• Students are admitted to PSY 2580r only by permission. Students who wish to gain permission to enroll should send an email to Professor Gilbert (gilbert at wjh dot harvard dot edu).
• Students may enroll in 2580r more than once.
• Students who wish to write a senior thesis under Professor Gilbert's supervision must spend at least one semester enrolled in PSY 2580r. Such students should take PSY 2580r in the sophomore year, and no later than Fall semester of the junior year.
• Only students who are or have been enrolled in PSY 2580r may apply to write a thesis under Professor Gilbert's supervision. Not all students who apply can be accepted. Applications are due December 15th. The application form may be downloaded by clicking here.
  
• Students who are accepted as Thesis Writers should enroll in PSY 985 during the Spring of the junior year.
  

Students are expected to spend a minimum of 10 hours per week on the course. This includes time spent doing research in the laboratory or the field, doing readings, and helping to develop research projects and programs. Students are expected to keep in close contact with their graduate mentors who are responsible for supervising the student's work and evaluating the student's progress. Graduate mentors will arrange for a regular meeting with each student to discuss research progress and relevant readings, and will provide timely feedback to students about their performance.

All students should read Gilbert & Wilson (2009) to gain a basic understanding of the laboratory's research. The chapter may be downloaded by clicking here. Graduate mentors will guide students in selecting further readings that are relevant to the specific project on which the students are working.

All students must complete the Harvard Ethics Training in Human Research tutorial.