How to Prepare to Apply to PhD Programs in Psychology | Graduate School Tutorial

Are you an undergraduate student interested in pursuing a PhD in psychology? This brief video offers tips and helpful information about how to prepare, including:

1) How to get started;
2) Identifying the right advisor/program/university;
3) Where to start looking for research experience; and
4) How to approach filling in any gaps in your CV.

Hi everyone 🌟 My name is Dr. Sarah Gonzalez-Coffin, welcome to my science communication page!

Over the last five years while completing my PhD in Social Psychology at the University of Colorado Boulder, I learned to navigate a lot of barriers to higher education in STEM research. As an interdisciplinary researcher, my career path has been a windy one! Now that I’ve finished the degree, I’m excited to make tutorial videos to help other future scientists advance their education & reach their career dreams - in the research industry and beyond.

On this page I’ll be posting content about how to prepare for & succeed in graduate school, tips about research in STEM, how to navigate your career as an interdisciplinary researcher - and of course, I’ll be posting some other fun science videos along the way!

I hope this page can be useful to folks as I grow my own skills in science communication & do my part to open doors, just as others have so generously done for me. If you have any topics you’d like me to cover, I welcome your comments below!

Thanks for being here and I’m excited to learn together ✨