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Psych Snippets
Information for Davidson Psychologists & Friends of Psychology
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PsychTable: An Informal Lunch Chat with Psychology Faculty
Students are encouraged to use their meal plan. On Feb 2, we will cover the cost of lunch for students who do not have meal plans.
Tuesday, February 2, 11:30am-12:30pm
Vail Commons
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Dr. Sockol and some of our Davidson-Broughton alums will talk about the program. Join them! Ask questions! Eat pizza!
Thursday, February 4, 11:05am-12:05pm
Watson 310
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The American Psychological Association (APA) has funded the Davidson College Psychology Department to hire 4 undergraduates for 8 weeks of full-time research this coming summer. Dr. Good took the lead on writing the Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Grant with collaborators Drs. Multhaup, Munger, and Sockol. More details about those four summer research positions will be shared soon. For now, we celebrate another acknowledgement of our department by APA. Prior acknowledgements include a Culture of Service Award that endowed the Palmer Award given at the Senior Banquet, for example. Extra kudos to Dr. Good on her leadership role on the current APA grant.
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Dr. Multhaup has been asked to serve on the Program Committee for the Psychonomic Society. The society describes itself as, "the home for scientists who study how the mind works. . . .The Society and its members perform and promote the basic science of behavior in areas such as memory, learning, problem solving, action planning, language, and perception that connect with other fields of research."
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Upcoming Events & Opportunities
Thanks to Ms. Murdock for her graphic design skills
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| NC Cognition Conference | Saturday, February 13th 2016, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Where: Wake Forest University
Keynote speaker: Gordon Logan (Vanderbilt University), The Paradox of Expert Control and the Resolution at Your Fingertips
If you are interested in attending this conference, please contact Dr. Multhaup and/or Dr. Munger.
Where: Campbell University
Abstract submission deadline: March 21st 2016 at 5PM
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Dr. Sockol welcomes all to her PSY 231 feature film series | Sundays 6-9pm in Dana 146
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CABE STUDENT VIDEO AWARDS ON CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
In 2016, the APA Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education (CABE) will give two awards to undergraduate students who produce the best interview videos of someone working in a psychology-related field. Please share this information with your students. For more information, visit http://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/undergrad/student-video.aspx.
Deadline: April 4, 2016.
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Post-Davidson Opportunities
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Hey Psych Majors! Are you looking to expand your clinical experience with children before pursuing a graduate degree? Since graduating from Davidson in May I've had the opportunity to intern with Eliada Homes, a non-profit psychiatric treatment facility for children and adolescents in Asheville, NC. The RISE internship is a 13-month long program (beginning in June) in which college graduates gain a wide range of clinical experience through working in the facility's 5 different treatment programs for children dealing with trauma and psychiatric illness. Each program is designed to treat a different age group, clinical profile, and demographic, so interns gain a wide range of clinical experiences while also learning about the ins and outs of the public mental health system. Residential workers care for the kids throughout their day-to-day lives activities at the facility, support them through mental health crises that arise, build therapeutic relationships and create the therapeutic environment. These one-on-one experiences have been immensely valuable in teaching me about different childhood psychiatric conditions, attachment patterns, and the impact of trauma on a child's brain and behavior. It has also introduced me to the ways that various social service professionals work together to support these kids while challenging me to think about child mental health as a public health and social justice issue. While a great clinical experience in general, the RISE program is particularly valuable for those interested in pursuing a career in social work, whether in a clinical capacity or in a macro/policy setting. If you have any interest in the RISE program or want to chat about opportunities in residential care in general, please shoot me an email at kathryn.kemp2015@gmail.com!
