on one of the ongoing projects. Responsibilities include one or more of the following: coding interviews, data management, preliminary data analysis, working on grant applications, conducting literature searches, and other duties as assigned. Enrollment will be for 3 credits (A-F grading system) or volunteer-based. The estimated weekly time commitment is 10 hours per week.
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Time Frame for Each Semester
Spring Lab Application Deadline: Dec. 1st
Fall Lab Application Deadline: May 1st
Gap Year Internships
If you are an undergraduate student or soon-to-be undergraduate student who is currently taking a gap year, the Cultural Psychology in Africa lab is offering unpaid internships lasting one academic year (August to May). Expected commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per week. Gap-year interns can work on one or more of the interdisciplinary projects the lab is currently working on. Commonly assigned tasks include literature searches, data management, working on grant applications, and coding interviews on the lab’s various research topics. If you are interested in participating in a gap-year internship, please contact Dr. Dzokoto (vdzokoto@vcu.edu).