Child Social Skills Therapy Assistant Positions - Apply by Feb 4

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is partnering with Milestones Clinical & Health Resources to offer clinically-relevant public service opportunities to 6 psychology or neuroscience majors this semester.

As part of this program you will work directly with children who need to learn social skills coping strategies. You may work directly with a Milestones Therapist during child group therapy sessions or design activities with specific therapeutic goals and implement them with children while their parents attend parent therapy programs. The therapeutic program for all of the groups is The Incredible Years - developed by Dr. Carolyn Webster-Stratton of the University of Washington. See the attached application for more details about the positions and requirements to participate.

To apply: Complete the attached application and submit hard copies of the application, your resume, and cover letter to Dr. Cynthia Hoffman before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 4th. (See application for details).

If you have questions, email Dr. Hoffman

Applicants will be notified on Monday, February 7 as to whether they've been accepted to the program.

NOTE: The application *was* attached to the email sent out via the LISTSERV on Friday, January 28th.
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Online resources:

Milestones Clinical & Health Resources
http://www.milestonesclinic.com/

Preparing a targeted resume & cover letter http://psych.indiana.edu/undergrad/careers/resume.asp

The Incredible Years are research-based, proven effective programs for reducing children's aggression and behavior problems and increasing social competence at home and at school.
http://www.incredibleyears.com/

Helping Young Children "Beat the Odds": Parents, Teachers, Schools and Dinosaurs, an address by Dr. Carolyn Webster-Stratton http://www.incredibleyears.com/Library/items/media_466.htm

Experts in Action: Child Programs
http://www.incredibleyears.com/program/experts-in-action_CP.asp

WISP Research Poster Workshop on February 14

Please RSVP to wisp@indiana.edu by February 11, if you plan to attend the workshop.

Present a poster about your research at the 13th annual Women in Science Research Conference, network with other women researchers and compete for research awards. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best undergraduate and graduate poster presentations in each of the following categories: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Mathematics & Technology. First place winners will receive $100, second place winners will receive $75. This is a fantastic opportunity for community building and professional development in a familiar setting, which will enhance your graduate school or employment opportunities. If this is your first time assembling a research poster, the Office for Women’s Affairs (OWA) will hold an optional ‘how to make a poster & give a poster presentation’ workshop.


Upcoming WISP Workshop:
How to Make a Research Poster

Monday, February 14, 2011, 3:00 – 4:00 PM Memorial Hall East (on 3rd St) 1st Floor Lounge (by room 125)

** This is a hands-on workshop. Participants will develop an initial poster design!**

Come learn how to make a poster to showcase your research. We will discuss effective poster-design techniques and show a number of example research posters from different disciplines—including winning posters from previous WISP Research Conferences. We will also discuss effective oral presentation strategies. If possible, please bring your abstract, data, charts, photos, graphs and anything else you might want your poster to emphasize or highlight. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to ask questions to experienced poster presenters and get personalized feedback on poster designs. While we hope that many Women in Science Research Conference presenters will attend this workshop, all students are welcome to attend, regardless of whether or not you are presenting at the conference.

Please RSVP to wisp@indiana.edu by February 11, if you plan to attend the workshop.

Sponsored by the Women in Science Program of the Office for Women’s Affairs (OWA).

Summer Research Internship at the Infant Cognition Center at Yale University

The Infant Cognition Center at Yale University, directed by Dr. Karen Wynn, is accepting applications for our annual summer internship program, which runs from June 1 to August 15 (flexible).

Research: Our research broadly focuses on social cognition in infancy. Some ongoing projects examine infants' preferences for characters based on their social behavior or group membership, infants' understanding of social status, and infants' reasoning about plants and artifacts. More information about our current research can be found at www.yale.edu/infantlab.

Internship Opportunity: Interns will work closely with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on new and ongoing studies, participating fully in all aspects of the research process. Interns will become familiar with experimental methods used in infant studies, and will immediately become involved in recruiting and testing participants, designing and setting up studies, and coding and analyzing results. They will also attend a weekly lab meeting where we discuss the theoretical motivation for our studies, experimental data, and relevant research findings from other labs.

