Psychology Newsletter
November 2019
ADVISING NEWS
Know Your Fall Deadlines!
Advising Schedule for November
Drop-In Advising for November:
We are offering drop-in advising ONLY during the priority registration time period. The full schedule is posted on the Advising Website.
Appointments:
After priority registration is over, we will resume with our regular schedule, offering appointments through WiseAdvising. Additionally, we will also begin to transition to a new scheduling system called Trellis. We will share more about this later in the month.
Winter and Spring 2020 Course Registration Info!
Registration for Spring will occur during the month of November. Check your UAccess student center for you start date.
Dates are assigned based on class standing (# of units completed). All dates are also posted on the Registrar's Website.
November 4th: Winter Registration begins and stays open
OPPORTUNITIES
Research Assistants Needed
Consciousness-Action-Time Lab – Call for undergraduate research assistants
The CATLab is looking for motivated undergraduate research assistants to assist with behavioral and electroencephalogram (EEG) study visits investigating free will and time perception. Candidates may volunteer or receive credit (1 credit for a 3 hour/week commitment).
Summary of basic duties:
- Guide participants for behavioral data collection
- Assist with EEG set up and cleaning
- Data entry in Microsoft Excel
- Opportunities for more advanced research duties will be considered
Summary of qualifications:
- Interest or major in Psychology, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, Cognitive Psychology
- Ability to commit to at least 3 hours of lab work per week- Preference for Tuesday or Thursday availability
- Motivation to contribute to our lab
Please email your resumé/CV, availability, and statement of research/career interests to Sara Lomayesva at slomayesva@email.arizona.edu.
Semester: Spring 2020
Available for: Independent Study or Volunteer
Description:
The Cognition & Neuroimaging Lab investigates the relationship between cognition and brain structure & function. We are especially interested in the effects aging has on this relationship, and how genetic, health, and lifestyle factors in turn influence aging. We are looking for a wide array of applicants, especially those strong in the sciences and those considering graduate school, to fulfill Research Assistant positions. Research Assistants will have the opportunity to become involved in recruiting and screening participants, collecting and analyzing behavioral data, and assisting in MRI/fMRI data analysis.
Expectations:
- Research assistants will be expected to commit to 9 hours per week in the lab (if taking credit) and to reliably adhere to that schedule throughout each semester.
- Lab hours will be based on the Research Assistant’s schedule and will be documented.
If interested, please email Stephanie Matijevic (smatijevic@email.arizona.edu) with your CV and a summary of your interests pertaining to cognitive neuroscience research. For more information please visit our website at http://cnl.web.arizona.edu/
The Memory Development and Disorders Lab in the psychology department is looking for student Research Assistants to assist with data entry.
We are seeking highly motivated students who are detail-oriented and reliable. Independent study credit is available. This requires a minimum of 10 hours per week and a one year commitment for both volunteers and those receiving credit.
Interested individuals can email the lab manager, Miranda Sampsel at mdd@email.arizona.edu. Please include your resume or CV and your availability during the week.
The SuRRF Lab is looking for temporary research assistants! Are you interested?
Details of the project: RAs will review literature abstracts and titles to examine racial differences in the rate of publications.
1. Project start date: ASAP
2. Project end date: Winter 2019
3. Must be able to make a training (will be set up once you email that you're interested)
4. 10 hour a week time commitment + weekly project meeting
5. Must have CITI training (we will help you if you don't have this)
6. Must be detailed oriented
YOU CAN PARTICIPATE EVEN IF YOU ARE AN ONLINE STUDENT.
Benefits of this project?
1. Potential for authorship on a poster
2. Potential to present a poster at GPSC in Feb. 2020
3. Gather experience in a lab!!
If you would like to be on this month long project, please email Krystal at krystalaz@email.arizona.edu ASAP!!
LifeSTEP Interns needed
The psychology clinic has established a community service agency that provides undergraduate life skills trainers (and mentors) to school-aged youth with emotional and/or behavioral problems. The vast majority of these children are from a minority group living in poverty in Tucson and are struggling with a variety of emotional and behavior problems. We are currently accepting applications for Spring semester.
As a LifeSTEP (Life Skills Training and Enhancement Program) intern, you would be meeting with your assigned youth about once a week for about 4 hours each time. Activities might include going to the movies, getting an ice cream, going bowling or spending time at a park, etc (you would be reimbursed for your expenses including gas).
You would receive 3 units of internship credit (393 or 493 depending on your U of A status), and you would have the opportunity to receive training in this area.
If you are interested (and are at least 18 years old), please complete the application & email it back to julief@u.arizona.edu. We are especially in need of male interns (due to the large number of older boys in desperate need of a positive role model), but we are also in need of many female interns as well!
Participants Needed
The Psychology Department at the University of Arizona is looking for volunteers to participate in a study of Memory
Participants will be compensated
Who? Typically developing children between 6-17 years old.
What questions are we trying to answer? We are trying to validate a comprehensive, computerized memory assessment for use in populations with Intellectual disabilities.
When and for how long? You will be asked to visit the lab between two and four times over a 6 months period. Each visit should take approximately 2.5 hours.
Where? Memory Development and Disorders Lab at the University of Arizona.
More info? For more information or to schedule a visit to the lab, please contact our lab at (520)-626-0244 or MDD@email.arizona.edu
An Institutional Review Board responsible for human subjects research at The University of Arizona reviewed this research project and found it to be acceptable, according to applicable state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research.
IN THE NEWS
Psychology Advising
How to Make an Advising Appointment
Advising appointments can be scheduled by going to https://sbs.arizona.edu/advising/student
Advisors:
TBD– Students with last names A-F (MBB-psycinfo@email.arizona.edu)
Keri Bishop – Students with last names G-M and HONORS (kerib@email.arizona.edu)
Shelley Gill – Students with last names N-Z (shelleyb@email.arizona.edu)
Melanie Lipton - Assistant Director of Academic Advising
Arizona Online PSYC BA students (melanielipton@email.arizona.edu)
Email: MBB-psycinfo@email.arizona.edu
Website: http://psychology.arizona.edu/advising
Location: 1503 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ, United States
Phone: (520) 621-7439
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