CLASP Lab

Cognition, Language, and Affect in Serious Psychopathology (CLASP) Laboratory

The CLASP Lab is directed by Dr. Kyle Minor.

The Cognition, Language, and Affect in Serious Psychopathology (CLASP) laboratory focuses on implementing innovative methodologies to measure and treat psychosis symptoms both inside the laboratory and in daily life.

Psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, account for an annual disease burden of $150 billion in the United States alone. Psychotic symptoms are multifaceted and heterogeneous--making them difficult to identify and treat.

As part of CLASP's mission, our team develops instruments that accurately assess psychotic symptoms and creates interventions to improve the lives of people with psychosis. Our work occurs across different stages of the psychosis spectrum (e.g., schizotypy, clinical high risk, first episode, chronic psychosis).

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the IU Indianapolis School of Science. I earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Louisiana State University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/ Massachusetts Mental Health Center. I have been the director of the CLASP laboratory since 2013.

The long-term goals of my research are to develop instruments that accurately assess psychotic symptoms and create interventions to improve the lives of people with psychosis. My work examines psychosis at different stages of illness (e.g., clinical high risk, first episode, chronic psychosis) and has three primary objectives:


  1. create novel assessments to identify mechanisms of psychosis in the laboratory and in daily life;
  2. link clinical risk markers to functional outcomes; and
  3. establish effective interventions for people on the psychosis spectrum.

These objectives are closely linked: the first develops and validates novel assessments to identify mechanisms; the second links those mechanisms to functional deficits; and the third targets identified mechanisms by tailoring interventions, leading to improved functioning. Each objective is critical to gain a better understanding of—and intervene in—psychosis.

I will NOT be accepting a graduate student for Fall 2024.

I am also interested in mentorship at all levels, including iPREP, post-bacc, and undergraduate students. I will be reviewing applications for any of these positions.

Join the lab

Undergraduate students

Dr. Minor is always interested in providing undergraduate students the chance to get involved in research.

To find out if you would be a good fit for the lab, or just want to learn more, submit the application.

Lab Requirements:

  • Attend meetings (held every other week)

  • 5-15 hrs/week commitment (this will be true for some weeks, but the work load will be less other weeks)

  • Respond to emails within 24 hours (except weekends)

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Graduate students

Graduate students who are interested in working in the CLASP lab are welcome and should contact Dr. Minor to learn more.