Thesis Advising

Thesis Advising

If you're thinking of writing a thesis as part of your Psychology concentration, the first thing you'll want to do is check out the Undergraduate Office's thesis manual. You can find it on the Honors Thesis section of this website!

Next, you should contact Psychology's Thesis Tutorial Instructor.

Garth Coombs, Ph.D., Preceptor in Psychology
Honors Thesis Program & Undergraduate Research Experience Advisor

Garth teaches the thesis tutorial courses for Psychology concentrators, PSY 985 and PSY 991. Harvard Undergraduate students at any stage can meet with Garth if they are considering writing a thesis and would like more information about the thesis process, if a thesis fits with their goals, which faculty are eligible to supervise a thesis, or when and how to get started. It's never too early to start the conversation!

Email garthcoombs@fas.harvard.edu to schedule an appointment!!

Statistics Consulting

Statistics and coding may seem overwhelming at first, especially if the thesis project will be your first time working with your own data. For guidance, senior thesis students should reach out to the Department's Statistics Consultant. The Consultant holds individual meetings with students to provide input on statistical methods, writing analysis, and experimental results for thesis projects.

TBA, Data and Statistics Consultant (2026-2027)

How to Meet with the Data and Statistics Consultant: 

Check back in August for info!