Are you interested in how social biases develop? How to support marginalized children’s development? How to foster political activism in children? Come join us!
Dr. Hwang will not be accepting PhD students for Fall 2024.
For the future:
PhD applications are typically due November or December. Before applying, please check out Dr. Hwang’s research interests, CV, and publication pages. If your research interests align well with Dr. Hwang’s and it seems like a good fit, please email her that you are applying so she can keep an eye out for your application. Dr. Hwang typically does not do Zoom meetings before the official application is submitted (unless you are interested in writing a NSF GRFP with her or something similar; if so, please indicate this in your email!) but if you have any questions or concerns she is more than happy to have an email correspondence. Interested applicants should apply to the Psychology program and can access the application here. You can learn more about the graduate program in Psychology at UC Santa Cruz here.
The UCSC Developmental Psychology area is focused on how development occurs within interpersonal and cultural contexts with a strong emphasis on studying children’s lived experiences. The Social Psychology area has an emphasis on social justice and amazing scholars who study issues of race and ethnic minority psychology. So as a PhD student, you would be in the perfect environment to study how social biases emerge in early childhood!