team
Meet the CAMP Lab and learn about opportunities to join.
Dr. Debbie Yee is an incoming Assistant Professor and Director of the Computational Affective Motivational Psychiatry (CAMP) Lab at the University of Iowa. She received her B.S. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from MIT and her Ph.D. in Psychological and Brain Sciences from Washington University in St. Louis, followed by postdoctoral training at Brown University. Her research investigates the mechanisms of motivation, affect, and decision-making, with a focus on translating neurocomputational frameworks to understand the neural and computational basis of mental health. She is also a member of the Cognitive Control Collaborative and a Faculty Mentor in the Behavioral-Biomedical Interface Training Program (BBIP).
The CAMP Lab is recruiting undergraduate RAs, a full-time lab manager (post-bacc), graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers. Graduate applicants may apply through the Psychological & Brain Sciences Graduate Program or the Neuroscience Graduate Program. The deadline is Dec 1, 2026.
Postdoctoral applicants may apply here. (view job description).
Post-bacc applicants may apply here (view job description).
We welcome candidates with backgrounds in cognitive or affective neuroscience, computational modeling, data science, computer science, or clinical science. The CAMP Lab is committed to inclusive excellence and mutual respect — we believe diverse perspectives make for better science.