Science of Learning Research Requirement | Learning Research & Development Center

Perfetti Lab Team: examining all aspects of first and second language speaking, reading, and writing. One of over 20 research groups studying various dimensions of learning at the University of Pittsburgh.

LRDC or Learning-related research for at least 2 semesters. Research participation may be for pay on funded research projects (e.g., work-study positions) or for credit. Students' time can be distributed across various projects or devoted to a single project. Students are expected to undertake 3 credits worth of for-credit research in each semester, or work approximately 10 hours per week for each semester.

Below are links to labs across LRDC that do research in the learning sciences who may be willing to provide research opportunities.

Labs with availability

Lab name \| Faculty	Fall 2025	Spring 2026
Kevin Ashley's lab \| Kevin Ashley	NO	NO
Heather Bachman's lab \| Heather Bachman	YES	YES
Raquel Coelho's Lab \| Raquel Coelho	YES
Mind and Brain Lab \| Julie Fiez	MAYBE
Memory And Psycholinguistics in Learning & Education (MAPLE) \| Scott Fraundorf	NO	MAYBE
The Mindfulness + Self-Regulation Lab \| Brian Galla	MAYBE
Learning, Imaging, & Family Experience (LIFE) Lab \| Jamie Hanson	NO
Daphne Henry's Lab \| Daphne Henry (Students can apply via this link for Fall '26)	YES
Evaluation For Learning (EFL) \| Jen Iriti	NO	NO
Partners for Network Improvement \| Jen Iriti	NO	NO
Alan Lesgold's Lab \| Alan Lesgold
Food For Thought \| Diana Leyva
Kids' Thinking Lab (KitLab) \| Melissa Libertus	MAYBE
Diane Litman's research \| Diane Litman	YES
Lindsay Clare Matsumura's Lab \| Lindsay Clare Matsumura	YES	YES
Cognitive Science Learning Laboratory \| Tim Nokes-Malach
Perfetti Lab \| Charles Perfetti
Frits Pil's Lab \| Frits Pil	YES
Causal Learning & Decision Making Lab \| Ben Rottman
Schneider Lab \| Walter Schneider	YES
Schunn Lab \| Christian Schunn	YES
Angela Stewart's lab \| Angela Stewart	YES	YES
Cognition In Context Lab \| Mehrgol Tiv	NO	YES
Psycho-Linguistic Underpinnings of Multilingualism (PLUM) \| Natasha Tokowicz	YES
Parents Promoting Early Learning (PPEL) \| Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal
Future Adaptive Collaborative Educational Technologies (FACET) \| Erin Walker	YES
Tessa Warren's Lab \| Tessa Warren