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Ph.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience

General info.

• Faculty working with students: 40
• Students: 80
• Students receiving Financial Aid: 100%
• Part time study available: No
• Application terms: Fall
• Application deadline: November 30

Nancy Zucker Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Duke University Box 90086 Durham, NC 27708-0086

Email:  [email protected]

Website:  http://psychandneuro.duke.edu

Program Description

Graduate training leading to a Ph.D. in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is offered through a unique program that merges social sciences and natural sciences in the study of brain, behavior, and cognition in humans and animals. Program tracts are offered in Clinical Psychology, Cognition & the Brain, Developmental (DEV), Social Psychology, and Systems and Integrative Neuroscience (SINS).

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Application Information

Application Terms Available:  Fall

Application Deadline:  November 30

Graduate School Application Requirements See the Application Instructions page for important details about each Graduate School requirement.

• Transcripts: Unofficial transcripts required with application submission; official transcripts required upon admission
• Letters of Recommendation: 3 Required
• Statement of Purpose: Required
• Résumé: Required
• GRE General (Optional)
• For clinical applicants ONLY:  If you were not a psychology undergraduate major, it is recommended that you take the GRE subject test. For psychology majors, it is not necessary to take the subject test.  No other area within Psychology and Neuroscience requires the subject test.
• English Language Exam: TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test required* for applicants whose first language is not English *test waiver may apply for some applicants
• GPA: Undergraduate GPA calculated on 4.0 scale required

Department-Specific Application Requirements (submitted through online application)

Writing Sample None required

Additional Components Applicants to the joint Ph.D. program in Public Policy and Allied Disciplines must submit an additional essay for admission to the program. Regardless of your selection of primary department, please respond to the following prompt:

In 500 words or less, please explain your interest in the joint Ph.D. program offered between Public Policy and an Allied Discipline. Highlight how your research interests and past experiences lie at the intersection between Public Policy and the Allied Discipline and how participation in the joint program will facilitate your professional goals after receiving your degree.

We strongly encourage you to review additional department-specific application guidance from the program to which you are applying: Departmental Application Guidance

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Fuqua's PhD Program in Business Administration (CIP 52.1399, STEM eligible) prepares candidates for research and teaching careers at leading educational institutions and for careers where advanced research and analytical capabilities are needed.

At Fuqua, you'll develop close working relationships with leading scholars in your field in a stimulating and collaborative learning environment. We encourage strong collaborations between students and faculty, both within your academic area and across different areas, in order to foster the groundbreaking interdisciplinary research we're known for.

Academic Experience

Our PhD program focuses on three critical development areas to prepare you for your career:

• Independent inquiry
• Competence in research methodology
• Communication of research results

From the start, you'll be introduced to rigorous coursework and the research activities across our faculty and your PhD student peers.

Our Faculty

In our PhD degree program, you'll work with our world-renowned faculty who are recognized for excellence in both teaching and research, and for their accessibility across degree programs.

Program Requirements

The PhD in Business Administration is a degree of the Graduate School of Duke University and follows the degree requirements set by Duke's Graduate School. In general, the PhD program requires an average of 5 years to complete. After you and a faculty member in your academic area determine your specific study program, according to your interests and goals, you'll be required to:

• Gain expertise in your area of special interest through your coursework and independent study
• Complete a preliminary qualifiying exam in this area of study by the third year of residence, or earlier
• Defend your dissertation successfully

How to Apply

If you have any questions about Fuqua's PhD programs, please contact our PhD Program Office +1 919.660.7862 or by email . Applications for the PhD program can be found online on the Duke Graduate School website . The application deadline is December 14.

Admission is based on both merit and on a competitive basis. On average, each academic area matriculates 2-3 students each year. The acceptance rate ranges between 2% and 8% across the areas.

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Sean Fath  - Management & Organizations

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• Exploring Perceptions of Disadvantage and Success as Interwoven Antecedents of White Privilege Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2022

Jessica Paek - Management & Organizations

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Rebecca Ponce de Leon  - Management & Organizations

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• “They’re Everywhere!”: Symbolically Threatening Groups Seem More Pervasive than Non-Threatening Groups Psychological Science, 2022
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• Ironic Egalitarianism: When Hierarchy-Attenuating Motives Increase Hierarchy-Enhancing Beliefs Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2021

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Rodrigo Dias  - Marketing

• Spending and Happiness: The Role of Perceived Financial Constraints Journal of Consumer Research, 2022
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Holly Howe  - Marketing

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Nah Lee  - Marketing

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Lingrui Zhou  - Marketing

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Matthew Kubic  - Accounting

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Ayoub Amil  - Decision Sciences

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• INFORMS M&SOM Student Paper Award (2023), Second Place
• The Fuqua School of Business' Best Dissertation Award 2022-2023
• INFORMS 2022, George Nicholson Student Paper Competition, Finalist

Taha Ahsin  - Finance

• MFA Doctoral Symposium (2022), Finalist
• SFA Doctoral Student Paper Runners-Up Award (2022)

Jing Huang  - Finance

• European Finance Association Best Conference Paper Prize 2021 for  Open Banking: Credit Market Competition when Borrowers Own the Data
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YoungJun Song  - Finance

• Most Influential Faculty Award
• Selected for AOM Best Paper Proceedings (top 10% of accepted papers)
• Lepage Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Faculty Award
• Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Outstanding Dissertation Award 2020

Jessica Paek  - Management & Organizations

• Lim Kim San Fellowship at Singapore Management University 2022
• Kenan Institute for Ethics Graduate Fellowship 2021–2022
• Best Theoretical/Empirical Paper Award, Academy of Management Meeting, Conflict Management Division 2021
• Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity Graduate Student Scholarship 2021
• The Fuqua School of Business' Best Dissertation Award 2021-2022
• University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Advancing Research and Creativity Grant 2022
• Winner, INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition 2021

Jessica Reif  - Management & Organizations

• Teaching on Purpose Fellowship, Kenan Institute for Ethics (2024)
• Best Student Poster Award, Honorable Mention - Society for Judgment and Decision Making (2022)
• AMA CBSig Rising Star Award (2023)
• AMA Sheth Doctoral Consortium Fellow
• AMA CBSig Rising Star Award
• AMA Mathew Joseph Emerging Scholar Award
• SCP 2023 Best Competitive Paper Finalist
• Co-Principal Investigator, The Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business Research Grant 2022
• Best Talk Award 2022, Society for Consumer Psychology Conference (Interpersonal Relations & Group Processes Track)
• Early Career Faculty Award 2021, University of Missouri-Kansas City Emeritus College
• AMA Sheth Consortium Fellow 2020
• Society of Consumer Psychology, Best Poster Award - Beyond Persuasion: Developing a Framework of Communication Patterns in Joint Decision-Making

Chenghuai Li  - Operations Management

• Winner, Best Paper Competition 2022, Digital Supply Chain and Supplier Diversity Conference
• INFORMS Data Mining Best Paper Competition, Winner 2020 - Data-driven Clustering and Feature-based Retail Electricity Pricing with Smart Meters
• College of Sustainable Operations Student Paper Award, Honorable Mention 2021 - Wait Time Based Pricing for Queues with Customer-Chosen Service Times
• Recipient of the Duke India Initiative Grant ($2020)
• Duke Graduate School Bass Instructional Fellow
• The Fuqua School of Business' Best Dissertation Award 2020-2021

What areas of study do you offer?

We have study concentrations in the following areas: Accounting, Decision Sciences, Finance, Marketing, Management and Organizations, Operations Management and Strategy.

Could you evaluate my chances of admissions to the program?

Please be advised, we cannot offer assessment of candidacy to applicants or provide feedback to re-applicants. The admission decision is made by faculty in each area and awarded on a competitive basis, after evaluating all applications. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Do you have online or part time options for your degree program?

No, online or part time options are not available for our doctoral program.

Do you have to be in residence during the program?

Students are required to be in residence during their coursework (2-3 years) and are highly encouraged to remain in residence for the remainder of the program. On average, students complete the program in 5 years.

I have a graduate degree. Could I be exempt from the GRE/GMAT test requirement?

The GMAT or GRE is required for admission to the Business Administration Program. The GMAT or GRE cannot be waived under any circumstance.

Is there a minimum score for GMAT or GRE?

There is no minimum score requirement, although successful applicants tend to have competitive scores.

If I have an MBA degree, will that make a difference?

Some students have an MBA or another master's degree before entering the program. However, an MBA or another master's degree is not required for admissions.

Is work experience required?

No, it is not required.

Are interviews required as part of the admissions process?

No, they are not required, although some areas may choose to conduct preliminary interviews prior to final admission decisions.

How many recommendation letters are required?

Three recommendation letters are required.

What financial assistance is available for doctoral students?

