Why we love UT, Knoxville,
and the Gordon Lab:

  1. welcoming, bright, social, non-competititve graduate student body
  2. professors are approachable, collegial, and top-notch
  3. challenging, yet supportive academic atmosphere
  4. development of a personal efficacy and unique professional identity for each student
  5. a balanced life is encouraged and practiced by faculty
  6. outdoorsey, attractive, and culturally rich environment with warm weather
  7. large number of opportunities to do relationship research with diverse populations
  8. cross-lab collaboration is encouraged
  9. diverse training, including flexible and varied curricular and practicum opportunities, allows the student to develop on his or her own path
  10. program and lab support research and clinical work (not mutually exclusive) and especially the combination of the two using the Tennessee model
  11. productive lab with many diverse interests
  12. close-knit peer supervision and guidance during research lab time and couple's therapy supervision.