In addition, interns will have the chance to learn about and interact with other developmental psychology labs at Yale, and attend sessions organized by professors and graduate students on topics such as applying to graduate school. Interns are encouraged to join graduate students and other researchers from across the department in fun activities such as kickball games, bowling, barbecues, and karaoke nights.

Internship Requirements: The internship will involve a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week. Undergraduate students at all stages are welcome to apply. The internship is best suited to students interested in pursuing graduate studies in developmental, social, or cognitive psychology. This is a volunteer position, but it is encouraged to apply for outside funding from one's own university, and we are happy to support these applications.

How to Apply: To receive an application and further information, please contact Lab Manager Annie Spokes at yalebaby.manager@yale.edu.

Scholarship Competition

IU College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2011-2012 Senior Scholarship Competition For students majoring in the IU College of Arts and Sciences Application requirements:
Full-time status both semesters of the 2011-2012 academic year You must plan to graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences at IU-Bloomington in May or August, 2012 Signed application form (available from your academic advisor or online, see below) Two letters of recommendation from your professors in the College of Arts and Sciences Personal statement (400-500) words describing your interests, your experiences, your long-term goals and the way your plans for the next 3-5 years will affect these goals.
Your résumé or CV

* Individual award amounts vary *
For consideration all materials (including letters of recommendation) must be received by:
4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2011
Submit all materials to: Undergraduate Academic Affairs Office
012 Kirkwood Hall
Hours: 8-12 and 1-4 weekdays
Complete information and the application form are available on the College website at:
http://college.indiana.edu/undergrad/scholarships/cri_senior.shtml

Neurobiology and Physiology Master's Program at Northwestern University

Please see the attached for a one-year Master of Science program in Neurobiology and Physiology. The Neurobiology and Physiology Department at Northwestern is renowned for its award-winning faculty and scientific discoveries and advances. With their MS program, students work on research projects with the mentorship of their faculty members, which culminates into a written thesis at the end of the year. There graduates usually pursue further biomedical related training, usually through medical school or Ph.D. programs.
Qualified candidates will have completed the required courses, grades, and have a strong interest in the neuroscience field. Our admissions committee also puts emphasis on previous research experience, since our program is research-focused.
For more information about the program
http://www.neurobiology.northwestern.edu/academics/ms.shtml

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.

Thank you,
Tasneem
Tasneem Nomanbhai
Program Assistant
Northwestern University
Dept. of Neurobiology and Physiology
P: (847) 491-5521
F: (847) 491-5211
t-nomanbhai@northwestern.edu

http://www.neurobiology.northwestern.edu/

IU Psychological Association of Student Awareness

Psychology Majors,

The Psychological Association of Student Awareness is a new diverse and interesting psychology group that started in the Fall. The group currently has around 20 members but we are trying to increase that number.

The Psychological Association of Student Awareness is a student organization at Indiana University whose purpose is to offer a collaborative study group for undergraduates to work together in order to raise awareness of new developments in the field of psychology. Members can present on developments that would include new methods of therapy, research, and changes (economic, political, etc) related to the field. The organization will stimulate professionalism by offering an atmosphere of diverse information exchange that exposes members to an array of subjects within the field.

Presentations last semester were on diverse subjects that included Interpersonal Neurobiology, Animal Sexuality, Mindfulness Meditation Neuroscience, Alzheimers Research, and others.

This semester we will have presentations on Attachment Research which focuses on mother-infant bonds, industrial psychology, Meditation in Therapy, and others.

To join go to myinvolvement and join our Facebook group to connect to other members by searching Psychological Association of Student Awareness.

Meeting
2/8/11 Balantine Hall Room 135 7:30PM

Best,
Benjamin Nelson, President
Patrick Nagel, Vice President
Annie Bidwell, Secretary

Summer teaching Opportunities for graduating May 2010 seniors.

Thank you once again for your help in getting the word out about our available summer teaching opportunities.

