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Psych Snippets
Information for Davidson Psychologists & Friends of Psychology
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Davidson scholars in bold; Students in red
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4 Psychology Majors Elected to Phi Beta Kappa 
Congratulations to the following Psychology Majors for their election
to Phi Beta Kappa through Davidson's Gamma chapter of North Carolina!
Gaylen Fronk '16*
Lauren Malachowski '16
Bel Raim '16
Maryanne Smith '16
*Elected in August 2015.
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Munger, M. P., & Multhaup, K. S. (2016). No imagination effect on boundary extension. Memory & Cognition, 44, 73-88. doi:10.3758/s13421-015-0541-3
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Phia Salter '05, now Assistant Professor of Psychology and Africana Studies at Texas A&M, is included on an impressive set of visiting speakers for the NEH summer institute on "Presupposition and Perception: Reasoning, Ethics, Politics, and Aesthetics". See more at http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/neh_perception/home
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Upcoming Events & Opportunities
Thanks to Ms. Murdock for her graphic design skills
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Clarise Ballesteros '16 -- 'It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to': Latino, White, and Black Ethnic Self-Identification in Three Generations
Anna Davis '16 -- Food, Focus, and Functions:Could Learning about Food Influence Children's Math and Self-regulation Abilities?
Lauren Malachowski '16 -- Helping Kids Self-regulate: Exploring Relations Among Ethnicity, Maternal Behaviors, and Executive Function in the Early Elementary Years
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Misinformation in Democracies: What Can We Do About It?
Dr. Brian Southwell
Director, Science in the Public Sphere Program, RTI International
Research Professor, School of Media and Journalism and Adjunct Associate Professor, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Adjunct Professor, Energy Initiative, Duke University
Host of The Measure of Everyday Life on WNCU-FM
4:30 pm, Wednesday, March 30 2016
Hance Auditorium, Chambers Building
NOTE: This talk will NOT count as research credit in the PSY 101 pool, but it might well be of interest to Psychology Majors.
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Conferences & Grad School Opportunities
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A SNEAK PEEK AT NORTHWESTERN'S PSYCHOLOGY PHD PROGRAMS
Northwestern University's Psychology Department is hosting a program on Friday, June 3rd and Saturday, June 4th for undergraduates who are members of groups that are traditionally underrepresented in academia (including first-generation college students), and who are potentially interested in pursuing graduate study in psychology. Activities will include a workshop designed to help with the graduate school application process and opportunities to meet psychology department faculty members and graduate students to learn what graduate school is like and how they might fit into the various psychology graduate programs (e.g., clinical, social, cognitive neuroscience, etc.). Travel and accommodation costs associated with participation will be covered, and the application process will be fast and free ( applications are due by April 14th @ 5 pm). For more information, please see the program website http://www.psychology.northwestern.edu/diversity/sneak-peek.html
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-Graduation Opportunities
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Seniors,
I have an opening for a full-time research technician in the behavioral pharmacology laboratory starting in May (after graduation). The position is a one-year (12-month) position that terminates in summer 2017. Weekend and evening work will be required, and the position necessitates work with laboratory animals. This is a salaried position with full Davidson College benefits (except retirement). Applicants should apply for the position at jobs.davidson.edu.
If you are interested in the position, or if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thanks,
Dr. Smith
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Interested in mental health and dissemination and implementation research?
Hiring Research Assistants at the University of Pennsylvania!
Two full-time clinical research coordinator positions are available at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research under the mentorship of Dr. Rinad Beidas. Dr.Beidas's research centers on the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices for youth in community settings. This posting is intended for entry-level research assistants (i.e., 2016 graduates).
The research coordinators will assist with the coordination of three National Institutes of Health funded research projects, including an NIMH funded R01, R21, and K23 which all center around the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based psychosocial practices for youth. The position will entail spending a significant amount of time in community mental health clinics across the City of Philadelphia.
Qualifications:
· Minimum bachelor's degree in psychology or related health field.
· Exquisite attention to detail;
· The ability to manage multiple responsibilities including daily tasks and planning for longer-term projects;
· Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, particularly given the community partner aspect of this work;
· The ability to work both autonomously and within a team.
· Valid Driver's License (Car not needed)
Apply today!
This full time position requires a two-year commitment. The preferred start date is by August 1st, 2016. For more information and to apply, please apply at http://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/postings/16562. Applications are due by April 1st, 2016. Please email rbeidas@upenn.edu for any questions.
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Research Assistant Rhode Island MIDAS Project
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 2016 (or sooner if available). 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 highly successful at getting into top level graduate and medical school.
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) or Kristy Dalrymple, Ph.D. (kristy_dalrymple@brown.edu).
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The Pediatric Anxiety Research Center (PARC) at Bradley Hospital (located in East Providence, RI and affiliated with the Brown Medical School), is looking for a full-time clinical research assistant for several projects concerning obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), tic disorders, and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Current research projects are focused on effective therapist behaviors and dissemination of childhood OCD and anxiety treatment, behavioral and biological facets of tic disorders, neuropsychological functioning in OCD, and treatment outcome research in an intensive program for children and adolescents with OCD and anxiety. The research assistant will participate in all aspects of clinical research projects. Duties include scheduling and screening study patients, tracking progress of the studies, administering ratings scales, behavioral coding (e.g., treatment sessions, tic observations), and data entry and analysis. Aiding in study recruitment and developing innovative recruitment strategies is an important role of the research assistant. Participation in multidisciplinary discussions regarding research design and implementation is expected. Opportunities to assist in writing scientific articles for publication and grant submissions are provided. Other duties include preparing submissions to the Human Subjects Protection Committee and Office of Research Administration and coordinating communication with research collaborators in other cities. A strong academic record is essential and past research experience is desirable.