Fuqua offers fellowships to all doctoral students, including international students. This fellowship pays for tuition, a competitive stipend for living expenses, and single person health fees. The fellowship is renewable for up to five years of doctoral education, conditional on good academic standing in the program. Additional funding in the form of research and teaching assistantships is also available to PhD students. For information about financial aid, please see  https://gradschool.duke.edu/financial-support .

Your admission to the PhD program will include stipends, tuition and registration, and health fees for up to ten semesters, provided you are making satisfactory progress in the program.  Other forms of financial assistance include:

• Desktop computer
• Support for approved academic travel
• Assistance in seeking funding from the Graduate School and outside sources

Teaching and research assistantships are available for supplementary funding.  For additional information about financial aid, please see  https://gradschool.duke.edu/financial-support .

Can I visit the Fuqua School of Business?

The PhD office is unable to offer school tours or individual meetings with Fuqua faculty before the pre-admit season begins. Contacting faculty prior to application submission is not necessary. Due to the volume of inquiries, faculty members regret that they are unable to respond to all inquiries. Prospective students are encouraged to learn about  faculty research .

Do you have a resource guide for Duke and the greater Durham area?

Duke Graduate School and the Emerging Leaders Institute  have surveyed current students and created  The Professional's Guide to Duke and Durham  to answer common questions for incoming students.

Duke's Graduate School

The answers to the following frequently asked questions can be found at the  Duke's Graduate School  general webpage:

• How do I apply to the PhD Program?
• Do I need to provide TOEFLs or IELTS scores?
• What is the minimum ESL-related score?
• If I have an admissions question, who do I contact?
• How much is the application fee?
• Are official documents required during the application review process?
• My transcript is not in English, do I need to provide a translation?
• What if I retake the GRE or GMAT, which score is considered?
• How can I check the status of my application?

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PhD Program in Business Administration

Duke university’s fuqua school of business.

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Fields of Study

Get a solid foundation in the tools of accounting research.

Decision Sciences

Help organizations make better decisions.

Push the frontiers of research in financial economics.

Management and Organizations

Understand organizations from multiple perspectives.

Among the most published and cited marketing faculties in the world.

Operations Management

Think conceptually, carefully and creatively about operations issues.

Innovation, entrepreneurship, organizations, and business and public policy.

Outrageous Ambition

We invite you to conduct research that matters with our world-class faculty.

Doctoral program.

The PhD in Public Policy at Duke University enables students to collaborate with Duke’s top-rated faculty in public policy and with Duke’s departments of economics, political science and sociology, among others, all on the beautiful Duke campus.

Public policy leader

The Sanford School is a national and international leader in the dynamic field of public policy studies, with numerous interdisciplinary centers exploring vital policy questions in the field and in the classroom. Members of our faculty are experts in fields ranging from aging, education, and the environment to international affairs, media and democracy, and welfare reform.

Our students

Most of our students pursue doctoral-level public policy research with the goal of working in domestic and international public agencies, research organizations and policy consulting firms. Others seek academic positions in public policy, public administration and policy-oriented schools. They are united by their passion for public policy and their desire to have a positive impact on the world.

Duke’s PhD in Public Policy is distinguished by its truly interdisciplinary nature. The program offers a unique balance of depth in a discipline such as:

• political science

PhD students focus on a particular policy area such as social policy, global policy, health policy or environmental policy. They also interact with leading scholars and interdisciplinary centers at Duke such as:

• Duke Global Health Institute
• Duke Center for Child and Family  Policy
• ​Duke Social Science Research Institute
• Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment

With just 6-8 students a year all PhD students get lots of individual faculty attention. In addition to working with Duke’s world-class faculties of public policy, economics, history, political science, psychology and sociology and psychology, PhD students interact with leading scholars from:

• Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
• Duke’s Fuqua School of Business
• Duke’s Law and Medical Schools.

Questions? Contact us

Browse our  FAQ section , or  contact PhD Program staff via email  so we can help you.

Student Story: Travis Dauwalter

Travis Dauwalter PhD’22 earned a joint PhD in public policy and economics. He is now a consultant with Bain & Company. He says the work he did at Duke was important.  “My eyes are wide open to how public policy and business are intertwined," he says. "My training at Duke taught me to think about business problems through a unique lens and I’m looking forward to applying this knowledge in my professional career.” 

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PhD—Doctoral Study in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Duke ECE offers highly motivated doctoral students the opportunity to develop research skills in our uniquely interdisciplinary environment

Our PhD students undertake ambitious projects  with global impact, in areas including machine learning, cyberphysical systems, smart sensing, metamaterials and quantum computing.

We provide amazing opportunities for our students—to publish with their faculty adviser, to present research at professional conferences, and to explore their field in a highly collaborative, cross-disciplinary working environment.

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+ world-class research.

Direct admission to a research group allows PhD students to engage immediately with Duke ECE faculty members, working to cultivate the learning, thinking and problem-solving abilities needed to adapt, to develop and to exercise responsible leadership through times of rapid change. PhD research is  fully funded , and our students also receive conference and travel support.

Academic curricular groups include:

• Computer Engineering
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• Microelectronics, Photonics and Nanotechnology
• Signal and Information Processing

Research centers include:

• Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics
• Center for Metamaterials and Integrated Plasmonics (CMIP)
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• Error-corrected Universal Reconfigurable Ion-trap Quantum Archetype (EURIQA)

+ Day One Mentorship

Advising and early introduction to research and to your research community are hallmarks of the Duke ECE PhD experience. We believe in mentorship from Day One!

The process of finding your research adviser begins before you are admitted. Once you apply, our faculty may contact you. We then invite the best applicants to interview. You'll meet our faculty and see their labs before a formal offer is made.

Once you are admitted, we help you assemble your Advising Team. Your team will include your research adviser, your departmental adviser, the director of graduate studies, a five-member dissertation committee, and the department chair.

+ Authentic Opportunities to Learn Mentorship Through Mentoring

In preparation for your role as a research mentor, Duke Engineering actively encourages and supports efforts by its PhD students to mentor undergraduates in research work.

Our PhD students can register to serve as a mentor and post a research project to a university-wide directory of research opportunities for undergraduates: Muser .

As mentors, our PhD students build professional mentoring relationships with undergraduates, while increasing undergraduate involvement in research—one of the hallmarks of a Duke Engineering education.

+ Welcoming, Inclusive Community

By choosing Duke, you join an engaged, diverse and welcoming community that values and supports you. You'll notice the importance we place on faculty-doctoral student interaction.

+ Excellent Career Outcomes

Duke Engineering offers dedicated career and professional development services  to support our PhD students throughout their time here, as well as  PhD Plus , which prepares students for careers in research and technology development.

Learn more about the career paths of recent Duke ECE PhD graduates.

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Our engineering campus is next to one of the nation's leading academic medical centers (Duke University Hospital is our across-the-street neighbor). Plus, the Duke campus is just miles from Research Triangle Park (RTP) , home to 250+ major tech companies and a global hub for research.

You'll enjoy a mild climate, acclaimed restaurants, a thriving arts scene and an affordable cost of living ⁠— lower than Boston, New York, Atlanta or the Bay Area. Your Duke degree can take you anywhere in the United States and beyond. Some students choose to remain in our Research Triangle region, which is consistently ranked among the best places to live in the United States.

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Duke's Fuqua School of Business

Fuqua’s Finance PhD program is rigorous, technical, and specifically designed for students who aspire to become faculty members at leading universities and to contribute to the research in the field at these institutions. The program provides you with the tools and techniques to push the frontiers of research in financial economics.

A unique aspect of the Fuqua Finance program is how closely our faculty work with you from the very start. The Finance team is a small group, only admitting 3 to 4 students each year, which enables ongoing faculty input for each student. Those who complete the program will receive a PhD in Business Administration with a Finance focus.

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Program and Specialty rankings

• # 11 in Biological Sciences  (tie)
• # 13 in Biochemistry / Biophysics / Structural Biology  (tie)
• # 8 in Cell Biology
• # 7 in Ecology / Evolutionary Biology
• # 10 in Genetics / Genomics / Bioinformatics  (tie)
• # 6 in Microbiology  (tie)
• # 12 in Molecular Biology  (tie)

Biology Department Contact Information

Box 90338 , Durham , NC 27708

(919) 660-7372

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Biostatistics

• # 13 in Biostatistics  (tie)

Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Contact Information

Duke University Medical Center 2424 Erwin Road , Durham , NC 27710

• # 27 in Chemistry  (tie)
• # 16 in Biochemistry  (tie)

Department of Chemistry Contact Information

124 Science Drive , Durham , NC 27708-0354

(919) 660-1500

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Department of Computer Science Contact Information

Box 90129 , Durham , NC 27708-0129

(919) 660-6500

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Box 90227 , Durham , NC 27708

(919) 684-5646

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Vincent Price is the 10th President of Duke University, where he is also Walter Hines Page Professor of Public Policy and Political Science in the Sanford School of Public Policy and Trinity College of Arts and Sciences.

