Kathryn Paige Harden, Ph.D
Professor, Department of Psychology
Faculty Research Associate, Population Research Center
Email: harden@utexas.edu
Dr. Paige Harden received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Virginia in 2009. She completed her internship at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. She joined the Psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin in August 2009. She is the co-director of The Twin Project at The University of Texas.
Harden and Tucker-Drob Labs – Fall 2017. front row: Megan Thibodeaux, Margherita Malanchini, Aditi Sabhlok, Stephanie Savicki, Megan Patterson. second row: Paige Harden, James Madole, Travis Mallard, Elliot Tucker-Drob, Andrew Grotzinger, Samantha Freis, Laura Engelhardt
Megan Patterson Dissertation Defense – May 2019
Harden Lab – April 2018 – Sam Freis, Megan Patterson, Stephanie Savicki, Margherita Malanchini, Aditi Sabhlok, Megan Thibodeaux
Harden Lab + friends – May 2019 – Laurel Raffington, Chelsea Kilimnick, Andrew Grotzinger, James Madole, Evan Easley, Sam Freis, Nick Patton, Paige Harden, Laura Engelhardt
The Harden & Tucker-Drob Labs – August 2015. From left to right: Frank Mann, Elliot Tucker-Drob, Paige Harden, Stephanie Savicki, Anna Lewis, Megan Patterson, James Ashenhurst, Laura Engelhardt, Andrew Grotzinger
The Harden & Tucker-Drob Labs – May 2014
from left to right: Elliot Tucker-Drob, Frank Mann, Natalie Kretsch, Daniel Briley, Laura Engelhardt, Marie Carlson, Amanda Cheung, Paige Harden
Current Lab Members
James Madole
Ph.D. student, Clinical Psychology
Aditi Sabhlok
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Peter Tanksley, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Laurel Raffington, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Lab Alumni
Margherita Malanchini, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London
Sam Freis
Ph.D. student, CU Boulder
Megan Patterson, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Colorado
Travis Mallard, M.A.
Clinical Intern, Veteran Affairs Maryland Health Care
Andrew Grotzinger, M.A.
Clinical Intern, Harvard Medical School / MGH; incoming Assistant Professor, CU Boulder
Marie Carlson, Ph.D.
Frank Mann, Ph.D. [webpage]
Research Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University
James Ashenhurst, Ph.D.
Product Scientist, 23andMe
Amanda Cheung, Ph.D.
Predoctoral Clinical Intern, Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami
Natalie Kretsch, Ph.D. [webpage]
Licensed psychologist, Deep Eddy Psychotherapy
Daniel Briley, Ph.D. [webpage]
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Interested in working in the Developmental Behavior Genetics Lab as a Research Assistant?
Email Evan Easley at jee@utexas.edu for an application and more information. We have currently suspended data collection due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will begin hiring RAs again when data collection resumes.
Dr. Harden plans to admit a graduate student for Fall 2021.
Prospective graduate students can apply through either Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology or Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology.
Prospective students are encouraged to read recent articles that we’ve published before deciding whether to apply to work in the Harden Lab. You can find recent preprints on bioRxiv and a list of publications on Google Scholar. Successful applicants typically have at least 1 year of research experience in the areas of genetics, statistics, computer science, child/adolescent development, or clincial psychology. Applicants who have strong quantitative skills (as evidenced by high quantitative GRE scores or advanced coursework in mathematics or statistics) or who have experience with data science are encouraged to apply. Applicants are also encouraged to submit a writing sample when uploading their application materials. Strong personal statements typically focus on how the applicant’s specific research interests and professional goals intersect with the lab’s research program. Essays that focus primarily on the applicant’s clinical experiences, personal experiences with psychopathology, desire to live in Austin, or general desire to go to graduate school are generally less effective.
