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About
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Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Alumni
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Research
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- Research Expertise
- Opportunities for Students
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Research Labs
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- Addiction and Innovative Methodology (AIM) Lab
- Alcohol Habits in Daily Life Lab
- Biomarker Core Lab
- Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Lab
- Behavioral Neurogenetics Lab
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Biobehavioral Health Studies Lab
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Bio-Qualitative Research Lab (BioQUAL)
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- Decision Neuroscience
- Disparities Related to Individual Variance in Executive Functioning and Stress
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Epidemiology and Genetics across Populations & Societies Lab
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Family and Child Health Project
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- Molecular Genetics Lab
- Neurobiological Investigation of Learning and Addiction
- Prevention Research to Optimize (PRO) Health Lab
- Rural Health Disparities Lab
- Shalev Lab (Stress and Aging)
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Sleep, Health & Society Collaboratory
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- Smoking and Health Behavior Lab
- Mechanics of Emotion, Stress, and Health (MESH) Lab
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Stress and Immunity Lab
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Stress and Nutrition Research Program
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- Stress, Health, and Daily Experiences (SHADE) Lab
- Stress Psychophysiology Lab
- Substance Use Neuroscience
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Water, Health, & Nutrition Lab
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- Youth Experiences and Later Health Lab
- Veturi Lab
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Outreach & Service
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Contact
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Grad School & Career Information
It is a common misconception that a major dictates your career options or that you must be in a specific major to pursue a particular career. Rarely is career planning so cut-and-dried. Instead, through self-reflection, insight, job shadowing, volunteering, and interning, you should work toward identifying careers that interest you, are aligned with your strengths, and match your values.
Helpful Resources
- Helpful Readings About Majors
- Penn State Career Services
- What Can I Do With This Major? (Public Health)
- Overview of Careers Related to BBH
- List of Career Possibilities and Suggested Preparation
- List of Careers Pursued by Penn State BBH Alumni
- Professional Skills to Pick Up on Your Own
- jobipedia.org (Q&A Database about resume-writing, internships, job search, etc.)
Health Professions
Many students in BBH are interested in a career in a health profession. The following resources should be helpful, but students must research admission requirements of specific programs to which they plan to apply and should plan their coursework accordingly.
If you are interested in med school, dental school, or physician assistant studies, please consider attending a Prehealth Advising Session offered through the Penn State Science Advising Center.
- Explore Health Careers
- Preparing for Careers in Public Health & Health Promotion (handout)
- Medical and Dental School Application Guides
- Physician Assistant School
- Preparing for PSU Nursing Programs (handout)
- Health Professions Advising
- Summer Health Professions Education Program
- Additional Pre-Health Resources
Department of Biobehavioral Health
The Pennsylvania State University
219 Biobehavioral Health Building
University Park, PA 16802
BBHinfo@psu.edu
814-863-7256
fax: 814-863-7525