Below please find a detailed job description and instructions for applying. Please forward to your department's graduate students and/or graduating seniors. So that I can be sure your students have received the job announcement, please confirm for me (or blind-copy me) when you have sent it.

Regards,

Jason Hanlon
Teaching Operations Manager
Institute of Reading Development


Summer Teaching Opportunities
The Institute of Reading Development is seeking candidates for summer 2011 teaching positions. We seek applicants with an undergraduate degree or higher from any discipline. We provide a paid training program and comprehensive on-going support.
Summer teaching positions with the Institute offer the opportunity to:
• Earn more than $6,000 during the summer. Teachers typically earn between $500 and $700 per week while teaching.
• Gain over 500 hours of teacher-training and teaching experience with a variety of age groups.
• Help students of all ages develop their reading skills and ability to become imaginatively absorbed in books.
The Institute is an educational service provider that teaches developmental reading programs in partnership with the continuing education departments of more than 100 colleges and universities across the United States. Our classes for students of all ages improve their reading skills and teach them to experience absorption in literature.
We hire people who:
• Have strong reading skills and read for pleasure • Have a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline • Are responsible and hard working • Have good communication and organizational skills • Will be patient and supportive with students • Have regular access to a reliable car We welcome you to submit an online application and learn more about teaching for the Institute at our website:

http://instituteofreadingdevelopmentteachingjobs.com/

If this link does not work, please copy and paste it into your browser.
This Summer Reading Programs Publication was sent by the Institute of Reading Development
5 Commercial Boulevard Novato, CA, 94949, USA

University Scholarship Program for the 2011-2012 School Year

University Scholarship Program for the 2011-2012 School Year http://www.microsoft.com/university/scholarships

Program Overview Microsoft College scholarships are designed to encourage students to pursue studies in computer science and related technical disciplines. Students will be awarded scholarships in recognition of their passion for software, academic excellence, and ability to make a difference in the software industry.

Microsoft is excited to be offering scholarships for the 2011–2012 academic year. Applications must be postmarked by February 1, 2011.

Education School has Undergraduate Scholarships open to all students in the sciences

Please advertise a scholarship opportunity for students majoring in any of the sciences. The application is through the School of Education, however, students in the College or Transition to Teach program may also apply. The scholarship award would be for the 2011-2012 school year.

Please direct the students to:

http://education.indiana.edu/scholarships
In the right hand column, click on Science Education and then on the Paul E Klinge Scholarship.

Students may contact me if they have questions.

Thank you very much.

Dorothy Slota
Licensing Advisor,Undergraduate Recorder School of Education, IUB dslota@indiana.edu
812-856-8528

PBS seeking Psychology Outreach Ambassadors

Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences seeking Psychology Outreach Ambassadors We are looking for undergraduate student volunteers to assist in the department's community outreach efforts. Outreach Ambassadors will work with department staff to welcome visitors to the department. We regularly host student groups of various ages for the purpose of promoting our education and research, recruiting future students and educating the community about psychological and brain sciences.

Any undergraduate student taking psychology or neuroscience courses is eligible to serve as a Psychology Outreach Ambassador.

To apply, please e-mail Jenny Porter Tilley, Media & Event Coordinator, at jptilley@indiana.edu. Include your name, e-mail address, phone number and a sentence or two about why you would like to be an ambassador. The deadline to apply for the Spring 2011 semester is Friday, January 21.

Johns Hopkins Laboratory for Child Development Summer Internship Program

Johns Hopkins Laboratory for Child Development Summer Internship Program

The Johns Hopkins Laboratory for Child Development, directed by Dr. Lisa Feigenson and Dr. Justin Halberda, studies how young children perceive and think about the world around them. We use a variety of methods to investigate early knowledge, including measuring infants' looking time to various scenes, measuring children's reaching for hidden objects, and measuring children's choices in simple experimental games.

We are currently answering such questions as: How many objects can infants and young children keep track of and remember over time? What early numerical abilities do infants and young children have? How do toddlers and preschoolers reason through simple logic problems? How do young children learn the meanings of new words?

