Prospective Graduate Students
The Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University provides an excellent environment in which to pursue graduate work. Students can earn a Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Science, and focus their studies in family relationships and/or adolescent development. Note that students can enter this program with either a completed master’s degree or a completed bachelor’s degree. Students entering with their bachelor’s will be required to first complete a Master’s in Human Development and Family Studies before moving on to the requirement for the Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Science.
Students can also pursue a Master’s in Prevention Science or in Marriage and Family Therapy.
If you’re interested in applying to work with Dr. Lucas-Thompson as a graduate student, please contact her directly at lucas-thompson.rachel.graham@colostate.edu.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
We’re always looking for motivated and interested research assistants! As an undergraduate research assistant in our lab, you could get involved in a variety of ways including learning study procedures, working with families from the community, working with physiological data like heart rate information, and providing observational assessments of individual or couple behavior. Through working with Dr. Lucas-Thompson and her team of graduate students, you can learn skills that are highly applicable to future careers or graduate school. If you’re interested in joining our team, follow this link to provide us with some information and someone on our team will reach out to you.