Student Opportunities

We are keen to hear from students interested in joining us!

Graduate Studies

Prof. Sommerville will be accepting graduate students for the incoming year (Fall 2026). Please contact her directly at: jessica.sommerville@utoronto.ca for additional information. If you would like more information about working with Dr. Sommerville, including topics of research and mentoring philosophy, please click here.

Undergraduate Opportunities

Undergraduate Honours Thesis Program
Professor Sommerville will not be accepting honours thesis students for the 2025-26 year. Students are typically paired with a graduate student or post-doctoral mentor to work on a project of mutual interest. You can learn more about the Psychology Undergraduate Thesis Program here.

Independent Projects

Professor Sommerville will not be accepting independent project students for the 2025-2026 year.

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Students are invited to apply work receive course credit in the lab via the Research Opportunity program. Students typically spend 10 hours a week in the lab (or more) and work closely with senior mentors on a project of interest. More information can be found here.

Volunteer Research Assistants
We accept volunteer RAs at the start of each semester. RAs devote 8-10 hours and receive training on relevant research skills. Please click here to apply for positions.

For any questions, please contact the TECL lab manager, Jaemin Hwang, at jaemin.hwang@mail.utoronto.ca.