We are offering a limited number of summer internship positions in our lab for the Summer of 2011 (starting June 1st and ending July 29th). Student interns will gain experience in all aspects of our research, including: recruiting families to participate in our studies, understanding and helping to design experiments to be run with infants and children, constructing experimental stimuli, conducting experiment sessions with children and their parents, analyzing and interpreting data, and attending lab meetings in which general issues in cognitive development are discussed.

REQUIREMENTS:
1) Applicants must be psychology (or related) majors preferably with coursework in developmental and experimental psychology;
2) Applicants must have previous research experience (not necessarily in a developmental psychology laboratory);
3) Applicants must have basic computer skills;
4) Applicants should be mature, articulate, and comfortable with parents and children as the internship requires frequent contact with parents as well as with their children.
5) Applicants must be highly organized and reliable.
The position is a full-time commitment. Depending on the strength of the application, we offer either: 1) 4 credit hours or 2) up to $1,500.00 in stipend money. Receipt of university credit is dependent on agreement from the student's home institution. Students are also strongly encouraged to seek external sources of funding (e.g., many universities offer summer research funds to students who can demonstrate a strong research plan). We encourage students to look into such possibilities or to apply for such funds at their home institution (whether JHU or elsewhere) before applying, and to describe such opportunities in their application.

Applications and a more detailed description of the program can be found on our website at www.labforchilddevelopment.com. Click on JOIN OUR TEAM!

To apply, please mail your application, complete with all necessary components to:

Dominic Gibson, Lab Coordinator
JHU-Dept. of Psychological & Brain Sciences 3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD, 21218

We will accept applications until March 4th, 2011. Late applications will be considered only if positions remain open.

If you have any further questions, please contact Dominic Gibson, Lab Coordinator at (410) 516-6075 or infant.research@jhu.edu. You can also find additional information about the Laboratory for Child Development at our website:www.labforchilddevelopment.com.

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Dominic Gibson
Lab Manager
Laboratory for Child Development
Dept. of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Johns Hopkins University
410-516-6075
www.labforchilddevelopment.com

BIOL L111/L112 EXEMPTION EXAM

The L111 and L112 exemption exams are being offered for the Spring 2011 semester this WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12 at 7pm in Jordan Hall 124. Sign up today or tomorrow in the Biology Undergraduate Advising Office (Jordan Hall A115).Students may sign up for one or both exams, and students may take each exam twice during their time at IU.

The exam is a 40 question, multiple-choice exam (passing score = 24). Students do receive 3 credit hours for passing the exam, but no letter grade.

Please note: some graduate/professional schools will not count test credit toward their prerequisites. Check with your intended school or with HPPLC for more information.

Starting Early" - 2010-11 Grad School Chat Series

Wednesday, January 19 • 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location ONLINE ONLY at http://breeze.iu.edu/iubpsychgrad
Created By
IUB Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Are you a junior in college considering grad school, but don't know where to start? Or in the application process and just want to talk to someone who's been there? An alumni willing to give back by imparting your wisdom on the next batch of graduate students? We hope all of you will join our online chat early next semester.

The topic for this date will be "Starting Early," for undergraduates who want a head start. Talk to current IU graduate students and former department alumni now in graduate school, or who already have their graduate degrees, about what you should be doing now to apply for the graduate school process.

All topics related to grad school are welcome in our sessions, as always. Log in at http://breeze.iu.edu/iubpsychgrad at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 19th to attend.

New Information about IU Master of Public Health Programs for 2011

Please see the announcement below about HPER expanded Master of Public Health options for Fall 2011. There is contact information available at the bottom of the announcement for anyone with a question.

Graduate Records Examination (GRE) scores are not required for United States citizens with an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above on a 4.0 grading scale. If students are interested in being considered for an assistantship for next year, they should get the application and the assistantship application turned in by March 1.