A leading global expert on public opinion, social influence, and political communication, President Price came to Duke in 2017. Since arriving on campus, he has turned his attention to the future of the university, developing a strategic vision focused on five core principles: empowering people, transforming education, building community, forging partnerships, and engaging a global network. He has also overseen a series of major new initiatives at Duke — including a comprehensive commitment to racial equity, continued strategic advancement of the arts, implementing next-generation residential programs, investing in Duke science and technology, and broadening and deepening engagement with Durham and the surrounding region.

Under Price’s leadership, Duke has continued to build on its global reputation for innovation and service. President Price also oversaw the launch of the undergraduate program at Duke Kunshan University, a unique, joint venture liberal arts university in Kunshan, China. Closer to home, the university is helping to grow the already-thriving research and technology ecosystem in the Research Triangle region and finding new opportunities for experiential and team-based learning across disciplines. President Price also oversees Duke Health — a leading academic medical center — and one of the most successful collegiate athletics programs in the nation.

Prior to coming to Duke, Price served as Provost of the University of Pennsylvania and was the Steven H. Chaffee Professor in the Annenberg School for Communication and Professor of Political Science in the School of Arts and Sciences. As Provost and chief academic officer, he advanced initiatives to diversify the faculty and expand interdisciplinary research; guided the development of new forms of teaching and learning, both in the classroom and in the digital world; expanded the University’s global presence, including the launch of the Penn Wharton Center in Beijing; and enhanced arts and culture on campus, shepherding the creation of the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation. He led Penn’s role as one of the first partners with Coursera, the online open learning platform, and served as Chair of Coursera’s University Advisory Board. He came to Penn in 1998 after 11 years at the University of Michigan, where he was Chair of the Department of Communication Studies and a Faculty Associate of the Center for Political Studies.

President Price’s Public Opinion (Sage, 1992) has been published in six languages and taught in courses around the world. His work has been widely cited on such topics as the impact of political polls, the effects of TV news coverage, and the factors that shape public opinion. His research, funded by grants from the Pew Charitable Trusts, National Science Foundation, and National Institutes of Health, has explored the role of online discussion in shaping public knowledge and opinion. The former editor-in-chief of Public Opinion Quarterly, the leading journal of public opinion research, Price has held visiting appointments at the University of Paris-Sorbonne and the University of Amsterdam, and has lectured widely at universities around the world.

A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Price earned his PhD (1987) and MA (1985) in Communication from Stanford University and a BA magna cum laude (1979) in English from the University Honors Program at Santa Clara University. Born and raised in southern California, Price and his wife Annette are the proud parents of two adult children. In their free time, they can often be found walking their doodles, Cricket and Marlowe, on the Al Buehler Trail in Duke Forest.

Curriculum Vitae

1987 Ph.D., Stanford University, California (Communication).

1985 A.M., Stanford University, California (Communication).

1979 B.A., Santa Clara University, California (University Honors Program, English, magna cum laude ).

Academic and Research Appointments

Duke university, durham, north carolina.

2017-Pres. President , Office of the President, Duke University.

2017-Pres. Walter Hines Page Professor of Public Policy , Sanford School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science, Trinity School of Arts and Sciences (secondary).

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2009-17 Provost , Office of the Provost, University of Pennsylvania.

2004-17 Steven H. Chaffee Professor of Communication and Political Science , Annenberg School for Communication and Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences (secondary).

2009 Interim Provost , Office of the Provost, University of Pennsylvania. 2007-09 Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Office of the Provost, University of Pennsylvania.

2005-07 Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies , Annenberg School for Communication.

1998-2004 Associate Professor , Annenberg School for Communication (2001-04, secondary appointment in Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences).

University of Paris Sorbonne, Paris IV, France

2009 Visiting Professor , Center of Applied Literary and Scientific Studies.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

1995-98 Chair , Department of Communication Studies.

1993-98 Associate Professor , Department of Communication Studies.

1987-98 Faculty Associate , Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research.

1991-95 Associate Chair , Department of Communication.

1987-93 Assistant Professor , Department of Communication.

University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1995 Visiting Scholar , Faculty of Communication Science.

Stanford University, Stanford, California

1984-87 Research Assistant , Institute for Communication Research.

1985-1986 Teaching Assistant , Department of Communication.

1984 Survey Consultant , Public Affairs Office.

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California

1984 Survey Consultant , Undergraduate Admissions Office.

1982 Adjunct Lecturer , Department of Theater Arts.

1981-83 Assistant Director of Admissions , Undergraduate Admissions Office.

Editorial Appointments

1998-2002 Editor in Chief, Public Opinion Quarterly . Academic journal founded in 1937, published by the University of Chicago Press for the American Association for Public Opinion Research (Vols. 62-65).

1993-94 Guest Editor (with H. A. Semetko) of special issue of Political Communication on political communication in an election year (Vol. 11, #4).

1990-91 Guest Editor (with L. D. Ritchie and H. Eulau) of special issue of Communication Research on micro-macro issues in communication (Vol. 18, #2).

1991-13 Editorial Board Member for various journals, including Communication Research , Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication , IT and Society , Political Communication , and Public Opinion Quarterly .

Board Appointments

2017-Pres. Board of Trustees, Duke University

2017-Pres. Board of Trustees, National Humanities Center

2017-Pres. Board of Directors, Research Triangle Park

2010-17 Board of Trustees, Wistar Institute, Philadelphia

2012-15 Chair, University Advisory Board, Coursera Inc.

2005-09 Board of Overseers, American National Election Studies

2006-08 Advisory Board, National Annenberg Election Survey

2001-08 Advisory Board, Time-Sharing Experiments in the Social Sciences

2004-05 Advisory Board, E-the-people.org

1997-98 Advisory Board, Canadian Election Study

Honors and Awards

2020 Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

2016 Models of Excellence Award, University of Pennsylvania.

2006 Top Paper, Political Communication Division, International Communication Association.

2004 Award of Recognition “for invaluable contributions to the betterment of the Public Opinion Quarterly ,” American Association for Public Opinion Research.

2003 Best Published Article of 2002 in Political Communication, International Communication Association.

2003 Top Paper, Political Communication Division, International Communication Association.

2002 Top Paper, Political Communication Division, International Communication Association.

1998 Honorary Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania

1998 Robert M. Worcester Award, World Association for Public Opinion Research (for best published article in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research ).

1996 Excellence in Education Award, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan.

1995 Top Paper, Political Communication Division, International Communication Association.

1995 Selected for “Honors” in undergraduate teaching by Advice , a publication of the Michigan Student Assembly (also selected in 1991 and 1992).

1994 Excellence in Education Award, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan.

1993 Top Paper, Political Communication Division, International Communication Association.

1992 Excellence in Education Award, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan.

1992 Honorary member, Kappa Tau Alpha, National Journalism Honorary.

1988 Nafziger-White Award, Association for Journalism and Mass Communication (for best doctoral dissertation in journalism and media studies).

1988 K. Kyoon Hur Award, International Communication Association (for best doctoral dissertation in mass communication research).

1987 Top Paper, Mass Communication Division, International Communication Association.

1983-85 Stanford University Graduate Fellowship.

1978 Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honorary.

1978-79 Santa Clara University Television Awards, Best Student Producer, Best Teleplay.

1977 Santa Clara University Honors Scholarship.

1975-77 Signal Oil Corporation Scholarship.

1975 Southern California Industry Education Council Science Award.

Publications

Price, V. (1992). Public opinion . Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

In Translation

Price, V. (2009). 民意. (Shao Zhi Ze, Chinese Trans.) Shanghai: Fudan University Press.

Price. V. (2004). L’opinione Pubblica . (R. Riccardi, Italian Trans.) Bologna, Italy: Società Editrice il Mulino.

Price, V. (1996). Κοινή γνώμη. (N. Bourbaris, Greek Trans.) Athens, Greece: Odysseas Publications.

Price, V. (1996). 사회안에 여론. pp. 17-156. (Young-Seok Kim, Korean Trans.) Seoul, Korea: Nanam Publishing House.

Price, V. (1994). La opinión pública: Esfera pública y comunicación . (P. Vásquez Mota, Spanish Trans.) Barcelona, Spain: Ediciones Paidós Ibérica, S.A., and Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Paidós SAICF.

Articles and Chapters

Blank, R., Daniels, R. J., Gilliland, G., Gutmann, A., Hawgood, S., Hrabowski, F. A., Pollack, M. E., Price, V., Raif, L. R., & Schlissel, M. S. (2017). Policy Forum. A new data effort to inform career choices in biomedicine: Institutions will report student and postdoc outcome data. Science, 358(6369) , 2-3.

