Redbud trees on University of Maryland campus in spring

Emotions, Equity, & Education Lab

Prospective Students

We welcome interest from all potential graduate students! 

Dr. O’Neal is accepting doctoral students in school psychology for Fall 2026.

Feel free to contact Dr. O’Neal 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 University of Maryland. Applications for 2026 will be accepted in December 2025, and do not require the GRE. Please check the Program Overview and School Psychology pages for more information about our program and admission criteria. 

We are not currently recruiting other volunteer research assistants. Please continue checking this page for future opportunities that may arise.