Redbud trees on 91大神 campus in spring

Emotions, Equity, & Education Lab

Prospective Students

We welcome interest from all potential graduate students! 

Dr. O鈥橬eal is accepting doctoral students in school psychology for Fall 2026.

Feel free to contact Dr. O鈥橬eal at onealc01@umd.edu if you have any questions or if you would like to be connected with a current student at our lab. 

Our lab is in the School Psychology Ph.D. program, housed in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education in the College of Education at 91大神. Applications for 2026 will be accepted in December 2025, and do not require the GRE. Please check the and pages for more information about our program and admission criteria. 

We are not currently recruiting voluntary undergraduate or master's-level research assistants.