The list of programs focuses on Graduate programs with at least one lab focusing on behavioral genetics. Not all programs or labs will be necessarily recruiting students this year.

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Current Graduate Degree Training Programs in Behavior Genetics

Institution	Department	Program Degree	Research Program	Website
Emory University	Psychology	Ph.D.	No specific Behavior Genetics concentration, but labs conducting behavior genetics research include Dr. Rohan Palmer, who focuses on understanding the persistent and transient problems leading to alcohol and other substance use disorders (SUDs).	Click here
Indiana University at Bloomington	Applied Health Science/School of Public Health	PhD	No specific Behavioral Genetics concentration, but multiple faculty in the department who utilize twin and molecular genetic methods	Click here or Click here
QIMR/University of Queensland	Mental Health and Neuroscience	PhD (pure research non-coursework*)	We work broadly across a wide range of psychological and psychiatric conditions. We also work across many in physical health conditions and neuroimaging.	Click here, or click here, or click here, or click here, or click here
University of Colorado Boulder	Institute for Behavioral Genetics	Ph.D.	Concentration in "Behavioral, Statistical and Psychiatric Genetics (BPSG)". Students in other concentrations at CU Boulder or CU Denver (e.g., Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Integrative Physiology, Evolutionary Biology) can apply for the Behavioral Genetics certificate program.	Click here
International Max Planck Research School LIFE	Max Planck Institute for Human Development	Ph.D.	Interdisciplinary and international PhD program that includes several behavior genetics faculty, for example at Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the University of Virginia	Click here
University of Minnesota	Psychology	Ph.D.	Specialization in "Personality, Individual Differences, and Behavior Genetics (PIB)". There are many faculty and laboratories engaged in behavioral genetics research, including the "Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research Program (CSPR)"	Click here
University of Notre Dame	Psychology	Ph.D.	No specific Behavioral Genetics concentration, but the Psychology department does include faculty who conduct research in this area, such as Elizabeth Shewark in the Developmental Psychology program.	Click here
Penn State University	Psychology	Ph.D.	No specific Behavior Genetics concentration, but Dr. Jenae Neiderhiser conducts behavior genetics research in the developmental psychology area.	Click here or Click here
Purdue University	Human Development and Family Science	Ph.D.	No specific Behavioral Genetics concentration, but multiple faculty members (Drs. Valerie Knopik, Kristine Marceau, Meingold Chan) utilize twin, adoption, and molecular genetic and epigenetic methods. There is also a university-wide initiative on sociogenomics and additional faculty conducting Behavioral Genetics research in multiple departments (Drs. Erin Dunn and Robbee Wedow in Sociology; Dr. Susan South in Psychological Sciences; Dr. Peristera Paschou in Biological Sciences, just to name a few!).	Click here or click here
University of Southern California	Psychology	Ph.D.	No specific Behavior Genetics concentration, but multiple labs study behavioral genetics, particularly in relation to development and aging.	Click here
University of Waterloo	Psychology	Ph.D.	No specific Behavior Genetics concentration, but some labs focus on behavioral genetics methods, including Dr. Sara Hart (i.e., using twin methods to understand the "nature" and "nurture" of child development).	Click here
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Genes in Behaviour and Health	M.A.	The two-year Research Master’s programme will equip you with the knowledge and understanding of the relevant research methods to design and carry out high-quality research within the field of behaviour/molecular genetics and genetic epidemiology.	Click here
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Clinical Developmental Psychology and Complex Trait Genomics	Ph.D.	No specific Behavioral Genetics program, but these labs focus on behavioral and/or complex trait genomics	Click here
Wake Forest University	Psychology	M.A.	No specific Behavioral Genetics program, but some faculty focus on behavioral genetics research, including S. Mason Garrison (focusing on evaluation of genetically-informed designs for psychology and their application to understanding health inequity).	Click here

*In Australia a PhD is a pure research degree with no course work. Students are expected to gain skills in all aspects of research including study design, ethics and governance, grant writing and science communication, data collection, analysis and manuscript preparation. Students must be willing and able to travel internationally. The Australian academic year begins in January, students can start in January or July.