Data Science for Public Good Summer School at the Biocomplexity Institute

Last IUSSW MSW Info Session for 2019 this Wednesday

The IU Bloomington MSW program is offering its final Information Session of 2019 this Wednesday, December 4^th from 5:30pm-6:30pm in the Indiana Memorial Union Persimmon room. We encourage all prospective students who are interested in applying to the program at IUB to attend.

RSVP to the 12/4 information session.

Sessions for Bloomington and other IUSSW campuses for Spring 2020 will be posted at socialwork.iu.edu in the “Events and Information Session” box at the bottom of the website.

UCSB Neuroscience Graduate Programs

The Experimental Psychology and Organizations Lab at Cornell

Graduate Study in Behavioral Neuroscience at UMSL

PhD and MA Programs in Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA

·        40 hours per week, day-time class offerings

·        2 years tuition remission for PhD students and annual stipend for Teaching Assistantships; 1 year tuition remission for MA students, with the possibility of 1.5-2 years, and annual stipend for Teaching Assistantships.

·        Program Duration: 2 years (MA with thesis; MA non-thesis track); 4-6 years (PhD)

·        Application Deadline: January 15, 2020 for Fall 2020 Admission

About Us

The Behavioral Neuroscience Program offers intense training in four critical areas of skill development that are required to successfully fulfill an academic career. The universal training goals of the Behavioral Neuroscience program are the following: Critical thinking, application of research methods and analyses, scientific writing, and teaching. Our research specialties include Social, Cognitive, Affective, and Clinical Neuroscience on topics such as neurophysiological correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder, self-reflection and default mode network, the neurocognition of emotion and romantic love, prejudice and discrimination, and health disparities. We soon will have training on the neuroscience of substance abuse and addiction. Please note we no longer offer training in animal models. Our Department of Psychological Sciences currently trains more than 50 PhD candidates, offering a stimulating and multidisciplinary research environment. The Department is equipped with several EEG systems, physiological research suites including eye-tracking, cardiovascular measures, and skin conductance. Many faculty have connections to facilities with magnetic resonance imaging equipment. We also have an active chapter of Graduate Women in Science.

Faculty currently accepting PhD and MA students for Fall 2020 include:

Dr. Bettina J. Casad (Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience), Social Neuroscience and Intergroup Relations Lab

Dr. Michael G. Griffin (Social, Cognitive, Affective, and Clinical Neuroscience), Center for Trauma Recovery

Dr. Sandra J. E. Langeslag (Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience), Neurocognition of Emotion and Motivation Lab

Dr. Carissa Philippi (Social, Cognitive, Affective, and Clinical Neuroscience), Laboratory of Cognitive and Affective Neurobiology of Self

Preferred Applicant Qualifications

We seek highly talented and motivated PhD and MA students. You will be given the opportunity to regularly present your work at national and international conferences and meetings. In order to develop your own research agenda, we will encourage and support you in applying for competitive research grants and career development fellowships.

Applicant Requirements

·        A BA or BS degree in a field related to neuroscience, psychology or biomedical sciences;

·        A strong interest in social, cognitive, affective, or clinical neuroscience and psychophysiology;

·        An interest in and preferably experience with EEG/ERPs, fMRI, and/or psychophysiology for human research;

·        An interest in and preferably experience with computational programs such as SPSS, R, Python, or MATLAB;

·        The ambition to become a top scientist seeking a research career in academia or industry.

·        A good command of written and spoken English.

·        Excellent social and collaborative skills.

You should be able to work in an interdisciplinary environment, sharing knowledge and ideas, and contribute to a diverse and inclusive Department and University.

University of Missouri-St. Louis

As the metropolitan, land-grant, research institution serving the most diverse and economically important region in Missouri, the University of Missouri–St. Louis delivers exceptional educational, research and engagement experiences that inform, prepare, challenge and inspire. The Department of Psychological Sciences educates diverse, talented, traditional and nontraditional students who will supply knowledge, skills, and intellectual leadership in both the private and public sectors. Active engagement in research and scholarship enable the psychology faculty to advance knowledge and to impart research methods and results directly in their classroom teaching. The psychology faculty is committed to generating knowledge through research that can be applied to problems at the regional, state, national, and international level. In addition to laboratory research, many psychology faculty members are engaged in field research that has practical implications in the areas of mental health, medicine, and business. The University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and as such encourages applications from individuals underrepresented in higher education and science fields.

Would you like more information?

For more information about our program, please contact:
Dr. Suzanne Welcome, Program Director

welcomes@umsl.edu or + 1 314-516-5383

Apply directly

Please submit your application online to https://www.umsl.edu/admissions/applications.html no later than January 15, 2020.

