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Psych Snippets
Information for Davidson Psychologists & Friends of Psychology
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This Week's Opportunities
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Clinical Research Methods (Psy 314) Poster Session
Please join us for a poster session presenting results from three studies conducted by students in this semester's Clinical Research Methods course. Refreshments will be served!
Monday, December 07 | 10:20-11:20am
Watson 132
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| Dr. Sockol's Recent Conference Presentations |
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Dr. Sockol recently presented several posters at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies in Chicago. She was joined by 3 of her former Williams College students, and together they presented 4 posters. Photos courtesy of Laura Sockol.
Keiana West, Laura Sockol, Dahlia Mukherjee, Caroline Kaufman & Charley Wyser, enjoying authentic deep dish Chicago-style pizza at Lou Malnati's!
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Caroline Kaufman, Williams College '15, presented results of her senior honors thesis: Kaufman, C. C. & Sockol, L. E. A systematic review of psychological predictors of mother-infant bonding. Caroline is currently a first-year student in the clinical psychology Ph.D. program at the University of Memphis.
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Charley Wyser, Williams College '16, and Keiana West, Williams College '17, presented results of a study they conducted working with me this past summer: Wyser, C. E., West, K. R.,* & Sockol, L. E. Demographic correlates of impaired mother-infant bonding in a community sample of mothers of young infants. Keiana West & Charley Wyser answering questions at their poster session.
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Dr. Sockol presented two posters co-authored with another student, Robin Hackett, Williams College '13, who was not able to attend the conference: Hackett, R. D. & Sockol, L. E. Women's participation in the 2014 annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; Sockol, L. E.& Hackett, R. D. The relationship between paternal attitudes and psychological symptoms among first-time fathers.
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Dr. Sockol was elected secretary of the Clinical Psychology at Liberal Arts Colleges Special Interest Group (http://cplac.org/), which represents members of ABCT with affiliations with liberal arts colleges.
Thanks to Dr. Ramirez for sharing!
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Alumni Present & Gather at Psychonomics
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Photos courtesy of Dr. Multhaup
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Kendra Smith '15 presents her thesis work to Gus Craik of levels of processing fame:
Smith, K. C. '15, Multhaup, K. S., & Iherjirika, R. C. '09 (2015, November). Misinformation, executive control, and the revised hierarchical model of bilingual memory. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.
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Annual Davidson breakfast: Kendra Smith '15, first-year graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis; Nadia Brashier '12, fourth-year graduate student at Duke University; Blaire Weidler '10, fifth-year graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis; Dr. Multhaup; Sharon Thompson-Schill '91, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Chair of Psychology Department, and Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Grad Student Notes to Current Davidson Students
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 Kendra Smith '15, first-year graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, notes that her experience with R in both 310 and 316 has prepared her well for her graduate stats course, "even though I [did not love it] at the time."
You, too, will be glad for all you learned. Hang in there down the final stretch of the semester!
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Davidson in India - Fall 2015 with Dr. Munger
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Follow your fellow psychology students' adventures at the program's travel blog and two course blogs:
Best wishes to the group for safe travels and an enriching semester!
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--Thanks to Katie Farrey '16 for sharing!
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National Conference on Undergraduate Research: April 7-9, 2016
- Student Abstract Submission and Application Deadline: 02 December 2015
- Follow link above for more details
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 Carolinas Psychology Conference April 16, 2016
- Abstract Submission 12 March 2016
- Will take place at Campbell University in Lundy Fetterman School of Business, Buies Creek,NC
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Contact Dr. Verna Case with questions
Application deadline: January 29, 2016
MIT Amgen Scholars
June 6, 2016 - August 5, 2016
Apply NOW (admissions decisions late Feb/early March 2016)
June 12, 2016 - August 6, 2016
Application deadline: February 1, 2016
May 28, 2016 - July 23, 2016 | Oklahoma State University
Application deadline: March 4, 2016
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Post-Davidson Opportunities
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 The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Emotion and Development Branch, Section on Bipolar Spectrum Disorders (BSD), in Bethesda, Maryland, seeks qualified individuals to fill IRTA (Intramural Research Training Award) positions, with employment sta rting late May/early June 2016. BSD conducts research on the pathophysiology, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, which begins in childhood. Our particular research interest involves the investigation of pediatric Bipolar Disorder, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
The full-time positions require a bachelor's degree and a U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status (resident alien). A minimum commitment of one year is expected; however, a two-year commitment is preferred. Duties and responsibilities include assistance with and participation in all aspects of the research enterprise: patient and healthy volunteer screening and recruitment; protocol implementation; data collection, entry, and analysis; and manuscript preparation. This work involves using computer statistical and graphics programs, preparing blood samples, and researching scientific literature. In addition, the position involves regular patient contact during outpatient clinic visits, and with inpatients. IRTAs can observe diagnostic interviews with patients and become familiar with standard psychometric procedures. IRTAs are also involved in training subjects to participate in neuroimaging and analyzing neuroimaging data.