Cappella, J. N., Zhang, J., & Price, V. (2017). Collective intelligence: The wisdom and foolishness of deliberating groups. In K. H. Jamieson, D. Kahan, D. A. Scheufele and K. Kenski (Eds.), Oxford handbook of political communication , 777-793. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Kim, S.C., Cappella, J. N., & Price, V. (2016). Online discussion effects on intention to participate in genetic research: A longitudinal experimental study. Psychology & Health , 31(9), 1-41.

Wojcieszak, M., & Price, V. (2012). Perceived versus actual disagreement: Which influences deliberative experiences? Journal of Communication , 62, 418–436.

Wojcieszak, M., & Price, V. (2012). Facts versus perceptions: Who reports disagreement during deliberation and are the reports accurate? Political Communication , 29, 299-318.

Price, V. (2012). Playing politics: The experience of e-participation. In S. Coleman and P. M. Shane, (Eds.) Connecting democracy: Online consultation and the flow of political communication , 125-148. Boston, MA: MIT Press.

Coleman, S., & Price, V. (2012). Democracy, distance, and reach. In S. Coleman and P. M. Shane, (Eds.) Connecting democracy: Online consultation and the flow of political communication , 23-43. Boston, MA: MIT Press.

Price, V. (2011). Public opinion research in the new century. Public Opinion Quarterly , 75, 846- 853.

Wojcieszak, M., & Price, V. (2010). Bridging the divide or intensifying the conflict? How disagreement affects strong predilections about sexual minorities. Political Psychology , 31, 315-339.

Wojcieszak, M., & Price, V. (2009). What underlies the false consensus effect? How personal opinion and disagreement affect public opinion perception. International Journal of Public Opinion Research , 21, 25-46.

Price, V. & Feldman, L. (2009). News and politics. In R. Nabi & M. B. Oliver (Eds.) Handbook of media effects , 113-129. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Price, V. (2009). Citizens deliberating online: Theory and some evidence. In T. Davies & S. Gangadharan (Eds.). Online deliberation: Design, research, and practice , 37-58. Stanford, CA: CSLI Publications.

Also in R. Cavalier (Ed.) Approaching deliberative democracy: Theory and practice (2011). Carnegie Mellon University Press.

Romantan, A., Hornik, R., Price, V., Cappella, J., & Viswanath, K. (2008). A comparative analysis of the performance of alternative measures of exposure. Communication Methods and Measures , 2, 80-99.

Feldman, L., & Price, V. (2008). Confusion or enlightenment? How exposure to disagreement moderates the effects of political discussion and media use on candidate knowledge. Communication Research , 35, 61-87.

Price, V. & Feldman, L. (2008). News processing and retention. In W. Donsbach (Ed.) International encyclopedia of communication . London: Blackwell.

Price, V. & Freres, D. (2008). Linear and nonlinear models. In W. Donsbach (Ed.) International encyclopedia of communication . London: Blackwell.

Price, V. (2007). Democracy, global publics, and world opinion. In M. Albrow, H. K. Anheier, M. Glasius, M. E. Price & M. H. Kaldor (Eds.). Global civil society 2007/8, 2-15. London: Sage Publications.

Price, V. (2007). The public and public opinion in democratic theories. In W. Donsbach & M. Traugott (Eds.). Handbook of public opinion research , 11-24. London: Sage Publications.

Price, V. & Jomini-Stroud, N. (2006). Public attitudes toward polls: Evidence from the 2000 U.S. presidential election. International Journal of Public Opinion Research , 18, 393-421.

Price, V., David, C., Goldthorpe, B., McCoy Roth, M., & Cappella, J. N. (2006). Locating the issue public: The multidimensional nature of engagement with health care reform. Political Behavior , 28, 33-63.

Reprinted in: Tolleson-Rinehart, S. & Peterson, M. A. (Eds.) Health, politics and policy. (2011). In Sage library of political science . London: Sage Publications.

Price, V., Nir, L., & Cappella, J. N. (2006). Normative and informational influences in online political discussions. Communication Theory , 16, 47-74.

Price, V., Nir, L., & Cappella, J. N. (2005). Framing public discussion of gay civil unions. Public Opinion Quarterly , 69, 179-212.

Price, V., & Romantan, A. (2004). Confidence in institutions before, during, and after “Indecision 2000.” Journal of Politics , 66, 939-956.

Price. V., & David, C. (2004). L’opinione pubblica nel nuovo millennio (Public opinion at the new millennium). In Price, V., L’opinione pubblica . Bologna, Italy: Società Editrice il Mulino. (New chapter for updated and translated book originally published in 1992.)

Price, V., & Cappella, J. N. (2002). Online deliberation and its influence: The Electronic Dialogue Project in campaign 2000. IT and Society , 1, 303-328. (www.itandSociety.org)

Price, V., Cappella, J. N., & Nir, L. (2002). Does disagreement contribute to more deliberative opinion? Political Communication , 19, 95-112.

Cappella, J. N., Price, V., & Nir, L. (2002). Argument quality as a reliable and valid measure of opinion quality: Electronic dialogue during campaign 2000. Political Communication , 19, 73-93.

Huang, L. & Price, V. (2001). Motivations, goals, information search, and memory about political candidates. Political Psychology , 22, 665-692.

Price, V. (2000). Deliberative Polling in the 1996 elections. In P. J. Lavrakas & M. W. Traugott (Eds.) Election polls, the news media, and democracy , 263-280. New York: Chatham House.

Price, V., (1999). Political information. In J. P. Robinson, P. R. Shaver & L. S. Wrightsman, (Eds.) Measures of political attitudes , 591-639. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Price, V., Tewksbury, D., & Huang, L. (1998). Third-person effects on publication of a Holocaust-denial advertisement. Journal of Communication , 48, 3-26.

Price, V., & Neijens, P. C. (1998). Deliberative polls: Toward improved measures of informed public opinion? International Journal of Public Opinion Research , 10, 145-176.

Price, V., Tewksbury, D., & Powers, E. (1997). Switching trains of thought: The impact of news frames on readers’ cognitive responses. Communication Research , 24, 481-506.

Price, V., & Neijens, P. C. (1997). Opinion quality in public opinion research. International Journal of Public Opinion Research , 9, 336-360.

Price, V., Huang, L., & Tewksbury, D. (1997). Third-person effects of news coverage: Orientations toward media. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly , 74: 3, 525- 540.

Price, V., & Tewksbury, D. (1997). News values and public opinion: A theoretical account of media priming and framing. In G. Barnett and F. J. Boster (Eds.), Progress in the communication sciences , Vol. 13, 173-212. Greenwich, CT: Ablex.

Price, V., & Czilli, E. J. (1996). Modeling patterns of news recognition and recall. Journal of Communication , 46: 4, 55-78.

Price, V. & Tewksbury, D. (1996). Measuring the third-person effect of news: The roles of question order, contrast and knowledge. International Journal of Public Opinion Research , 8, 120-141.

Reprinted in: Bulmer, M. (Ed.) Questionnaires. (2003). Volume Two in the Sage benchmarks in bocial bcience methods series . London: Sage Publications.

Sheikh, K. Z., Price, V., & Oshagan, H. (1995). Press treatment of Islam: What kind of picture do the media paint? Gazette , 56, 139-154.

Price, V., & Oshagan, H. (1995). Social-psychological perspectives on public opinion. In T. Glasser and C. Salmon (Eds.), Public opinion and the communication of consent , 177-216. New York: Guilford Press.

Price, V. (1994). Media effects research. In A. Purves (Ed.), Encyclopedia of English studies and language arts , Vol. 2, 788-791.Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Semetko, H. A., & Price, V. (1994). Election-year communication: Involvement or alienation? — Guest editors’ introduction: Setting the scene. Political Communication , 11, 323-329.

Price, V., & Zaller, J. (1993). Who gets the news? Alternative measures of news reception and their implications for research. Public Opinion Quarterly , 57, 133-164.

Price, V. (1993). The impact of varying reference periods in survey questions about media use. Journalism Quarterly , 70, 615-627.

Hsu, M. L., & Price, V. (1993). Political expertise and affect: Effects on news processing. Communication Research , 20, 671-695.

Traugott, M., & Price, V. (1992). Exit polls in the 1989 Virginia gubernatorial race: Where did they go wrong? Public Opinion Quarterly , 56, 245-253.

Price, V., & Hsu, M. L. (1992). Public opinion about AIDS policies: The role of misinformation and attitudes toward homosexuals. Public Opinion Quarterly , 56, 29-52.

Ritchie, L. D., & Price, V. (1991). Of matters micro and macro: Special issues for communication research. Communication Research , 18, 133-139.

Price, V., Ritchie, L. D., & Eulau, H. (1991). Cross-level challenges for communication research: Epilogue. Communication Research , 18, 262-271.

Price, V., & Allen, S. (1990). Opinion spirals, silent and otherwise: Applying small-group research to public opinion phenomena. Communication Research , 17, 369-392.

