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Master’s and Undergraduate Students

Ideal qualities and qualifications of Master’s Students:

• • Research interests include: sexual, reproductive and mental health disparities, health behaviors, global mental health, women’s health, pregnancy and the postpartum period, diverse sexual identities, gender diverse individuals.
  • Commitment to SRM Health Disparities Program’s mission: to reduce mental health barriers that negatively affect sexual and reproductive health. Our goal is to minimize sexual, reproductive, and mental health disparities in minoritized and marginalized populations at the global and local levels. 
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion: The SRM Health Disparities Program is committed to building an inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment in our work space and across our projects. Our goal is to cultivate a diverse and positive lab environment that embraces our differences to generate more rigorous and comprehensive science. 
  • Other qualities:
    • Interested in completing an independent study and/or directed study
    • GPA 3.0+
    • Able to commit to 12-15 hours per week (Monday – Friday) for at least one year

Ideal qualities and qualifications of Undergraduate Volunteers:

• • Commitment to SRM Health Disparities Program’s mission: to reduce mental health barriers that negatively affect sexual and reproductive health. Our goal is to minimize sexual, reproductive, and mental health disparities in minoritized and marginalized populations at the global and local levels. 
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion: The SRM Health Disparities Program is committed to building an inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment in our work space and across our projects. Our goal is to cultivate a diverse and positive lab environment that embraces our differences to generate more rigorous and comprehensive science. 
  • Other qualities:
    • Completed 2+ psychology courses
    • GPA 3.0+
    • Able to commit to 10 hours per week (Monday – Friday) for at least one year

Prospective PhD Students

*Dr. Amelia Stanton will NOT be accepting PhD students for Fall 2025*

Learn more about BU’s Clinical Psychology PhD Program →

Ideal qualities and qualifications of PhD applicants:

• • Research interests include: sexual, reproductive and mental health disparities, health behaviors, global mental health, women’s health, pregnancy and the postpartum period, diverse sexual identities, gender diverse individuals.
  • Commitment to a career in research: Ideal research experience includes both individual research (e.g. senior or master’s thesis or research projects, first-authored posters, papers or talks) and collaborative research (working in a research lab, collecting data, conducting data analyses, co-authoring on papers or posters).
  • (Some) previous research experience.
  • Commitment to SRM Health Disparities Program’s mission: to reduce mental health barriers that negatively affect sexual and reproductive health. Our goal is to minimize sexual, reproductive, and mental health disparities in minoritized and marginalized populations at the global and local levels. 
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion: The SRM Health Disparities Program is committed to building an inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment in our work space and across our projects. Our goal is to cultivate a diverse and positive lab environment that embraces our differences to generate more rigorous and comprehensive science.