QUALIFICATIONS:
· A bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in psychology, human biology, neuroscience, or related fields
· Excellent computer and communication (verbal and written) skills
· Past experience of hands-on involvement in a research project
· A career interest in clinical psychology or in psychiatry
· Proficiency in the use of Microsoft applications
· Strong organizational skills
· Strong interpersonal skills
· The ability to work well with children and parents
· A willingness to tackle complex tasks in an independent manner
· A strong sense of responsibility towards work
· Prior neuroimaging experience is desirable but not required
This position would begin in May/June of 2016, and would require a two-year commitment contingent upon grant funding and performance. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume/CV, and two written recommendations (sent directly by your recommenders) to Brianna Wellen no later than March 25, 2016. We prefer to receive applications via email, but if you or your recommenders would prefer to send us written correspondence, please use the address provided below. We will review applications as they are received and contact applicants to extend invitations to interview at our clinic.
Please send cover letter, resume/CV, and two letters of recommendation by March 25, 2016 to:
Brianna Wellen
Clinical Research Assistant
bwellen@lifespan.org, 401-432-1468
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Seniors,
I'm a Director with Grassroots Campaigns, a national political consulting firm that specializes in running face-to-face field campaigns to elect progressive candidates, organize people around important issues, and raise funds for great non-profit and advocacy groups like the ACLU, The Nature Conservancy, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. We've been recruiting at Davidson College for years, so you may have spoken to us in the past.
I'm reaching out because we are currently hiring seniors to come run campaign offices all across the country after graduating. I'm actually coming to the Davidson Campus on March 22nd through March 24th, and I'll be meeting with interested students conducting interviews.
This is likely the only time I'll be able to make it to Davidson this Spring, so I really want to make sure the word gets out to any students who might be interested in doing our type of political organizing work after graduating.
Sincerely,
David Hennessey
Assistant Director
Grassroots Campaigns
Charlotte, NC 28206
(704)787-3061
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Davidson College Psychology Department
Summer Research Fellowship 2016
Application Deadline 5:00 PM Monday, March 21
Thanks to an anonymous benefactor, the Psychology Department is pleased to again offer a Summer Research Fellowship for conducting research in residence at Davidson College for ten weeks in the summer [sometime between Commencement and First Year Orientation]. Interested applicants will develop a research project and form an agreement for supervision and support with a Psychology Department faculty mentor. The applicant and faculty mentor will negotiate the summer research plan between them. The student will receive a stipend in the amount of $4,000.
Applications are modest in scope, typically a two-page proposal. Successful proposals have included a narrative about the student's interest in the project, background classes/experiences that are relevant to the project, some scholarly references, a description of what the student hopes to accomplish in the project, and a description of the anticipated relationship with a faculty mentor. The applicant should also provide assurances that they have discussed the project with a faculty member within the department and that the project has the support of that faculty member. While some of the proposals have matured to Senior Theses, that is not a requirement for conducting summer research.
Applications are reviewed and evaluated by the Psychology Department faculty, who decide the most meritorious proposal. In addition to completing the project, successful applicants will:
- Prepare a progress report and personal note of appreciation to be sent to the anonymous benefactor at the end of the summer,
- Present the summer's work as a poster on campus [with other Summer Fellows and/or the Science Students Research Symposium],
- Write a Final Report suitable for follow-up with the benefactor [typically a one-page summary plus a one- or two-page version of the poster presentation], and
- Budget a modest portion of the stipend for presenting the results of the work at a professional or student conference, should the project results merit such a venue.
Interested prospective applicants should begin dialogue with a prospective psychology faculty mentor immediately. A reminder that while proposals are judged on merits of research ideas, quality of expression, feasibility of the proposed work, and mentoring relationship with a faculty member, the proposal is not intended to be highly labor intensive; hence the two-page format. Submit your proposals electronically to Dr. Smith (masmith@davidson.edu) in the Psychology Department Office by 5:00 PM on Monday, March 21.
Questions? Contact Dr. Smith at masmith@davidson.edu
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June 6, 2016 - August, 13, 2016
Apply NOW (applications currently accepted; no cut-off date)
May 31, 2016 - July 22, 2016
Application deadline (online): March 15, 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: 14 March
1895 - Phyllis Blanchard was born. Blanchard's career in clinical psychology was marked by a long association with the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. Her books, The Adolescent Girl (1920) and An Introduction to Mental Hygiene (1930) are representative of her expertise.
1910 - Oran Wendle Eagleson was born. Eagleson, an African American psychologist, earned his way from high school through the PhD by working in a shoe repair shop. His research interests included racial and ethnic issues, problem solving, handwriting, music, and personality.
1960 - Ernst Hans Gombrich's book Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation was published.
1969 - The founding and first annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists was held in St. Louis.
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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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