Price, V. (1989). Social identification and public opinion: Effects of communicating group conflict. Public Opinion Quarterly , 53, 197-224.

Price, V. (1988). On the public aspects of opinion: Linking levels of analysis in public opinion theory. Communication Research , 15, 659-679.

Cohen, J., Mutz, D., Price, V., & Gunther, A. (1988). Perceived impact of defamation: An experiment on third-person effects. Public Opinion Quarterly , 52, 161-173.

Ritchie, D., Price, V., & Roberts, D. F. (1987). Television, reading, and reading achievement: A reappraisal. Communication Research , 14, 292-315.

Price, V., & Roberts, D. F., (1987). Public opinion processes. In C. Berger and S. Chaffee (Eds.) Handbook of communication science , 781-816. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Price, V. (1996). Public opinion processes. In Public opinion in society , pp. 193-259. (Young-Seok Kim, Korean Trans.) Seoul, Korea: Nanam Publishing House.

Published Proceedings

Price, V. & Cappella, J. N. (2007). Healthcare Dialogue: Project highlights. Proceedings of the National Conference on Digital Government Research , Philadelphia, PA, May 20-23, 2007, p. 178. Digital Government Research Center.

Price, V. & Cappella, J. N. (2006). Bringing an informed public into policy debates through online deliberation: The case of health care reform. Proceedings of the National Conference on Digital Government Research , San Diego, CA, May 21-24, 2006, pp. 89-90. Digital Government Research Center.

Price, V. & Cappella, J. N. (2005). Constructing electronic interactions among citizens, issue publics, and elites: The Healthcare Dialogue project. Proceedings of the National Conference on Digital Government Research , Atlanta, GA, May 15-18, 2005, pp. 139-140. Digital Government Research Center.

Price, V. & Cappella, J. N. (2004). Healthcare Dialogue: Constructing electronic interaction to maximize decision quality in deliberations among citizens, issue publics, and elites. Proceedings of the National Conference on Digital Government Research , Seattle, WA, May 24-24, 2004, pp. 154-155. Digital Government Research Center.

Reviews and Commentaries

Price, V. (1998). Editorial Foreword: 1937 Redux. Public Opinion Quarterly , 62, pp 1-5.

Price, V. (1995). Reply to Parkin (Commentary on Critical Perspectives on Polling). International Journal of Public Opinion Research , 7, 399-402.

Price, V. (1994). Talking politics by William A. Gamson. Public Opinion Quarterly , 58, 147-150.

Funded Research Projects

2007-10 Public opinion, deliberation, and decision making about genetics research. Co- Principal Investigator (awarded as Principal Investigator, but role on grant reduced in light of appointment as Associate Provost). Supported by grant of $1,488,000 from the National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics Study Section. (PI, Joseph Cappella, University of Pennsylvania).

2006-09 International working group on online consultation and public policy making. Working Group Member. U.S. participation in four international working groups supported by $280,000, through a grant of $1,000,000 to the Center for Technology in Government at the State University of New York at Albany, from the National Science Foundation’s Digital Research Program (PI, Sharon Dawes, SUNY- Albany; IWG Chair, Peter Shane, Ohio State University).

2003-06 Constructing electronic interaction to maximize decision quality in deliberations among citizens, issue publics, and elites. Principal Investigator. Supported by grant of $1,050,000 from the National Science Foundation, Program in Digital Government, Division of Experimental and Integrative Activities. (Co-PI, Joseph Cappella, University of Pennsylvania).

2000-02 Electronic dialogue and democratic participation: Deliberation, knowledge, and campaign 2000. Principal Investigator. Supported by grants of $700,000 from The Pew Charitable Trusts and $200,000 from the Washington Program of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. (Co-PI, Joseph Cappella, University of Pennsylvania).

1995-96 Public opinion and deliberative polling techniques. International research collaboration with Peter Neijens, University of Amsterdam, supported by faculty international travel and research grants from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the International Institute, Rackham Graduate School, and the Marsh Center for the Study of Journalistic Performance, Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan.

1991-92 Conceptualization and measurement of public opinion. Investigator. Supported by research grants from the Marsh Center for the Study of Journalistic Performance, Department of Communication, University of Michigan, and by the Media and Politics Program, Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan.

1990 Factors underlying public opinion about AIDS-related issues. Investigator. supported by a pilot study research grant from the Midwest AIDS Biobehavioral Research Center with funding from the National Institute of Mental Health.

1989-90 American National Election Studies: 1989 Pilot Study. Planning Committee Member. Surveys conducted by the National Election Studies with funding from the National Science Foundation.

1989 Experiments on mass media, group conflict and opinion formation. Investigator. Funded by a research grant from the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Michigan.

Papers Presented at Scientific Meetings

Kim, S., Cappella, J.N. & Price, V. (2014). Online Deliberation Effects in Intention to Participate in Genetic Research: An Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Approach. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Seattle, WA, May.

Wojcieszak, M., & Price, V. (2010). Facts versus perceptions: Who reports disagreement during deliberation and are the reports accurate? Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April.

Wojcieszak, M., & Price, V. (2009). What underlies the false consensus effect? How personal opinion and disagreement affect public opinion perception. Presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL, May.

Price, V., Arnold, A. K., Baek, Y. M., & Cappella, J. (2008). Deliberation, constraint and complexity. Presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, CA, May.

Price, V., Feldman, L., & Cappella, J.N. (2007). Online Deliberation and Public Opinion about Health Care Policy. Presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Anaheim, CA, May.

Feldman, L., & Price, V. (2007). Online Deliberation and Public Opinion about Health Care Policy. Presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA, May.

Freres, D., & Price, V. (2007). Political engagement, community engagement, and discursive participation across the lifespan. Presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA, May.

Price, V., Feldman, L., Freres, D, Zhang, W., & Cappella, J. N. (2006). Informing Public Opinion about Health Care Reform through Online Deliberation. Presented at the annual meetings of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany, June.

Cappella, J. N., Shim, M., & Price, V. (2006). The health confidence index (HCI): Reliability, validity, and temporal trends from January to November, 2005. Presented to Annenberg National Health Communication Survey conference, University of Southern California, February.

Price, V., David, C., Goldthorpe, B., McCoy Roth, M., & Cappella, J. N. (2005). Caring about health care: A search for the issue public. Presented to the annual meetings of the International Communication Association, New York, NY, May.

Price, V. & David, C. (2005). Citizen deliberation online. Presented to the annual meetings of the International Communication Association, New York, NY, May.

Price, V. & Jomini, N. (2004). Polls in Election 2000: Public attitudes, perceived impact, and support for restricting election-night projections. Presented to the annual meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Phoenix, AZ, May.

Price, V. & David, C. (2004). Talking about elections: A study of citizen deliberation online. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Phoenix, AZ, May.

Price, V. (2003). New technologies and the nature of democratic discourse: Issues and Inquiries. Paper presented at the Communication and Technology Pre-conference on “Electronic Networks and Democracy,” International Communication Association, San Diego, California, May.

Price, V. Nir, L., & Cappella, J. N. (2003). Framing public discussion of gay civil unions. Presented to the annual meetings of the International Communication Association, San Diego, California, May.

Price, V. Nir, L., & Cappella, J. N. (2003). A group-level experiment on framing effects. Presented to the annual meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Nashville, Tennessee, May.

Price, V., Nir, L. & Cappella, J. N. (2002). Group Influences on opinion expression and change. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the International Communication Association, Seoul, Korea, July.

Price, V., Goldthwaite, D., & Cappella, J. N., (2002). Online deliberation, civic engagement, and trust. Presented to the annual meetings of the International Communication Association, Seoul, Korea, July.

Price, V., & Cappella, J, N. (2002). Group discussion and deliberative opinion: The Electronic Dialogue Project in campaign 2000. Presented to the annual meetings of the International Communication Association, Seoul, Korea, July.

Price, V., Goldthwaite, D., & Cappella, J. N., (2002). Civic engagement, social trust, and online deliberation. Presented to the annual meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, St. Pete Beach, Florida, May.

Price, V., Nir, L. & Cappella, J. N. (2002). Group-level effects on opinion expression. Presented to the annual meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, St. Pete Beach, Florida, May.

Price, V. & Romantan, A. (2002). Confidence in institutions before, during, and after “Indecision 2000.” Presented at the annual conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April.

Price, V., Goldthwaite, D., & Cappella, J. N. (2002). Deliberation, engagement, and social trust. Presented at the annual conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April.

Price, V., & Cappella, J. N. (2001). Deliberation and its influence: Electronic Dialogue 2000. Presented to the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Montreal, Canada, May

Price, V., Cappella, J, N., Tsfati, Y., & Stromer-Galley, J. (2001). Citizen deliberation online: An examination of factors influencing who participates. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C., May.

