Research, Funding, and Awards

  • NIH T32 Training Opportunity: Cog. Neuro. of Comm.

    The NIH NIDCD-funded T32 program, Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication-CT (CNC-CT), is now accepting applications for 2-year PhD and postdoctoral fellowships. Fellows will receive specialized training in neuroimaging methods and in basic and clinical science related to communication disorders, while working with a diverse team of mentors in Psychological Sciences and Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, with a focus on language, hearing, and cognitive neuroscience. Please help spread the word!

    Eligible applicants should contact one of our CNC-CT Mentors prior to completing an application. Please note that all applicants must be US Citizens or green card holders.

    Our Mentors Include:

    • Kim Cuevas, Inge-Marie Eigsti, Fumiko Hoeft, Nicole Landi, James Magnuson, Ken Pugh, Jay Rueckl (Psychological Sciences)
    • Derek Houston, Jennifer Mozeiko, Emily Myers, Erika Skoe, Rachel Theodore (Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences)

    Our trainees will receive:

      • Stipend support for two years at full-time 12-month UConn levels (no teaching requirement)
      • Tuition & health insurance coverage (Tuition Coverage is applicable to PhD Students only)
      • Annual travel & research allowance
      • Access to a pool of 240 MRI scan hours, as well as ready access to other tools, including EEG/ERP (in and out of scanner), TMS, tDCS, and eye tracking facilities.
      • Available funds for specialized methodological training

    More info: https://cncct.research.uconn.edu/ 

    For more information, contact: Melanie Stroud at melanie.stroud@uconn.edu