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Psych Snippets
Information for Davidson Psychologists & Friends of Psychology
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The different track events/locations for each Thursday at common hour are located below: 
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Students Present Community-Based Psychology Projects
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Last week students in Dr. Stutts's courses (psychology majors in bold) presented their class projects at the Community-Based Poster fair. Congratulations to all, and thanks to Dr. Stutts for sharing!
Health Psych Class
Food for Thought: An Evaluation of Nutritious Dining Options at Davidson College
- Frances Adams, Naira Oberoi, Emerson Bouldin, Darby Williams
MyPlate, MyChoices, MyHealth
- Lo Donato, Abbey Griffin, Daniel Kim, Arden Simone
Go Out and Play!
- Gaylen Fronk, Mollie Gonzalez, Tori Long, Ben Stroup
Core Curriculum: Incorporating Light Physical Activity into the Classroom
- Tyler Agard, Brigid Behrens, Nicole Pettiglio, Laurel Sheffield
Feel the Burn: The Where, When, How, and Why of Aerobic and Anaerobic activity
- Romel Garcia, Andrew McAuliffe, Isabella Pallotto, Monica Pradel
Managing Stress for the Busy College Student
Jenna Boue, Madison Church, Nadia Glover, Anna Catherine McCrary
Thinking through Stress: An Introduction to Cognitive Restructuring for Elementary School Students
- Akanksha Das, Miriam Donner, Molly Maguire, Andy Simmons
Mindfulness' Effect on Alcohol Consumption in College Students
- Dakota Dukes, Shannon Elliott, Joseph Gallagher, Katie Leiner
Obesity Class
Healthy Beverage Intervention: Stay Hydrated, Stay Healthy-Drink Water!
- Carlisle Dockery, Courtney Moore, Will Naso
Strength Beyond a Number: Emphasizing Weight Training for Elderly Americans
- Hailey Cleek, Will Cox, Melanie Ransom
Eat This, Not That: A Community-Based Intervention for Obesity Prevention
- Hayden Bates, Sarah Dwyer, Joscar Matos, Haley Rhodes
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Recent Conference Presentations
Davidson scholars in bold; students in red
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Faust, M. E., Multhaup, K. S., & Manning, M. S. (2016, April). Age-related differences in conflict adaptation are specific to trials following congruent stimuli for both working memory and external Stroop tasks. Poster presented at the bi-annual Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
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Dr. Sockol writes, "I presented a poster last week at the bi-annual meeting of the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynecology (NASPOG). The poster, A systematic review of predictors of mother-infant bonding, presented findings from a senior thesis I supervised last year at Williams College. My co-author, Caroline Kaufman (Williams College '15) is in her first year of a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology at the University of Memphis."
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 Katie Lloyd '14 has news: " I hope this message finds you well, and that this has been a great semester at Davidson. I wanted to let you know that I have decided to attend the University of North Carolina at Greensboro this fall to pursue a master's of science in counseling with a specialization in couple and family counseling. I was also accepted to Vanderbilt, William and Mary, and George Washington University. Thank you so much for your help with my recommendation, I know that it made a big difference in my application to have a Davidson professor vouch for me. I'm so excited to be going back to school and pursuing a career so closely related to psychology. After being a psych major at Davidson I feel confident and prepared for coursework at the graduate level. Thank you again for all your help, and I hope you have a wonderful summer!" Congratulations, Katie, and thanks to Dr. Boyd for sharing!
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Jordan Starck '12 has decided which graduate program he will enroll in this coming fall. He accepted Princeton University's offer and will join Stacey Sinclair's laboratory which "examines how interpersonal interactions translate culturally held prejudices into individual thoughts and actions." In the meantime Jordan is finishing the academic year teaching at Charlotte Country Day School and revising his Davidson senior thesis, which builds on Phia Salter's '05 dissertation, for submission to a journal. Congratulations, Jordan!
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Blaire Weidler '10 is finishing her dissertation in Richard Abrams's lab at Washington University in St. Louis. She was " chosen as one of the winners of the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence for 2014-2015. This award recognizes superb performance by a graduate teaching assistant [TA] in the instruction of Arts & Sciences undergraduates. Each Graduate Arts & Sciences department is invited to nominate its best teaching assistant for the award. From these nominations, 9 graduate TA's in the humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences have been selected for recognition". In addition, she received an APA dissertation research award in Fall 2015.