Price, V., Cappella, J, N., & Nir, L. (2001). Does disagreement contribute to more deliberative opinion? Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C., May.

Price, V., Cappella, J. N., Tsfati, Y., & Stromer-Galley, J. (2000). Theory and research on deliberation and its impact: The Electronic Dialogue Project in Campaign 2000. Invited presentation to the first annual conference on Public Opinion in the Digital Age, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, October.

Nie, Norman H., Price, V. & McCready, W. C. (2000). A preliminary examination of a joint survey/online discussion method for studying electoral attitudes. Presented to the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Portland, Oregon, May.

Price, V. & Na, E. Citizen deliberation and resistance to framing effects. (2000). Presented to the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Portland, Oregon, May.

Price, V., Dutwin, D., & Na, E. Who Deliberates? Opportunities, Motivations and Resources for Participation in Citizen Deliberation. (2000). Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Acapulco, Mexico.

Price, V., Traugott, M., Lavrakas, P., & Presser, S. (1999). The Perceived impact of polls. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, May.

Lavrakas, P., Presser, S., Price, V., & Traugott, M. (1998). Public opinion about polls: How people decide whether to believe survey results. Presented to the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, St Louis, Missouri, May.

Lavrakas, P., Presser, S., Price, V., & Traugott, M. (1998). Them, but not me: The perceived impact of election polls. Presented to the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, St Louis, Missouri, May.

Huang, L. & Price, V. (1998). Motivations, information search, and memory structure about political candidates. Presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, Jerusalem, Israel, May.

Price, V., Huang, L., & Tewksbury, D. (1997). Unrealistic optimism, personality characteristics, and third-person effects. Presented to the annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois, November.

Price, V. An individual growth-curve approach to modeling opinion change. (1997). Presented at the Expert Conference on No Opinion, Instability and Change in Public Opinion Research, Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, October.

Huang, L., & Price, V. (1997). The impact of motivated information processing goals and political expertise on candidate information search, decision-making strategies, and recall. Presented to the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, Illinois, August.

Tewksbury, D., Huang, L., & Price, V. (1996). Predictors of support for expressive rights of the mass media. Presented to the annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL, November.

Price, V., & Neijens, P.C. (1996). Some deliberations over deliberative polls. Invited paper presented to World Association for Public Opinion Research Thematic Seminar on Quality Criteria in Survey Research, Cadenabbia, Italy, June.

Price, V., & Zaller, J. (1996). Measuring media exposure and gauging its effects in general population surveys. Presented to the annual conference of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, August.

Huang, L., Tewksbury, D., & Price, V. (1996). A model of affect and expertise: An examination of their roles in media effects research. Presented to the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Anaheim, California.

Price, V., Tewksbury, D., & Powers, E. (1996). Switching trains of thought: The impact of news frames on readers’ cognitive responses. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Price, V., Tewksbury, D., & Huang, L. (1996). Denying the Holocaust: Third-person effects and decisions to publish a controversial advertisement. Presented to the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Price, V., Huang, L., & Tewksbury, D. (1995). Third-person effects of news: The role of orientations to the media. Presented to the annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.

Price, V. & Tewksbury, D. (1995). News values and public opinion: A theoretical account of media priming and framing. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Price, V. & Tewksbury, D. (1995). Measuring the third-person effect of news: The roles of question order, contrast and knowledge. Presented to the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Price, V. Czilli, E. & Tewksbury, D. (1994). Candidate trait assessments and affective responses to candidates. Presented to the National Elections Studies Conference on Candidate Evaluation, Berkeley, California.

Price, V. & Tewksbury, D. (1994). The roles of question order, contrast, and knowledge in the ‘third-person effect’. Presented to the annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.

Lee-Kim, Y. E., & Price, V. (1994). The cognitive effects of medium, expertise and mental effort on retrieval and elaboration of news information. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Sydney, Australia.

Sheikh, K. Z., Price, V., & Oshagan, H. (1994). Press treatment of Islam: What kind of picture do the media paint? Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Sydney, Australia.

Price, V., & Czilli, E. J. (1993). Who learns which kinds of news: Modeling aggregate patterns of recognition and recall. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C..

Hsu, M. L., & Price, V. (1993). Political expertise and affect: Effects on news processing. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C..

Traugott, M., Price, V., & Czilli, E. J. (1993). Polls apart: Race, politics, and journalism in mayoral and gubernatorial election campaigns. Presented to the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, St. Charles, Illinois.

Price, V. (1993). Toward a social psychology of public debate: Comparing opinion dynamics in small groups and larger publics. Invited paper presented to a World Association for Public Opinion Research regional seminar on opinion dynamics, Montreal, Canada.

Hsu, M. L., & Price, V. (1992). The impact of expertise and affect on political information processing. Presented to the annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.

Price, V., & Czilli, E. J., (1992). Public awareness of public affairs: The advantage of ‘personality’ stories and domestic news. Presented to the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Price, V. (1991). Over-reporting of media exposure: The impact of varying reference periods in survey questions. Presented to the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Phoenix, Arizona.

Traugott, M., & Price, V. (1991). Exit polls in the 1989 Virginia gubernatorial race: Where did they go wrong? Presented to the annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.

Price, V., & Zaller, J. (1990). Measuring individual differences in likelihood of news reception. Presented to the annual conference of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California.

Price, V. (1990). The ‘need for cognition’ and the use of news media for political surveillance. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Dublin, Ireland.

Price, V., & Hsu, M. L. (1990). Public opinion concerning people with AIDS: The role of misinformation and attitudes toward homosexuals. Presented to the annual conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Zaller, J., & Price, V. (1990). In one ear and out the other: Learning and forgetting the news. Presented to the annual conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Price, V. (1990). Where’s the public in public opinion research? Presented to the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.

Price, V., & Hsu, M. L. (1989). Factors underlying public opinion on AIDS-related issues: Predictors of knowledge and policy preferences. Presented to the annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.

Price, V., & Allen, S. (1989). The need for cognition, political surveillance, and media exposure. Presented to the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, D.C.

Price, V. (1989). Public opinion and communication: Theoretical dependencies among levels. Presented to the International Communication Association, San Francisco, California.

Price, V., & Allen, S. (1988). Opinion spirals, silent and otherwise. Presented to the annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.

Price, V. (1988). Group conflict, identification and public Opinion. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Price, V. (1988). Communication and public opinion processes. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Cohen, J., Mutz, D. C., Price, V., & Gunther, A. (1987). Defamation as communication: Theory and two experiments. Presented to the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Antonio, Texas.

Ritchie, D., Price, V., & Roberts, D. F. (1987). Television, reading, and reading achievement. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Price, V. (1987). Public opinion as a mass communication process. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Cohen, J., Mutz, D. C., Price, V., & Gunther, A. (1987). A third-person experiment in defamation. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Price, V., Ritchie, D., Roberts, D. F., & Lieberman, D. (1986). The Stanford Reading and Television Project: A progress report. Presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, California.

Technical Reports

Price, V., & Zaller, J. (1990). Evaluation of media exposure items in the 1989 Pilot Study. Technical Report to the National Elections Studies Board of Overseers, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.

Price, V., Ritchie, D., & Roberts, D. F. (1985). Public knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding food and nutrition. Technical Report No. 1, Stanford Nutrition Communication Project, Institute for Communication Research, Stanford University.

Ritchie, D., Price, V., & Roberts, D. F. (1985). Visions of sugar plums — representations of food and science: Theoretical implications for communicating about nutrition. Technical Report No. 2, Stanford Nutrition Communication Project, Institute for Communication Research, Stanford University, 1985.

