<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Dear colleagues,</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">In <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/melissatroyer/home" target="_blank">the Language, Aging, and Knowledge Electrophysiology Lab—LAKELab</a> at UNLV, we are using EEG and behavioral methods to study the processes involved in the mind and brain during real-time language comprehension. PhD students will receive training in theory and best practices in collecting EEG/ERP data, training in basic and advanced data analysis techniques, and mentorship and guidance on developing projects relating to the lab's research. Our current research centers on studying how variability in knowledge and experience relate to predictive and memory processes during language comprehension as well as how these processes change across the adult lifespan as knowledge accrues.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">I am recruiting 1-2 PhD students to join the lab in Fall 2026. Our lab is a part of the vibrant <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/psychology" target="_blank">Psychology</a> department at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Students have the option of doing a Ph.D. in <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/psychology/graduateprograms/phd-psychological" target="_blank">Psychological and Brain Sciences</a> or through the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/degree/phd-neuroscience" target="_blank">Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience</a>, depending on the path that would work best for them (with primary differences relating to coursework and milestones of the program rather than differences in research content). Accepted PhD students receive guaranteed funding through research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and/or teaching as instructor of record. Accepted students will also receive mentorship on applying for funding and will be encouraged to apply for national and university-level fellowships. Applications may be submitted through the </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.unlv.edu/graduatecollege/futurestudents" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(204,0,0)">UNLV Graduate College</span></a>. </span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The deadline for applications is Dec. 1.</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">I would love if you would share this information with interested students. Prospective students are welcome to send me an email with questions about applying (<a href="mailto:melissa.troyer@unlv.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">melissa.troyer@unlv.edu</span></a>) and take a look at the lab's <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/melissatroyer/home" target="_blank">website</a> (including a page for <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/melissatroyer/home/prospective-students_1" target="_blank">prospective students</a>).</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span><font color="#888888"><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Melissa Troyer</span></p></font></div></div><font color="#888888"><div><br></div></font></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><hr style="border-right:none;border-left:none;border-top:none;color:rgb(153,153,153);background-color:rgb(204,204,204);background-image:none;font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;height:1px!important;margin:10px 0px!important;border-bottom:none!important"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="overflow:auto;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);border-collapse:collapse!important;border-spacing:0px!important;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif!important;font-size:8pt!important;line-height:1.5!important"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:15px 10px;background-color:rgb(177,2,2)!important;vertical-align:top!important"><a href="http://unlv.edu/" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important" target="_blank"><img alt="UNLV Logo" height="23" src="https://www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/assets/email-signatures/unlv-logo-white.png" width="80" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;width:80px!important;height:23px!important"></a></td><td style="padding:3px 10px 0px!important;vertical-align:top!important"><p style="margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:3px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;line-height:1.2!important"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)!important;font-family:"Minion Pro",Garamond,Cochin,Times,sans-serif!important;font-weight:bold!important;font-size:13pt!important">Melissa Troyer, Ph.D.</span><br><span style="line-height:1.4!important;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important;font-size:9pt!important"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Assistant Professor, Cognitive Development<br>Director, <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/melissatroyer/home" target="_blank">LAKE Lab</a><br></font><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Department of Psychology</font><br><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">University of Nevada, Las Vegas</font></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>