In addition to your online application to the Graduate School, please email the following attachments to Dr. Suzanne Welcome welcomes@umsl.edu

·        Full Statement of Purpose (1-3 pages) and CV

This message in PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i8MoULSuGTjEdmkXJKmfGRvxMgxA0LSS/view?usp=sharing

BN program brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UEPbFGBZe8BvF01mfsIzgLmk-LeoP9Dw/view?usp=sharing

GWIS chapter brochure: https://drive.google.com/open?id=17lVNc7x55KnonpaQoe60Naebn9RhsF7o

Hutton Honors College Research Symposium and Poster Fair!

The Hutton Honors College presents the Annual IUB Undergraduate Research Symposium
and Poster Fair

Saturday, April 18, 2020

https://symposium.hutton.indiana.edu

The Hutton Honors College invites all IU undergraduates from any discipline to participate in the annual Research Symposium and Poster Fair! This is a great opportunity to let others see the valuable work you have accomplished, and to see what other students in a variety of fields are exploring here at IU.  It is also a great chance for you to perfect your presentation skills and receive valuable feedback from faculty and interested colleagues. Don’t miss this opportunity for professional experience!

Whether you choose to present a paper or a poster, or would like to participate in both events, we welcome one page abstracts by Sunday, February 23, 2020.

Visit https://symposium.hutton.indiana.edu to submit your online application today!

The Hutton Honors College will hold workshops for students who would like to know more about paper or poster presentations prior to the event.

Students are encouraged to present on work that is not yet complete.  If you are writing a paper for a class, or conducting research for your thesis or a lab project, present your work and learn from the feedback you receive before you complete your project.  Presenting will help guide your thinking as you work toward completion.  Students are not asked to submit the final paper, just an abstract.

We look forward to hearing from you, and more importantly, to seeing the results of your efforts!  

Wonder Lab Job Posting

UCLA Ph.D. Program in Communication

Research Assistant Rhode Island Hospital

Research Assistant Rhode Island Hospital Partial Hospitalization Program and MIDAS Project, Medical School of Brown University Department of Psychiatry

The Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) project is looking to hire a research assistant (RA), with a potential start date of May/June 2020. Candidates should be a recent or upcoming college graduate with a psychology or neuroscience major and an interest in going to graduate or medical school. In the Rhode Island Hospital outpatient psychiatry and partial hospital practices, we have integrated research assessments into clinical practice. The MIDAS project is one of the largest clinical epidemiological studies using semi-structured diagnostic interviews ever conducted, and we have published more than 200 papers from our database. The RA will be trained in conducting diagnostic interviews and writing clinical reports. The RA will also be responsible for managing databases and entering data, submitting IRB applications, recruiting participants, and conducting other tasks associated with various ongoing assessment and treatment research projects in the outpatient and partial hospital practices. Opportunities are available (and encouraged) for presenting research at national meetings and writing manuscripts for publication. Prior research assistants have published papers as first authors and have been successful at getting into top level graduate and medical schools.

Please send applications (cover letter and CV) to Ms. Deb Lemieux at dlemieux@lifespan.org. For additional information or questions about the position, please contact Mark Zimmerman, M.D. (mzimmerman@lifespan.org). 

Eastern Illinois University Graduate Counseling Program

Themester Internship Announcement

Themester 2020: Democracy – On-Campus Internship

Themester, an initiative of the College of Arts and Sciences, is pleased to announce several paid undergraduate internships related to  Fall 2020’s theme “Democracy.”  

·         Spring 2020: Communications, 5 hours a week, June to August   (1-2 positions)

·         Summer 2020: Podcast internship, a project-based internship, approximately 40-50 hours total spread over the summer: May to August  (1-2 positions)

·         Summer 2020:  Outreach and Communications, 5 hours a week, June to August   (1-2 positions)

·         Fall 2020:  Outreach & Event interns average 6 hours a week during the fall semester (3-4 positions)

·         Fall 2020: Photography & Design interns average 3 hours a week.  (1-2 positions)

Previous interns report that the internship helped them engage campus on a deeper level. Internships are open to undergraduate students with majors and minors in the College of Arts and Sciences, including students in the Media School, the School of Global and International Studies, and the School of Art, Architecture + Design. The College encourages applications from students with an academic interest in the 2020 theme. 

First-year students and transfer students are welcome and encouraged to apply.  Hours are flexible and on campus. Deadlines: December 6 for spring; February 15 for summer and fall. More information at https://themester.indiana.edu/get-involved/student-involvement/internships/.

Wellness Workshop for Pre-Health Students

 ​WELLNESS WORKSHOP:
Developing Resilience and Self-care Strategies for Health and Wellness 

Monday November 11, 2019 at 5:30-6:30 PM

IMU Tree Suites, Walnut Room

Resilience has been highlighted as a formal competency for medical school, and wellness programs are being incorporated into curricula across graduate healthcare programs.