Invited lectures and Research Presentations

2014 Metropolitan Club, Philadelphia

2009 University of Paris, Sorbonne, Center of Applied Literary and Scientific Studies

2008 Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Conference on the Future of Journalism Villanova University, Department of Communication

2007 Leeds University, Institute of Communication Studies, International Working Group on Online Deliberation

2006 Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government Carnegie Mellon University, Center for the Advancement of Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy

2005 Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs Stanford University, Symbolic Systems Program, Conference on Online Deliberation: Design, Research, and Practice University of Oxford, Annenberg/ Oxford Summer Institute Haifa University, Conference on Presumed Influence of the Media, Haifa, Israel

2004 University of Southern California, School of Law University of Washington, Department of Communication

2003 Stanford University, Carlos Kelly McClatchy Memorial Lecture University of Maryland, Department of Sociology University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam School for Communication Research Carnegie Mellon University, Conference on Online Deliberation

2002 University of Maryland, Department of Sociology

2001 University of Minnesota, Center for Political Psychology University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research Ohio State University, School of Public Policy and Management University of Illinois, Department of Speech Communication

2000 Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

1998 University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication Ohio State University, School of Journalism and Communication University of Missouri, School of Journalism

1997 Institúto Technológico Autónomo de México, Department of Political Science, World Association for Public Opinion Research Regional Seminar

1995 University of Amsterdam, Department of Communication Science

1993 Michigan State University, Department of Communication and Department of Telecommunication

1993 University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Journalism and Mass Communication 1991 University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication

1990 University of Washington, School of Communications

1989 University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication

1988 Michigan State University, Department of Telecommunication

1987 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Communication Arts University of Michigan, Department of Communication University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Journalism and Mass Communication Santa Clara University, Program in Communication

On-Campus Colloquia

2008 University of Pennsylvania, Civic House

2005 University of Pennsylvania, Department of Political Science

2004 University of Pennsylvania, Center for Excellence in Cancer Communication Research

2003 University of Pennsylvania, Solomon Asch Center

2000-01 University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg Public Policy Center

1997 University of Michigan, School of Public Health

1996 University of Michigan, Department of Political Science and Center for Political Studies

1992-96 University of Michigan, Department of Communication

1990 University of Michigan, Department of Sociology (Social Psychology Group) University of Michigan, Midwest AIDS Biobehavioral Research Center

1989 University of Michigan, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research

1988 University of Michigan, Department of Sociology (Social Psychology Group)

Professional Service Activities

2020             Member, Board of Directors, Consortium on Financing Higher Education

2016 Member, Planning Committee, American Association of Universities Chief Academic Officer Annual Meeting

2013-14 Member, Presidential Innovation Lab, American Council on Education

2012 Member, Planning Committee, American Association of Universities Chief Academic Officer Annual Meeting

2003-13 Member, Editorial Board, Communication Research .

2008 Conference Chair, American Association for Public Opinion Research (Associate Conference Chair 2007)

2004-07 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication .

2003-06 Member, Book Award Committee, American Association for Public Opinion Research.

2002-06 Chair, Advisory Committee on the Public Opinion Quarterly , American Association for Public Opinion Research.

2003-04 Member, Best Article Award Committee, Political Communication Division, International Communication Association.

2002-04 Member, Editorial Board, IT and Society .

1999-2001 Member, Innovator’s Award Committee, American Association for Public Opinion Research.

1996-99 Member, Standing Committee on Research, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

1997-1998 Member, Advisory Board, Canadian Election Study.

1995-98 Member, Editorial Board, Political Communication .

1997 Member, Nominating Committee, International Communication Association.

1991-97 Member, Editorial Board, Public Opinion Quarterly .

1994 Member, Working Group on the Viability of Journalism and Mass Communication Units within Universities, Vision 2000 Task Force Committees, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

1994 Invited attendee, national conference on the “Future of the Field” held at the College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin.

1993 Invited attendee, Leadership Institute for Journalism and Mass Communication, Freedom Forum Media Studies Center.

1992-93 Member, Executive Council, Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research.

1992 Member, Conference Planning Committee, American Association for Public Opinion Research.

1989-90 Member, Selection Committee, Student Paper Award, American Association for Public Opinion Research.

1989-90 Member, Pilot Study Planning Committee, National Election Studies, Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan.

• American Political Science Review
• American Journal of Political Science
• American Sociological Review
• Communication Research
• Communication Theory
• Communication Yearbook
• Critical Studies in Mass Communication
• Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics
• Human Communication Research
• International Journal of Public Opinion Research
• Journal of Communication
• Journal of Politics
• Journal of Research in Personality
• Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
• Journalism: Theory, Practice, and Criticism
• New Media and Society
• Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
• Political Behavior
• Political Communication
• Politics and the Life Sciences
• Public Opinion Quarterly
• Social Science Quarterly
• State Politics and Policy Quarterly
• National Science Foundation (Political Science Program, Societal Dimensions of  Engineering, Science, and Technology Program)
• International Communication Association
• American Association for Public Opinion Research
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

University Service Activities

2016 Chair, India Strategy Group

2011-Pres. Co-Chair, Penn Medicine Executive Planning Group

2011-2015 Chair, China Planning Group

2014 Co-Chair, Consultative Committee on the Selection of a Director of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics

2012 Chair, Consultative Committee on the Selection of a Director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

2010 Chair, Consultative Committee on the Selection of an Executive Vice President and Dean of the School of Medicine

2005-2007 Chair, University Faculty Senate (Chair-elect, 2005-6; Chair 2006-7) 2006 Chair, Consultative Committee on Selection of an Associate Provost

2002-2007 Member, University Faculty Senate Executive Committee

2002-2007 Member, University Council

2005 Chair, Consultative Committee on Selection of a Deputy Provost

2004-05 Member, Provost’s Council on Research

1999-2005 Member, Executive Committee, Annenberg School for Communication.

2002-04 Secretary, University Faculty Senate

2002-04 Chair, University Faculty Senate Committee on the Faculty

2002-03 Member, Graduate Studies Committee, Annenberg School for Communication.

2001-03 Member, Social and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board, Office of Regulatory Affairs.

1987-98 Member, Program Committee for the Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Communication, Rackham School of Graduate Studies.

1997 Member, Collaborative Planning Group, Institute for Social Research.

1993-95 Member, Academic Judiciary, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

1994 Member, Faculty Advisory Committee on the Department of Communication, College of Literature, Science and the Arts.

1993-94 Chair, Curriculum Committee, Department of Communication.

1992,94 Guest Lecturer on the liberal arts (to incoming university students), Academic Counseling Office, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

1991-94 Chair, Graduate Fellowships Committee, Department of Communication.

1990-94 Member, Executive Committee, Department of Communication.

1991-93 Departmental Honors Advisor, Department of Communication.

1989-93 Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Communication.

1991-92 Member, Nominating Committee, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

1991-92 Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Review M.A. Programs, Department of Communication.

1991-92 Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Review Ph.D. Program, Department of Communication.

1991-92 Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Communication.

1990-91 Member, Chair Search Committee, Department of Communication.

1989-90 Research Sponsor, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

1988-89 Chair, Grade Appeals Committee, Department of Communication.

1988-89 Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Communication.

1987-91 Undergraduate Concentration Advisor.

1988 Guest Speaker on media research (to University of Michigan Alumni Clubs in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky), Alumni Association.

1986-87 Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Communication.

1982 Guest Lecturer on professional opportunities in college admissions, Career Counseling Center.

1979-83 Member, Admissions Committee, Undergraduate Admissions Office.

Research Advising

Doctoral dissertation committee chair (primary advisor) for 17 theses in communication.

Doctoral dissertation committee member for 19 theses in communication; 7 in political science; and one each in psychology, education, and business.

Faculty director (primary advisor) for 10 master’s theses in communication.

Faculty director (primary advisor) for 22 bachelor’s honors theses in communication.

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Graduation 2024: Congratulations to School of Medicine Graduates!

Congratulations to the 446 students from the Duke University School of Medicine who graduated on Sunday, May 12, 2024, marking the successful culmination of their hard work and dedication. Students received degrees in the following programs:

MD and MD/PhD Graduates

Master of Biomedical Education Program

Medical Physics MS and PhD Graduates

Doctor of Physical Therapy Graduates

Occupational Therapy Doctorate Graduates

• Graduate Program

The goal of the graduate program in Psychology at Berkeley is to produce scholar-researchers with sufficient breadth to retain perspective in the field of psychology and sufficient depth to permit successful independent and significant research. The members of the department have organized themselves into six training units. The requirements for each unit vary but always involve a combination of courses, seminars and supervised independent research. Students are also encouraged to take courses outside the Psychology Department, using the unique faculty strengths found on the Berkeley campus to enrich their graduate training. We are a STEM designated program.

For the Latest updates on COVID-19 related exceptions to policy relevant to Graduate Students, please see Graduate Division's Resource Page.

The areas offered to students to specialize in are the following: 

• Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience
• Clinical Science
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Developmental
• Social-Personality

To learn more about each offered area visit: Research Areas

Here are answers to most commonly asked questions about the process of applying to graduate school.

How do I find a program that is right for me? – See this handy  decisions tree , reposted from University of Houston Psychology website, to help you determine a route to your desired Psychology career.

For those interested in our Clinical Program, visit Mitch's Uncensored Advice for Applying to Graduate School in Clinical Psychology to answer many of your questions, including those you may have not previously considered.

• GRE scores (please note; the GRE is not required for FA24 Applications)
• Transcripts
• Resume or A curriculum vita (CV)
• Well-written personal statement(s)
• Letters of recommendation

You will want to check requirements for each school to which you plan to apply, but the above links to Cal's graduate program will give you an idea of what to expect.

Psychology Ph.D. Program Components  - with Christine Mullarkey - Student Services Advisor

Ph.D. Program through the Perspective of Professor Sheri Johnson - Head Graduate Advisor

Find your fit at Berkeley.

