Graduate Student Training
Dr. Junkin accepts graduate students through the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program in the School of Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). To learn more about the program, students interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in clinical psychology at USM should review the program website and materials to ensure our training is a good fit for their training goals.
Graduate Student Mentorship Style
Dr. Junkin is passionate about mentoring and training graduate students in the field of psychology. She approaches mentorship relationships from a developmental lens, whereby guidance is more hands-on in the early years of the program before transitioning to a more collaborative approach in later years. Additionally, she approaches training from a holistic lens. Graduate training is challenging, and Dr. Junkin strives to support students as they grow in both professional and personal ways during their training. To achieve this goal, bidirectional openness, transparency, and authenticity are highly valued in professional relationships with students. Dr. Junkin seeks to tailor her mentorship approach based on students' professional goals, interests, and personal needs, but all graduate students should expect to actively contribute to ongoing research efforts in the lab.
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In addition to their major projects (i.e., thesis, dissertation), graduate students can expect to be involved in project development, data collection, data analysis, and the dissemination of lab research. Students will have opportunities to serve as a co-author and, with experience, first author on manuscripts. The lab is active in disseminating research at regional and national conferences, so graduate students can anticipate regularly participating in and leading conference submissions throughout their time in the program. Additionally, the lab's developmental model of mentorship means that graduate students will have opportunities to serve as mentors to undergraduate lab members and to support more junior graduate students in the lab. In sum, graduate students can expect to gain solid training and experience in research and leadership under Dr. Junkin's guidance.​
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Last but certainly not least, the lab strongly values collegiality, compassion, and hard work. An ideal graduate student for this lab is someone who takes initiative, is passionate about research in alcohol and other substance use, is conscientious, knows when to ask for help, is willing to lend help, and is a strong team player.