Psychology Newsletter
January/February 2020
ADVISING NEWS
Welcome Back!
We hope you had a wonderful holiday and a restful break. We also want to welcome our new incoming students. Now that we are about to start the Spring 2020 semester, we have a few reminders and updates for you.
Advising Staff
The advising team is fully staffed going into the Spring semester!
Randy Yazzie, Last names A-F
Keri Bishop, Last names G-M
Shelley Gill, Last names N-Z
Jamie Ellsworth, Arizona Online Students
Advising Schedule
Drop-Ins:
We are offering extra hours during the first week of classes since this is always a busy time for everyone! Be sure to check the website for updates and changes to this schedule.
To view the Drop-In advising schedule, please visit:
Appointments:
To schedule an advising appointment, please visit:
Internship Work Plan, Directed Research and/or Independent Study Form Deadlines!
If you have already established a position working in a PSY research lab or an internship in the community for the spring semester, your forms need to be turned into us ASAP if you would like to earn credit.
If have yet to turn in your Internship Agreement, Directed Research and/or Independent Study Forms, please do so by February 7th! After completing the forms, turn them in at the front office, PSY room 312 so that the credit can be added to your spring schedule.
Planning on Graduating in Spring or Summer 2020?
If you are planning on graduating after this Spring 2020 or Summer 2020, you need to file for graduation by February 1st to avoid the $50 late filing fee. You can access and complete your candidacy form online through your UAccess Student Center by "applying for graduation."
Upon completion of this form, you will also want to schedule an appointment with your advisor to complete the "Degree Audit Worksheet". This part does not need to be completed by the 1st.
Grade Replacement Opportunity (GRO)
Know Your Spring 2020 Deadlines!
OPPORTUNITIES
Participants Needed
Study of Test-Taking and Emotions
The Social Roles and Identity Laboratory at the University of Arizona is conducting an online study to investigate how certain students process their emotions before and after stressful exams.
Participation involves:
- One online session, lasting approximately 30 minutes in duration
- You will answer a couple questionnaires and brief, short-answer essays centered around test-taking
Eligibility
- At least 18 years of age
- Fluent in English
- Current student taking classes at the UofA
For participating in this study we will enter our participants into a drawing to win $50, drawn at the end of the study. If you are interested in participating in the study or have any questions, please contact the SRI Lab at emotionstudy.ua@gmail.com.
Participate in paid VR and fMRI studies! | Human Spatial Cognition Lab
- You will wear a VR headset and walk around in a virtual environment.
- You will also have the chance to receive your brain scans in our fMRI studies
- The study will take up to one hour and you will be granted $20 for your participation.
- Eligibility requirements include:
- Above age 18
- Have normal vision or corrected-to-normal vision
- No neurological or psychiatric history
- No history of motion sickness or fainting
- No history of claustrophobia
- No metal inside your body
- Please contact Karen (Yu) Du to schedule a time: ydu@email.arizona.edu for our VR studies or Alexis Oyao to schedule a time for our fMRI studies: aoyao@email.arizona.edu
The Grief, Loss, and Social Stress Laboratory at the University of Arizona is conducting an online study to investigate grief responses across various cultures.
You can participate from anywhere in the country from the convenience of your own home. No lab visits are necessary.
Participants will be asked to respond to a brief online questionnaire
Eligible participants:
· Are English-speaking adults between 18-99 years of age
· Experienced the death of a loved one
If you are interested in participating in the study, you can access the survey using the following link:
https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehvQu7e9NiOUpznResearch Assitants Needed
Dr. Daniel Sullivan’s cultural-existential psychology lab is seeking assistants to help carry out research on an independent-study-credit basis during Spring 2020.
Our studies focus on people’s needs for meaning, self-esteem, and secure relationships; what happens when these needs are undermined (e.g., negative emotions like anxiety and guilt); and individual as well as cultural differences in the types of things people find important and threatening in life. In addition to these topics, we are also generally interested in cultural and religious differences, and perceptions of suffering and victimhood.
If you are interested in working as a research assistant on these topics, please contact Isaac Young at isaacyoung@email.arizona.edu
Job Title: Brain Imaging, Behavior and Aging Lab - Research Assistant
Director: Gene E. Alexander, Ph.D.
Available for: Independent Study Credit/Volunteer
Dates: Spring & Fall semesters, Summer (optional)
Contact Person: Cortney Jessup, cjcoxon@email.arizona.edu
Description:
The Brain Imaging, Behavior and Aging Lab studies brain-behavior relationships in the context of aging. We use neuroimaging techniques, including structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), in combination with measures of cognition and behavior to address research questions on cognitive aging and age-related neurodegenerative disease. Research Assistants may be involved in multiple aspects of projects such as: data entry, collecting and analyzing data, recruiting and screening participants over the phone, assisting with the collection of MRI and fMRI data (images of the brain), and participation in lab meetings and discussions.
Expectations:
· Research assistants will be expected to commit to at least 10 hours per week in the lab and to reliably adhere to that schedule throughout each semester.
· A 1 year commitment must be made upon being invited into the lab so that there is sufficient time for training and hands on experience.
· Lab hours will be based on the Research Assistant’s schedule and will be documented.
· Assistants will be introduced to multiple projects upon entering the lab, will focus on one project, and will be expected to assist with other projects if needed.
· We are looking for a wide array of applicants, especially those strong in the sciences and those considering graduate school.
· Only serious, committed applicants please.
If interested, please email your resume and availability for the semester to Cortney Jessup, cjcoxon@email.arizona.edu.
Psychology Advising
How to Make an Advising Appointment
Advising appointments for majors can be scheduled by going to http://student.trellis.arizona.edu
Advisors:
Randy Yazzie– Students with last names A-F (yazzier@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)
Jamie Ellsworth -Arizona Online PSYC BA students (jellsworth@email.arizona.edu)
Melanie Lipton - Assistant Director of Academic Advising (melanieliption@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
Facebook: facebook.com/arizonapsychology/