You are invited to Berkeley's Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair on October 30 - November 3 . This virtual event will help prospective professional, master's, and doctoral students:

• learn more about our top ranked graduate programs and award winning faculty
• gain a deeper understanding of Berkeley's culture and resources available
• understand the application process, and important deadlines
• consider funding options and opportunities

You can expect a lot to choose from. Over 50 sessions from UC Berkeley graduate programs in one hour info sessions, and discussion groups.

Register now to customize your fair schedule by signing up to the sessions that interest you.

Berkeley is a place that fosters a supportive community that is at the heart of our students' success. Our graduate diversity programs aim to create a culture of belonging for all students. This fair is one example of that. Though the fair is open to all – it's designed specifically for prospective students from historically excluded, and underrepresented backgrounds.

We hope you will join us.

Fall 2022 - Prof. Serena Chen (Social Personality), Prof. Aaron Fisher (Equity Advisor), and featuring graduate students

Fall 2021 - Prof. Serena Chen (Social Personality), Prof. Sheri Johnson (Clinical), Harumi Quinones (Student Services Director), and featuring graduate students 

Visit the Graduate Division website to learn more about the Fall 2023 Diversity Admissions Fair and register in the graduate application portal !

• Current Graduate Students
• Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)
• Psychology Dept. Ph.D. Graduates

PhD Program in Nursing

Phd program in nursing goals.

The PhD Program in Nursing prepares nurse scholars who will advance nursing science and promote equitable health outcomes and care systems, with a focus on social determinants of health (SDOH). Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to design, implement, and evaluate innovative models of care that improve health outcomes across diverse populations. Graduates of the program will be prepared to lead and transform nursing practice, policy, and research to promote health equity and social justice. PhD student tuition and 12-month stipends are fully funded for up to five years.

At Duke University School of Nursing we admit a small number of highly qualified, diverse applicants that work closely with one or more faculty members in a series of mentored experiences supported by formal coursework.

Your work with our faculty will:

Socialize you to the role of nurse scientist;

Ensure you gain significant knowledge and acquire the skills for launching a successful independent program of research post-doctorate; and

Prepare yourself for an entry-level role as a nurse scientist in a research setting (e.g., academic, clinical, or industry).

To help our students succeed, the Duke School of Nursing PhD Program provides:

A broad perspective on the philosophy of science and its application to solving challenging health problems facing our nation, particularly those related to health equity, social determinants of health, and justice;

Experience with standard and emerging research designs and methods;

Rigorous training in statistics; and

Mentored research and teaching experiences to reinforce knowledge acquisition and skill development.

In addition to addressing the standards of Duke University and ensuring the highest-quality PhD education, the Duke PhD Program in Nursing is designed to meet the indicators of quality in research-focused doctoral programs set forth by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Study with Duke expert faculty focused on:

Acute & Long-Term Care Systems

Adaptive Leadership

Data Science

Digital Health

Decision Making

Disease Prevention

Family Caregiving

Health Equity

Informatics

Mental Health

Multi-level Interventions

Nurse-led Models of Care

Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Perioperative Care

Social Determinants of Health

Symptom Management

Specialty Populations

Premature and High-Risk Infants

Children with Acute and Chronic Illnesses

Adults with HIV, Hepatitis C, Diabetes, Sickle Cell Disease, Cancer, or Cardiovascular Disease

Older Adults

PhD Program in Nursing Description

The program requires a minimum of 52 credit hours of graduate coursework. Students will work on research projects; it is expected most will graduate with several publications. Coursework is structured with a substantive core of nursing science and research methods to be taken in the School of Nursing. This core is expanded with elective courses that typically support the student’s dissertation and future research career. These can be taken in other Duke University departments or other Universities that have arrangement with Duke (i.e., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Central University). Additional requirements include research practicums and elective credits that may count towards specialty certificates (i.e., teaching, global health, data science, entrepreneurship, etc.).

In addition to course work, the PhD Program in Nursing will require each student to develop a scholarly portfolio, successful completion of a preliminary examination, and a dissertation. Students are expected to disseminate their work through scholarly venues such as publications and conference presentations.

Terminal Objectives

After the PhD Program in Nursing, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of health equity, social determinants of health (SDOH), and nurse-led models of care to improve health outcomes for a population and/or system of care.
• Apply conceptual models and theories from nursing and other relevant disciplines to design and conduct research.
• Use a health equity, SDOH, and/or nurse-led models of care lens to critically evaluate and synthesize research conducted in nursing and other disciplines.
• Demonstrate scientific integrity and ethics in research across phases of the research process.
• Apply appropriate methods and analytic strategies to design, conduct, and evaluate research across phases of the research process, from discovery to translation.
• Collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams to perform research using socioculturally aligned approaches.
• Disseminate research findings through publications, presentations, and other scholarly venues to advance the evidence base for nursing and healthcare, with a focus on promoting health equity and social justice.

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RIT graduate pursues Ph.D. across time zones

Nastaran Nagshineh, center, defended her Ph.D. thesis at RIT in April. Faculty from RIT’s Rochester and Dubai campuses served on her thesis committee and include, from left to right, Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard, Steven Weinstein, Nathaniel Barlow, and David Kofke (a professor at the University at Buffalo). Mohamed Samaha participated remotely and appears on the video screen behind the group and alongside Nagshineh’s picture.

Nastaran Nagshineh is one of the first Ph.D. candidates to bridge RIT’s Rochester and Dubai campuses. Her accomplishment creates a path for future students at the university’s international campuses.

Nagshineh completed her Ph.D. in mathematical modeling while working full time as a mathematics lecturer at RIT Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, teaching as many as five classes a semester. She described her Ph.D. journey as “an exercise in perseverance” due to competing demands and long days. Rochester is eight hours behind Dubai, and the time difference meant many late-night classes and meetings.

“I saw this collaboration as an opportunity, rather than as a challenge, because my primary adviser, Dr. Steven Weinstein (RIT professor of chemical engineering), and my co-adviser, Dr. Mohamed Samaha (RIT Dubai associate professor of mechanical engineering), both have the same area of research interest,” she said. “They both worked toward my success.”

Nagshineh is one of 67 RIT Ph.D. students who defended their thesis this academic year and who will earn their doctorate. RIT awarded 63 Ph.D. degrees in 2023.

In 2020-2021, RIT’s Graduate School met and surpassed the university’s goal of conferring 50 Ph.D. degrees during an academic year. That number will continue to grow as students cycle through the seven new Ph.D. programs that RIT has added since 2017, said Diane Slusarski , dean of RIT’s Graduate School.

Meeting these goals puts RIT on a path toward achieving an “R1,” or research-intensive designation, from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning. RIT is currently ranked as an R2 institution . Many factors go into changing a university’s status, including research investment and maintaining a three-year average of 70 Ph.D. degrees awarded per year, according to Slusarski.

“We have met the goals of the strategic plan, and now we look forward to contributing to the research innovation in the future,” Slusarski said. “We want to help the new programs thrive and win national research awards.”

RIT’s emphasis on high-level research is seen in Nagshineh’s Ph.D. work. She applies mathematical modeling to the field of fluid dynamics. Her research has been published in top-tier journals and has gained notice, said Weinstein, her thesis adviser.

Weinstein describes Nagshineh’s accomplishments as “a testament to a fantastic work ethic and commitment” and is inspirational to younger students at Rochester and Dubai.

“The collaboration between RIT Dubai/Rochester has continued,” he said. “Another paper was submitted a few weeks ago with Mohamed Samaha and Nate Barlow (RIT associate professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics) as co-authors, as well as Cade Reinberger, a younger Ph.D. student in my research group.”

Mathematical modeling is one of RIT’s newer Ph.D. degree programs, and Nagshineh is among its earliest graduates. The program has doubled in size since it began accepting students in 2017, Slusarski said. This past fall, the mathematical modeling program had 35 students, with two graduating this year.

Altogether, RIT has 13 Ph.D. degree programs currently enrolling 438 students, with computing and information sciences accounting for the largest with 117 students. RIT’s other Ph.D. programs include astrophysical sciences and technology , biomedical and chemical engineering , business administration , color science , electrical and computer engineering, imaging science , mechanical and industrial engineering , microsystems engineering , and sustainability .

New programs in cognitive science and physics will launch in the fall.

The growth in RIT graduate education—with more than 3,000 master’s and doctoral students—reflects a demographic change in the student population, Slusarski said. “We have a higher percentage of women in the graduate programs than we have for RIT undergraduate programs.”

RIT’s graduate programs enroll 42 percent women, according to Christie Leone , assistant dean for the Graduate School.

Nagshineh, who also holds an MS in electrical engineering from RIT Dubai, welcomes her role as a mentor to other women students on both campuses.

“As a young woman in an Arabic country, the power of women is often underestimated and undervalued, and I hope to serve as a role model to female students, especially those that question their path,” Nagshineh said.

She plans to continue in her career as a professor and a researcher. “I would like to pursue a research program where I can advise my own students and teach them more deeply.”

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