IRTAs will work as part of a multidisciplinary research team including physicians, psychologists, clinical social workers, and psychiatric nurses at the nation's largest medical research center, the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
Successful applicants will be awarded post-baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Fellowships, which provide opportunities for recent college graduates to spend time engaged in biomedical investigation. During their tenure in the program, post-baccalaureate fellows are also expected to initiate the application process for graduate or medical school.
Interested individuals should complete the online application found at the following website (link can be found under "Application Procedure"):
Following completion of the online application, individuals should also forward a letter of interest and resume to:
Lex Curhan
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
alexa.curhan@nih.gov
301-451-7248
DHHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers
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Start Date: Flexible; now until July 2016
Position: Full-Time Research Coordinator at the Positive Psychology Center
Location: Philadelphia
Principal Investigator: Dr. Angela Duckworth
Brief Description: The Duckworth Lab at the University of Pennsylvania studies two traits that predict achievement: grit and self-control. Grit is the tendency to sustain interest in and effort toward very long-term goals (Duckworth et al., 2007). Self-control is the voluntary regulation of behavioral, emotional, and attentional impulses in the presence of momentarily gratifying temptations or diversions (Duckworth & Seligman, 2005; Duckworth & Steinberg, in press). We have several research coordinator openings in the lab. For more information, please visit the following website: http://duckworthlab.applytojob.com/apply/HoiAQX/Research-Coordinator-At-The-Duckworth-Lab.html
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On This Day: 30 November
1903 - Grace Heider was born. Heider was a developmental psychologist with a special interest in the process of language development in deaf children. Her book Studies in the Psychology of the Deaf (1940) reflects this interest. Her last book, Vulnerability in Infants and Young Children, was not written until 1973, testifying to her enduring productivity and interest in child development.
1904 - Max Wertheimer received the PhD degree at the age of 24 under Oswald Külpe at the University of Würzburg. Wertheimer became one of the founders of Gestalt psychology.
1962 - John Paul Scott's article "Critical Periods in Behavioral Development" was published in Science.
1977 - J. Allen Hobson and Robert W. McCarley's article "The Brain as a Dream State Generator: An Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis of the Dream Process" was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The article was cited widely in introductory texts.
1993 - George Franklin, Sr., of Redwood City, California, was convicted of a 1969 murder on the strength of "repressed memory" testimony given by his daughter, Eileen. Franklin's conviction was reversed on appeal in 1996. The case was one of many in which traumatic childhood incidents went unreported for many years, only to emerge during psychotherapy. The authenticity of these reports has been the subject of controversy and research.
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The mission of the Davidson College Psychology Department is to provide students with an outstanding education in all aspects of the science and practice of psychology. As committed teachers, researchers, practitioners, and advisers, we offer our students a rigorous curriculum of courses, research opportunities, and field experiences, combined with individualized mentoring. Thus are our students fully prepared to use their knowledge of psychology to flourish and to reach their highest level of professional attainment in their lives after Davidson. Critical to this mission, the department continuously works to maintain its standing as a nationally recognized center of psychological research and scholarship by supporting, encouraging, and facilitating the professional development of its faculty and staff. As psychologists who are dedicated to contributing to our discipline, we maintain a positive climate of collegiality, collaboration, high standards, and overall daily excellence within the department, from which our faculty as well as our students benefit both personally and professionally.
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