Graduate and Undergraduate Recruitment
The Behavioral Engineering lab routinely accepts 1-2 PhD students per academic cycle. The LSU mentorship model is centered around primary mentors, with supplemental technical and clinical experiences programmed alongside the primary mission of the lab and program (e.g., work in pediatrics, early childhood assessment, other clinical applications). PhD students in the Gilroy lab can expect mentorship and supervision in Behavior Analysis, School Psychology, and Clinical Psychology more generally. Sites for practical training and research typically span home, school, clinic, and hospital settings.
PhD Student Recruitment: Applications due 12/1/2023Undergraduate Opportunities: Practicum opportunities availablePracticum opportunities availableCurrent Students
River Waits is a School Psychology student on Dr. Gilroy‘s team. They received their undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of New Orleans in 2018. Prior to enrolling at LSU, River has worked in research labs involving children with behavioral, social, and intellectual disabilities, which has influenced their research interests today. Their research interests involve diversity-related issues in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis, including the development of communication interventions for bilingual children with autism.
Cassie is a School Psychology student in Dr. Gilroy‘s lab. She earned her bachelor‘s degree in psychology from the University of Florida in 2016, and her master‘s degree in clinical psychology from Auburn University at Montgomery in 2018. Her research and clinical interests include assessment and treatment of autism. More specifically, she is interested in social skills interventions and parent-implemented interventions for children with autism. In her free time, she enjoys working out, hanging out with friends, and traveling.
Rochelle Picardo (started program 2019) earned both her BA in Psychology and her MA in School Psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Before starting her PhD, she interned at British Columbia‘s Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders (POPARD). Her research and clinical interests revolve around the assessment of and interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability, especially parent-directed interventions. She hopes to translate work done in behavior analytic fields to school psychology practice.