About Lab Director Patricia Chen
Welcome to my lab! I am an Associate Professor in the Departments of Educational Psychology and Psychology (by courtesy) at The University of Texas at Austin. I direct the Motivation and Self-Regulation Lab - a team of incredible psychologists pursuing exciting ideas together. I obtained my Ph.D. in Social Psychology from The University of Michigan, and completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University. My expertise is in self-regulation, motivation, and psychologically wise interventions.
I have been awarded the Dan Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize from SPSP, an early career National Research Foundation Fellowship from the Prime Minister's Office, Singapore, and an Excellence in Teaching Award from the Department of Educational Psychology, among others. I have also been a PI on over USD$2.4M in grants.
Accepting Graduate Students
I am accepting applications for Masters and Ph.D. students who are interested in doing research with my lab.
Please apply directly to our HDCLS, Educational Psychology program and list me as your advisor of interest.
To maintain procedural fairness, I am unlikely to reply to or meet with individuals' emails about their applications outside of the normal application process. Thank you for your interest, I look forward to reading your application!