As a future caregiver, taking care of yourself is a skill you need to develop. In this workshop, Jennifer Yeoward from the IU Health Center Counseling and Psychological Services will offer information, resources, and tools that you can incorporate in your life to reduce your level of stress and anxiety and carry forward into your graduate education and career.

Students pursuing admission to any type of competitive admission health professions program are encouraged to attend this event.

Please RSVP. It’s okay if you need to arrive late or leave early. We will leave time at the end of the session to discuss your questions and ideas.

Read more about the medical school competencies and competency in self-care.

 

Service Learning Abroad

One Heart Source is currently accepting applications for our 2020 Service Learning Programs. We are offering 2 and 4 week Health Development programs in Cape Town, South Africa!

As an OHS Mentor you will:

·  Gain a deeper understanding of community and the
cultural factors that influence health.

·  Participate in our health education interventions
by mentoring students through their academic careers.

·  Immerse yourself in history and culture to better
understand diversity.

·  Collaborate with groups of university students
from around the world to discuss global health issues.

·  Develop skills to pursue social justice through
health education and intervention.

·  Broaden health care skills in real-world
environments

Apply here for our Volunteer Programs: 2020 Application

Application Deadline: December 1, 2019

Learn more about our Health Program here.

Research Day 2019 Information for Undergraduate Students

Research Assistant Position at the University of Chicago

RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

The Memory and Perception in Schizophrenia (MAPS) laboratory is looking to hire a full-time research assistant to work on electroencephalography (EEG) studies of memory and perception in people with psychosis and other forms of serious mental illness.  This person will have opportunities to learn and practice clinical assessment and diagnosis, as well as to learn technical skills associated with EEG acquisition/analysis and computer programming.  Prior experience with these skills is preferred but not required.  Interested research assistants will have the opportunity to present work from the lab at national conferences, coauthor papers, and form connections with other researchers in the field.

The University of Chicago is located in Hyde Park, approximately 6 miles from downtown Chicago. The MAPS Laboratory is newly housed within the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, which is home to a number of NIH-funded research teams (for more information visit https://psychiatry.uchicago.edu/).  An individual who fills this position will be expected to work effectively within the MAPS Lab team, as well as with other research teams within the Psychiatry Department to coordinate patient recruitment.  The ideal candidate will therefore be highly organized, motivated to learn challenging new skills, and have a warm and professional interpersonal style.

Interested candidates for this position should contact Dr. Molly Erickson (merickson1@uchicago.edu) for more information about how to apply.

Field & Service Opportunities: Spring 2020

Brown County is partnering with the Healthy Development Lab of the IU School of Public Health to create elementary and intermediate level tutor/mentor opportunities (3-6 grades) for IU students in the following areas of interest: 

— Public Health

— Social Work
— K-12 Education
— Child Psychology
— Criminal Justice
...and more.

The IU Center for Rural Engagement is funding transportation to bring IU students to Brown County Intermediate School in Nashville, IN for one hour tutor/mentor sessions on Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays from 2:30-5:00, including travel time. 

— Pick up at the Jordan Parking Garage at 2:30

— Drop off at the Jordan Parking Garage at 5:00

Students interested in participating in this program should follow these steps:

1. Complete 15-minute Programs Involving Children (PIC) training 

2. Forward the certificate of PIC completion to Shuhan Yuanat the IU School of Public Health

3. The shuttle vehicle is driven by IU-student volunteers, so students who volunteer to drive should complete the IU Motor Pool Drivers License Approval

4. Complete the Tell Us About You form

5. Please note that we have openings for IU students needing to complete field and service hours during the rest of the Fall 2019 semester.

Questions?

• Shuhan Yuan, PhD candidate, IU School of Public Health
• Patricia Krahnke, Director, Brown County Literacy Coalition or 812.219.6001

Learn more...

 

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Cincinnati Children's Full Time Research Positions

Yale Psychology & Psychiatry Research Assistant Position for a study on adolescents at-risk for depression

We are looking for a highly motivated research assistant for a unique project combining different methods (fMRI, experience-sampling, behavioral observation, & hormonal measures) to study emotion dysregulation in adolescents at high (vs. low) risk for depression. The project is a collaboration between Yale’s Affect Regulation & Cognition Lab (PI: Jutta Joormann) and Yale’s Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab (PI: Hedy Kober). Hiring is contingent upon pending grant funding..

The RA will work closely with the PIs and post doc, participating in all stages of research, including:

1. Recruitment and screening of study participants (healthy and/or with psychopathology) as well as carrying out study sessions;
2. Data collection, organization, cleaning and analysis (self-report, behavioral, clinical, physiological, hormonal, and neuroimaging);  
3. Administrative duties associated with day to day study management (e.g. IRB);
4. Programming/editing computerized tasks (e.g. E-Prime)/online questionnaires (e.g. Qualtrics)/lab wiki;
5. Managing undergraduate student researchers.