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PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH ASSISTANT: The Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital is seeking a full time Research Assistant to coordinate projects in psychological and psychiatric research. This is a full time grant-funded research assistant position for projects involving the investigation of the biological mechanisms of psychiatric treatments. Responsibilities will include coordination (e.g., participant recruitment, collecting study data, database management) for a study investigating the mechanisms of cognitive bias modification (CBM), with and without adjunctive neuromodulation using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), in patients with anxiety disorders. This study will involve training in administration of CBM, rTMS, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and other psychophysiological assessment. In addition, this research assistant will assist with study administration (but not be the primary study coordinator) on a study investigating neural mechanisms of cognitive-behavioral treatment response in patients with hoarding disorder. Other responsibilities may include assistance with grant preparation and article writing, preparation of study materials, and data analysis. The research assistant will have opportunities to co-author scientific papers and journal articles.
Qualifications include a BA/BS in psychology or related field, including coursework in research methods and/or statistics. Experience with CBM, neuromodulation, psychophysiological assessment and/or MRI are preferred, but not required. Successful candidates will demonstrate a conscientious work style and strong interpersonal skills. This is an excellent entry-level position for a college graduate who is interested in gaining additional research experience before going on to graduate study.
The position is open to start immediately and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please e-mail resume/curriculum vitae and two letters of recommendation to: Gretchen Diefenbach, Ph.D. at Gretchen.Diefenbach@hhchealth.org
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Contact Dr. Stacey Riemer with questions
Application deadline: January 31, 2016
June 6, 2016 - August 5, 2016
Apply NOW (admissions decisions late Feb/early March 2016)
June 6, 2016 - August, 13, 2016
Apply NOW (applications currently accepted; no cut-off date)
deadlines in early February 2016
May 23, 2016 - July 29, 2016
Application deadline: February 1, 2016
June 12, 2016 - August 6, 2016
Application deadline: February 1, 2016
May 15-20, 2016 | UNC - Charlotte
Application Deadline: February 5, 2016
The mission of OSSI is to diversify the pipeline for graduate education in Organizational Science. Ideal OSSI Fellows are sophomore/junior level in college, interested in studying organizations, planning to attend graduate school in an Org Science-related field, and are members of an underrepresented ethnic and/or racial student population (e.g., Latino, African-American, Native American). Grant Thomas, class of 2013, attended the OSSI as a rising senior and loved it.
Supports research on and off campus, summer and academic year
Application deadline: February 19, 2016
June 5, 2016 - July 30, 2016
Application deadline: February 29, 2016
The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) seeks outstanding graduate and upper division undergraduate students to serve as interns on aging and long-term care policy projects in Washington DC. Students studying economics, gerontology, political science, public policy, health policy, social work, actuarial science or related subjects are urged to apply for this 12-week summer semester internship.
Application deadline: March 1, 2016
May 30, 2016 - August 6, 2016
Application deadline: March 1, 2016
June 20, 2016 - August 19, 2016
Application deadline: March 3, 2016
May 28, 2016 - July 23, 2016 | Oklahoma State University
Application deadline: March 4, 2016
May 31, 2016 - July 22, 2016
Application deadline (online): March 15, 2016
May 16-July 15, 2016
Application deadline: March 11, 2016
see web site for details
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Preparing & Applying for Grad School in Psychology
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This series of 12 videos takes prospective graduate students step-by-step through the preparation, application, interview and admission processes. The presenters combine decades of advising experience and research findings with evidence-based and anxiety-reducing strategies for mastering each step. Each video is 20-25 min and there is a link for supplemental handouts. |
On This Day: 01 February
1844 - Granville Stanley Hall was born. Hall founded the American Journal of Psychology (1887) and Pedagogical Seminary (1891), later titled the Journal of Genetic Psychology. In 1892, Hall called the founding meeting of the APA. Hall's research interest was child development, which he took to be an analog of human evolution. APA President, 1892 and 1924.
1928 - K. Warner Schaie was born. Schaie's interests in developmental psychology extend across all ages. Studies of the effectiveness of Head Start, longitudinal studies of intellectual development in adults, and training programs to reverse intellectual decline in aging persons represent his life span orientation. APA Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award, 1992.
1967 - Robert Rescorla's article "Pavlovian Conditioning and its Proper Control Procedures" was published in Psychological Review. By 1983, this article had been cited over 405 times and was featured as a "citation classic" by the journal Current Contents.
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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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