Monday, November 28, 2011

Lab available for interested undergraduates

RA Opportunity

The Psychosocial Intervention and Implementation Sciences Lab (PIIS) currently has one available slot for a research assistant (RA) to begin work on a particular project as soon as possible. The position is unpaid but would afford the opportunity to earn credits in the spring semester (and possibly future semesters). We are looking to have an RA focus their efforts on a particular project: A Comprehensive Review of Implementation Science Instruments. This is a multi-site project including RAs at IU and the Universities of Montana and Washington. In addition, work on this project would connect you with an international, interdisciplinary team of implementation scientists who serve on our “Instrument Review Task Force”. Implementation, as defined by the National Institutes of Mental Health, “is the use of strategies to adopt, integrate and use evidence-based health interventions and to change practice patterns within specific settings”. For more information seehttp://www.seattleimplementation.org/sirc-projects/sirc-measures-project/.



Role Responsibilities

Your only responsibility would be managing the measures project, alongside our lab coordinator. As a project manager you would need to organize and oversee various project elements, delegate tasks to our Task Force, communicate with the various sites, collect and enter data. There are indeed opportunities for co-authoring products coming out of this project. In addition, you would be expected to attend once weekly PIIS Lab meetings where you would learn about additional PIIS Lab projects.



Eligibility

We are particularly interested in RAs who could potentially stay on to continue work in the lab on additional projects. Therefore, we are encouraging interested freshmen, sophomores, and juniors to apply. The key attributes necessary to excel in this position are strong communication and organizational skills with a keen desire to immerse oneself in the field of implementation science.



Application Process

For those interested, please complete the attached RA application and either email it to lewiscc@indiana.edu or drop a hard copy off for Dr. Cara Lewis in the Psychology main office




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Cara C. Lewis, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Indiana University
1101 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Office: PSY 162
P: 812-855-6952

Seattle Implementation Research Conference (SIRC) Core Group Member
SIRC Junior Colleague Mentoring Program Coordinator
SIRC Instrument Review Taskforce Project Lead
website: http://www.seattleimplementation.org/

Midwest Cognitive Science Conference: May 7th, IU Bloomington.

2nd Annual Midwest Cognitive Science Conference
Indiana University, Bloomington
May 7th, 2012

The Indiana University Cognitive Science community would like to invite you to the 2nd annual Midwest Cognitive Science Conference. Last year we had a very successful inaugural meeting at MSU, and this year we are expecting an even larger turnout. The conference is aimed at providing an affordable local forum for faculty and students (graduate and undergraduate) within the cognitive sciences to present scientific papers/posters, and to foster a network of cognitive scientists in the Midwest.

The meeting will be held May 7th, 2012, at Indiana University in Bloomington IN.

This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Mark Steyvers from UC Irvine.

Paper and poster submission deadline is March 1, 2012.

We have not yet set the registration rate, but are working to keep it very affordable. A block of rooms at the Indiana Memorial Union Hotel have been reserved for attendees.

More information on the conference, and details as we hash them out, will be posted on the conference website:

http://www.indiana.edu/~clcl/mwcogsci/

Please feel free to forward this information to any relevant colleagues and discussion lists, and consider posting the attached flyer in your department.

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you in May!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Upcoming Boren study abroad scholarship info session: Thursday, December 1st 2-3 p.m.

The program is geared towards students studying intensive foreign languages in non-traditional locations (semester/year), but students in STEM fields can also apply for a special summer language study scholarship. Students have to apply well in advance for this scholarship—the info session is geared towards students who would be studying abroad in summer 2012 through academic year 2012-13. I serve as the campus representative for the scholarship (for undergrads) and am happy to answer any questions on the scholarship so please feel free to e-mail me or have your students contact me. The campus deadline for the scholarship is January 9th.

Boren Scholarship Announcement

The Boren Scholarships provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Boren Scholars are awarded up to $20,000 for an academic year.

Additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages, and fields of study, as well as application procedures can be found at www.borenawards.org.

For more information, please come to our information session:
Boren Scholarship for undergraduate study abroad Thursday, December 1st
2-3 p.m.
Ballantine Hall, room 004

Warm Regards,
Katie

Katie Saur, Assistant Director
Office of Overseas Study, Indiana University
Franklin Hall 303
Appointments: +1 (812) 855-9304
Phone: +1 (812) 855-7588
Fax: +1 (812) 855-6452
kbsaur@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas

Thursday, November 10, 2011

GLOBAL WATER & PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES CALL-OUT MEETING

GLOBAL WATER & PUBLIC HEALTH BRIGADES CALL-OUT MEETING

Interested in traveling to Honduras this spring break? Join us for a week of volunteer work, education, and adventure! The Global Water & Public Health Brigades at IU aim to empower rural Honduran communities to prevent common illness through in-home infrastructural development, clean water access, community leader training, and health education.

Our call-out meeting will be on Wednesday, November 16th at 8:30 p.m. in Ballantine 219.

If you have any questions, please contact Collin at collin.abbott@globalbrigades.org or Adam atindiana.gwb@globalbrigades.org.