A great attitude, excellent communication skills, ability to work effectively in a team, take initiative, and lead are highly desired. Opportunities to present at conferences and to write papers are commensurate with skills and experience. In-depth training and personalized mentoring will be provided on an ongoing basis.

Based on past RAs, this position will likely be enjoyable as well as educational and will serve as an ideal springboard for graduate school in psychology (experimental or clinical) or neuroscience. 

Start date: January 1 2020 is preferred (pending funding; will consider later dates for the right candidate). A two-year commitment is required.

Required Background: BA or BS in psychology, neuroscience or a related field (strong applications from candidates with other backgrounds will be considered); Research experience in a related area (with human participants); Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills; Experience with data analysis and statistics; Strong attention to detail as well as ability to work independently and in a team are needed.

Preferred Background: Psychological/human research experience in an emotion/clinical/developmental/cog neuro lab; Specifically, experimental design, programming, data collection, and analysis. Neuroimaging analysis experience and statistics experience are a big plus. Experience with R and/or SAS a big big big plus. Experience with children is preferred.

TO APPLY:  For questions and applications, please contact reuma.gadassipolack@yale.edu. Please include ‘Depression Risk RA Posting’ in the subject line.

 

Themester 2020 DEMOCRACY committee

Students Needed for “Democracy” Themester’s Advisory Committee

College of Arts and Sciences seeks undergraduates to serve as student representatives on the Themester advisory committee for fall 2020’s exploration of Democracy. The Themester advisory committee, made up of College faculty and undergraduate students, meets approximately once a month through spring 2020 and makes decisions related to the subsequent fall semester's Themester program.  The College is particularly interested in students with a strong academic or personal interest in the theme. See the Themester website for more information on responsibilities and required application materials. Deadline: November 1.

UNC Chapel Hill Diversifying Psychology Weekend: March 26-28, 2020

The UNC Diversifying Psychology Weekend is an opportunity for talented ethnic/racial minority undergraduates and recent college graduates invested in pursuing doctoral level training in clinical and/or developmental psychology. The program will include seminars, panel discussions, and workshops on the various components of a graduate school application (e.g., personal statement, vita) with the aim of assisting students in developing a competitive application. Students will have the opportunity to meet with UNC clinical and developmental psychology doctoral students and faculty in both formal (e.g., seminars) and informal settings. Additionally, students will get an introduction to the UNC programs in clinical and developmental psychology, as well as to graduate training in psychology more broadly. Travel, housing, and meals are provided for all attendees. The application deadline is December 16, 2019.

For more information and to complete the application, please click here:  https://clinicalpsych.unc.edu/diversifying-psychology-weekend/

For information on UNC’s Clinical Psychology program, click here: https://clinicalpsych.unc.edu/

For information on UNC’s Developmental Psychology program, click here: https://devpsych.unc.edu/

UNC also offers joint training across our six Psychology graduate programs: https://psychology.unc.edu/graduate-studies/

Undergraduate Research Opportunity

We are thrilled to announce IMPACT— Innovative Minds Partnering to Advance Curative Therapies — for the 2019-2020 academic year. The Mayo Clinic Health System IMPACT program, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, gives undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in novel hypothesis generation to address real-world health questions alongside Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System scientists and physicians. We would like to invite you and your students to be part of this outstanding research opportunity! Over the past six years, the IMPACT program has engaged interdisciplinary teams of 850 undergraduate students from 35 private, public, technical, and community colleges.

This year’s IMPACT topic asks student researchers to investigate the following question:

What is the mechanistic link between binge alcohol drinking, addiction, and the function of the neuroimmune system? The IMPACT Team recommends “The Role of Neuroimmune Signaling in Alcoholism” as a reference article for student teams as they begin their hypothesis generation.

Student teams will present a poster at the 2020 Symposium, to be held March 7 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. In addition to the poster presentations, the top 10 teams (selected through review of written submissions) will give oral presentations. The IMPACT Symposium also offers students networking opportunities with physicians and scientists from Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System. Each student on the winning team is awarded a $1,000 cash prize and a paid summer internship at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Each team will require one faculty mentor, and all faculty mentors are invited to attend the symposium as well. Teams of students from multiple disciplines are especially encouraged.

Please visit the IMPACT website for the specific challenge topic, deadline information, and submission guidelines. Each team must register online by November 22, 2019. Ongoing updates and reminders will be shared on the IMPACT Facebook page.

Faculty members, please share this opportunity with your students and contact us directly with any questions about the program.

Best wishes,

IMPACT – Innovative Minds Partnering to Advance Curative Therapies

Mayo Clinic Health System and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Overseas Study Events - Fall 2019

Opportunity for IU psych undergrad students to attend national school psychology conference for free!

+Kelley Floating Session