The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) is pleased to announce that effective Fall 2011, the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program will be expanding and will offer the MPH degree with five different concentrations (majors). The 43 credit (2 years full time) program, accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, will have available majors in the areas of epidemiology, public health administration, biostatistics, environmental health, and behavioral, social and community health. Below is a description of the five concentrations.

Master of Public Health (MPH) Program, School of HPER, Indiana University-Bloomington

All students in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program complete core public health course work in epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, social and behavioral determinants of health, and public health administration. Additionally, students choose one of these areas as their area of emphasis and complete coursework and participate in research experiences that develop their knowledge and skills specific to that selected concentration. A description of each concentration follows:

Behavioral, Social and Community Health Students in this concentration focus on the social and behavioral sciences that are essential for understanding health behaviors and for developing effective health promotion interventions. Students complete coursework related to the social, behavioral, and cultural determinants of health, the design, implementation, and evaluation of health behavior change interventions, and the foundations of serving as a leader in community-based settings. Throughout the program, students work closely with faculty and community leaders who are engaged in research and practice across a broad and diverse range of communities and health issues.

Biostatistics
The Biostatistics concentration prepares students to select appropriate methodologies, develop innovative research designs, and analyze data from studies related to emerging public health issues. Coursework is completed in experimental analysis and research design, multivariate statistical analysis, and other advanced statistical methodologies. Students have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty and leaders in the community to apply research skills to practical projects related to public health.

Environmental Health
Students in this concentration gain technical skills for the development, implementation and evaluation of practices that seek to identify, prevent or minimize the adverse impact of environmental and occupational hazards on human health. Students complete coursework related to the assessment and control of environmental and occupational exposures, the effects of these exposures on human health, principles of toxicology, and toxic regulations and policies. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to communicate environmental health risks to the public, analyze the impact of environmental assaults and exposures to susceptible populations, and manage environmental and occupational risks.

Epidemiology
The Epidemiology concentration prepares students to conceptualize a public health problem, design epidemiological studies, collect and analyze data, and interpret and disseminate results to a broad range of public health constituents. Students complete advanced coursework in epidemiological methods, and the epidemiology of chronic, infectious and social diseases. Upon completion of the program, students will have the skills to perform epidemiologic analyses that influence health and disease management and that contribute to the understanding of etiologies of disease prevention and wellness.

Public Health Administration
This concentration prepares students to assume leadership roles in the public and private sectors and to effectively create and implement policies and manage programs that promote the public’s health with the opportunity to focus on rural populations. Coursework is completed in health policy, finance and budgeting, public relations, program evaluation, leadership, legal issues, and resource acquisition and management. Students have the opportunity for significant research and practice involvement with public health and health services organizations in Indiana and beyond.

For more information about the expanded MPH program, contact Dr. Joanne Bunnage (jbunnage@indiana.edu). Information and procedures related to admission are available at http://publichealth.indiana.edu/admissions/index.html.

American Board of Sport Psychology Programs

The American Board of Sport Psychology is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of tuition-based positions in its 6th ANNUAL SPRING/SUMMER:

Internship, Trainingship and Fellowship programs in Applied Evidence-Based Sport Psychology

The ABSP Summer programs have been a huge success with participants being involved in groundbreaking research and applications with baseball, basketball, golfers, track and field athletes and tennis players. Participants were/will be included as co-authors in numerous papers that were/will be submitted for publication and in conjunction with the presentation of data and findings that were derived from summer long research (2007) that will appear in the book Applied Sport Psychology: A Manual for Practitioners, Researchers and Students (Carlstedt RA [Summer, 2011] NY: Springer Publishing). Participating students have completed Senior honors thesis and student research projects that were based on the athlete assessment and intervention model that they were exposed to in the ABSP Summer program.

