Students
Prospective Students
Graduate Students:
If you are interested in studying with Professor Yonas, please contact him by telephone (612-624-6805), email (yonas@umn.edu), or mail (160 Child Development, 51 E River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA).
For more information on graduate study and support, visit the ICD graduate program, the Psychology graduate program and the Center for Cognitive Sciences.
Undergraduate Child Psychology Majors:
If you are interested in receiving credit for Directed Research, call 612-626-0096 or email Yonas Lab at yonaslab@umn.edu. We are interested in students who are motivated to learn, responsible and curious!
After your first semester (we require at least a two-semester commitment) you may want to apply for a UROP grant or work on an Honors thesis with Professor Yonas.
Computer Science Majors:
We have opportunities for you to gain experience programming and working with graphics. Familiarity with MatLab, although not required, is highly desirable. Please contact Professor Yonas or the Lab.
Related Links:
- Informed Consent Online Tutorial
- Visionary (Vision Science Dictionary)
- The Joy of Visual Perception
- Visual Perception Library
Lab Alumni
Former RA : Amelia Alexander '04, Elizabeth Becker '05, Tessa Carter '10, Cho Kin (Tim) Cheng '06, Mey Chov, Mike Deutschman, Sara Djock '05, Kevin Donley '10, Brian Engelen '05, Kristina Erstad '05, Katie Forsyth '06, John Grittner, Aspen Hieb '06, Satsuki Kayaga, Tenzin Khando, Kari Kummer '10, Laura Lantz '06, Maria Le, In-Sun Lee '10, Susan Liebrecht, Peter Loetscher '05, Melissa Moerke '06, Sara J Polley '05, Mareen Positino, Amelia Schumacher '10, Heweon Seo '04, Dylan Shamat '06, Emily Springer '06, Sonja Sundgaard '04, Gloria Windham '05

Supervised Ph.D.s:
Former RAs:
- Marty Banks
- Doug Gentile
- Lee Zimmerman