Join Our Lab

Dr. Grant will be accepting applications for the combined M.A. / Ph.D. program in clinical psychology at The Ohio State University for the 2025-2026 cycle (for students who aim to enroll in the program in Fall 2026) and will supervise students in the neuropsychology specialty.

Please see the Department of Psychology website for a detailed description of the program and application requirements.

If you are interested in applying to join the CHILL Lab as a doctoral student, email your CV to grant.866@osu.edu. Full application reviews will occur after the application deadline.

Application deadline: November 15, 2025

Interviews: January 2026

Classes start: August 25, 2026

Dr. Grant will also accept inquiries from medical students in the OSU College of Medicine to gain research experience in the lab. 

All paid positions are currently filled; please check back for employment opportunities in Spring 2026.

Application Deadline: August 29, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET

The Cognitive Health in Late Life (CHILL) Lab is seeking 2-3 highly motivated research assistants to volunteer with our current research studies.

Research assistants can gain academic credit via registering for Undergraduate Research in Psychology (PSYCH4998).

Responsibilities:

• Community engagement (40%): Assisting with brain health seminars; assisting with tables at health fairs; fostering relationships with faith communities, clinics, and local organizations.

• Research activities (40%): Administering cognitive screening measures; assisting with data collection from surveys; contributing to scientific abstracts, presentations, and publications.

• Professional development (20%): Attending lab meetings; reviewing scientific journal articles on Alzheimer’s disease; cultivating oral communication skills for scientific and lay audiences.

Time commitment:

• Research assistants will be asked to commit to volunteering up to 8 hours per week.

• Most weeks will involve a 1-hour lab meeting (in-person or virtual), data collection or data entry activities (in-person), learning to administer cognitive tests, and an occasional assignment to complete outside of the lab (e.g., reading a research article, organizing data, contributing to research posters).

• Research assistants will be expected to attend at least 50% of the community engagement events scheduled over Fall 2025 - Spring 2026, which will occur approximately 1-2 times per month on weekdays, weekends, and/or evenings.

• For the Black Impact study, there will be a week in October 2025 (and again in April 2026) when research assistants will need to volunteer for 4 hours per night for 3 weeknights at the OSU Healthy Community Center (1600 E Long St). 

  • You must be available from 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm at least 3 out of these 7 days in Oct. 2025:

Monday, Oct. 6; Tuesday, Oct. 7; Wednesday, Oct. 8; Thursday, Oct. 9; Oct. 10, 

Monday, Oct. 13; or Tuesday, Oct. 14.

QUALIFICATIONS 

Required qualifications:

• Minimum undergraduate GPA = 3.5 or above

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.

• An interest in networking, community engagement, and public speaking.

• Availability to volunteer during nonstandard hours (e.g., evenings, weekends, approximately 1-2 times per month) for community engagement and data collection activities.

Desired Qualifications:

• An interest in obtaining research experience to prepare for applying to graduate school to study cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s disease in the future, particularly Ph.D. programs in clinical neuropsychology, public health, or medical school.

• Planning to graduate in 2027 or 2028.

• Experience with statistical analysis software (e.g., SPSS, R, or JASP).

• Planning to be in the Central Ohio area for Summer 2026.

HOW TO APPLY

Email the following to Dr. Grant (grant.866@osu.edu):

a)    A description of the following:

• Your major / concentration (e.g., psychology, neuroscience, etc.)

• Your class standing (e.g., sophomore, junior, etc.)

• Your expected graduation date (e.g., Spring 2027, Spring 2028).

• Why you are interested in research on Alzheimer’s disease or lifestyle interventions to promote brain health.

• Your future career goals.

• Any experience with community engagement.

• Whether you have access to a vehicle to travel to local community events.

b)    Résumé / curriculum vitae (attached as a PDF file)

c)    Ohio State University Advising Report or Academic Transcript (attached as a PDF file) 

Applications will be reviewed immediately on a first-come first-serve basis. Qualified candidates will be scheduled for a virtual interview with Dr. Grant in August or September 2025.