Fellows, Interns, Research Assistants, Psychologists, Coaches and Athletes attending and/or representing the following schools and sport organizations have been trained by Dr. Roland A. Carlstedt in the ABSP Summer program in Applied Sport Psychology: Evidence Based Athlete Assessment and Intervention in New York City


Virginia Tech,
Penn State, (Graduate-Fellow)
University of Pennsylvania (Senior Honors Thesis based on ABSP summer research; NIH fellowship recipient), University of Southern California, University of Massachusetts-Amherst (Graduate-Fellow, Former Varsity Athlete, All-American) Butler University Williams College (Varsity Athlete), Amherst College (Varsity Athlete), Wellesley College (Varsity Athlete; Student Presentation on ABSP summer research), Yeshiva University-Ferkauf School of Psychology 2 (Psychologist) Dominican University, (Graduate-Fellow) Dickinson College (Varsity Athlete, All-American) Duke University, Fordham University, (Graduate-Fellow) Temple University, Queens University (N.C.; Graduate Fellow, Former Varsity Athlete), University of Delaware, City University of New York (City College; Varsity Athlete), State University of New York (New Pflatz; Varsity Athlete), State University of New York (Stony Brook), State University of New York (Binghamton), Queens College (NY; Former Varsity Athlete) Morehead State University, Boston College (Varsity Athlete, All-American), Davidson College, Allegheny College (Varsity Athlete), Capella University (Graduate Student-Fellow) Massey University (N.Z.Post-Graduate Fellow) Karlstad University (SWE Post-Graduate Fellow), Bournemouth University 2 (U.K., both Varsity Athlete), Warsaw Medical University (POL; Psychologist), Polish Tennis Federation (POL; Psychologist) Harlequins Professional Rugby Union Team (U.K., Psychologist) MŠK Žilina Professional Soccer Team (Slovakia, Psychologist) ITF/ATP Tour Professional (Professional Athlete)

SPECIAL 2010 MLB-RESEARCH PROJECT-Year Round On-Going Fellowship/Research Assistantships

Washington and Lee University 10
University of West Florida
University of California-Berkeley
San Jose State University 2
Indiana University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana State University of New York (Purchase)

Selected individuals will be exposed to cutting-edge research and evidence-based approaches to athlete assessment and intervention and the opportunity to work (under supervision of Dr. Roland A. Carlstedt) with athletes from various sports and organizations that we provide consulting services to. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on assessment, intervention and research experience in settings that have a high degree of ecological validity. Hours can be accrued toward clinical supervision, applied or used for college credit and will count toward ABSP certification.

Venue: New York City (activities throughout greater New York City area)

Population: Athletes from various sports and organizations

Dates: Starting in May and running through September (Summer long positions are available). One-Month minimum participation required (latest start time: August).

Hours per week- minimum of 20 hours of applied sport psychology activities per week

Activities:

1. Orientation/Overview of ABSP Evidence-based athlete assessment and intervention protocol (see ABSP website; link to Journal and Test Center pages)

2. Applied sport psychology/applied neuroscience and psychophysiology lab

3. Experiencing the ABSP Protocol first hand (taking the ABSP-BRC Internet-based test battery)

4. Analysis of your test results

5. In-the-field athlete assessment and intervention

6. Data-analysis

7. Applied Interventions/Supervising Athlete intervention

8. Participation in on-going research projects (longitudinal data acquisition, assessment and intervention on-going investigation).

9. Numerous other learning and training activities including lectures on components of the ABSP Evidence-Based Protocol

10. Ethical practice and marketing of sport psychology services

11. Working with Coaches

CONTACT: rcarlstedt@americanboardofsportpsychology.org for an information package and application


Dr. Roland A. Carlstedt

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Roland A. Carlstedt, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist***Licensed Applied Psychologist Board Certified Sport Psychologist (ABSP) Board Certified in Applied Clinical Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (BCIA)
Chairman: American Board of Sport Psychology Research Fellow in Applied Neuroscience: Brain Resource Company Clinical and Research Director: Integrative Psychological Services of NYC
Editor-in-Chief: Journal of the American Board of Sport Psychology

www.americanboardofsportpsychology.org

rcarlstedt@americanboardofsportpsychology.org

Tel. 917-680-3994

YOU TUBE: ABSP: Intern and Visiting Fellowship Program

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9ZskvC7cto