What is it like to work in our lab? |
We are located at Indiana University Bloomington (IUB), the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. IUB is a R1 Doctoral University, a classification meaning that it grants doctoral degrees and has very high research activity. Because of the university presence, Bloomington, Indiana has a surprising amount of culture for a small city in the Midwest! Concerts, arts festivals, great restaurants, athletic events, etc. And it's a pretty affordable place to live. |
We went to the Society for the Neural Control of Movement annual meeting in Dublin, Ireland, July 2022. Here are our lab members with their posters! Left: Postdoc Trevor Lee-Miller. Right: PhD students Reshma Babu and Manasi Wali.
We run a week-long neuroscience camp for middle and high school girls. Previously this was in person (left), but in 2021 we went virtual (right)! It's a great way for lab members interested in outreach to get involved.
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PhD students
Dr. Block is currently recruiting 1-2 new PhD students to start Fall 2024
Requirements and details:
Our PhD students often choose to do a dual Kinesiology/Neuroscience program. This does not usually add time to obtain the degree, but does provide extra options for funding.
What is the PhD program here like? Everyone’s situation is different of course, but in general:
To receive full consideration, apply by December 1, 2023. Before applying, prospective students should e-mail [email protected] with a CV or resume and unofficial transcript.
- Masters degree is not required, provided you have a strong academic record in a 4-year undergraduate degree (neuroscience, psychology, kinesiology, or related area) and some kind of lab-based research experience.
- If accepted into the PhD program, you will automatically be fully funded by research/teaching assistantships. This funding covers your tuition, health insurance, and stipend for living expenses.
- The lab pays for PhD students to attend and present their research at one professional conference per year.
Our PhD students often choose to do a dual Kinesiology/Neuroscience program. This does not usually add time to obtain the degree, but does provide extra options for funding.
- PhD in Human Performance: Motor Learning/Control. School of Public Health.
- PhD in Neuroscience, College of Arts & Sciences.
What is the PhD program here like? Everyone’s situation is different of course, but in general:
- The PhD program takes about 5 years.
- PhD students spend their first two years taking classes and helping with existing projects in the lab: learning to use the equipment, to collect data, to program, etc. This is the time to think about what you might want to focus on for your dissertation.
- In the third year students should finish their course work and complete their qualifying exam. Planning of the dissertation project should be well underway; the student should be collecting and analyzing pilot data and refining their ideas with their advisor's guidance.
- In the fourth year students should have their dissertation proposal as soon as they are able. They should finish collecting data, along with any other lab projects they became involved with along the way, in the next year or two.
- The dissertation defense is the last formal step of the PhD program. Most students will have several first-author publications (based on their dissertation work and other lab projects they have taken a major role in) and be co-authors on several other publications.
To receive full consideration, apply by December 1, 2023. Before applying, prospective students should e-mail [email protected] with a CV or resume and unofficial transcript.
Undergraduates
Students interested in gaining experience in sensorimotor research are invited to contact Hannah Block. There are frequent opportunities for volunteering or independent/directed study in our lab.
Female freshman and sophomores are encouraged to consider IU's Center of Excellence for Women in Technology (CEWiT) Research Experience for Undergraduate Women. This is an excellent way to gain some exposure to research and technology, and several of the undergraduates who work in our lab started out in this program.
Female freshman and sophomores are encouraged to consider IU's Center of Excellence for Women in Technology (CEWiT) Research Experience for Undergraduate Women. This is an excellent way to gain some exposure to research and technology, and several of the undergraduates who work in our lab started out in this program.