Congratulations, Blaire, on your teaching and research successes!
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Seniors--Please share your post-graduation plans. We all wish to celebrate with you, and you are showing students in the classes behind yours examples of the exciting directions in which psychology majors go after graduation. Thanks for considering this request!
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APA Division 2 (Society for Teaching of Psychology)
[Davidson's own professor emerita of psychology] Ruth Ault, Director of OTRP, is pleased to announce the following new resource: Educating Students about Professional Licensure in Health Service Psychology (2016) by Daniel M. Elchert (The University of Iowa). This 24-page paper provides resources to psychology instructors at the high school, college, and doctoral levels to educate students about licensure. Components discussed include the history of licensure in health service psychology, a rationale for educating students about licensure, reputable resources that instructors can use to foster student knowledge of professional practice, and best practices for licensure education at different levels of training (e.g., high school, undergraduate, graduate). It can be retrieved from http://teachpsych.org/resources/Documents/otrp/resources/Educating%20Students.docx
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APA Public Interest Directorate
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- Banding together: Grad students are organizing for better pay, maternity leave and health care, among other priorties
- Median salaries for new psychologists are static
- Hiring hot spots
- Student selfie: Farana Saleem
- Ask the experts, "What's the worst advice you've ever gotten?"
- & more!
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Upcoming Events & Opportunities
Thanks to Ms. Murdock for her graphic design skills
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 The Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture (ISPRC) at Boston College is hosting it's 16th Annual Diversity Challenge Conference October 28-29, 2016. Diversity Challenge 2016: Race, Culture, and Educating our Youths: Developing Whole People Not Widgets October 28-29, 2016
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| Internship, Summer School, & Job Opportunities |
The Cognition and Development Lab at Yale University seeks a full-time project manager/research assistant for a federally funded project on the role of mechanistic explanations in children's understanding of science and technology. (The fellowship has been recommended for funding, final approval pending).
The laboratory is active and highly collaborative with projects focused on many areas of cognition and cognitive development. The project manager will coordinate and facilitate all aspects of the research project, with much of that time spent in interviews with school-age children in schools, science museums and other venues. Other duties will include working with school administrators, maintaining compliance with the University IRB, managing participant recruitment, and purchasing materials.
A recent college graduate having majored in psychology, cognitive science or a related field and looking for additional research experience before going on to graduate school would be ideal; many former project managers/research assistants have gone on to excellent graduate schools. Strong writing skills are essential. Attention to detail, the ability to multi-task, and organizational skills are also critical. The project manager must also have excellent social skills. In addition to training and supervising undergraduate research assistants, the lab manager cultivates a team orientation, and fosters a high degree of professionalism among laboratory
members. The applicant must have excellent skills working with young children and the staff they interface with at the University and in the field. The manager will coordinate closely with Drs. Frank Keil and Kristi Lockhart and with postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and undergraduates working in the lab, but should be able to work independently. Taking an active role in all aspects of research is strongly encouraged, including opportunities to participate in reading groups and research seminars.
Appointments are preferred who are willing to make a two-year commitment. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with the aim of concluding this search as soon as an exceptional candidate has been found. Approximate start date is August 15, 2016, but that date is flexible. Materials: Please submit a CV, cover letter, and unofficial transcript as a single pdf file, and list e-mails for three letter writers. We will contact letter writers for shortlisted candidates. Please send application materials as a single PDF document to frank.keil+labmanag16@yale.edu. Other inquiries may be directed to Frank Keil at frank.keil@yale.edu
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RESEARCH ASSISTANT, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
This is a full-time Research Assistant position in the Department of Psychology under the supervision of Dr. Lauren S. Hallion. The Research Assistant will coordinate a series of projects using self-report, computerized experimental paradigms, diagnostic interviewing, and neuroimaging (fMRI) to study cognitive and neurobiological factors that contribute to the onset and maintenance of anxiety and related disorders. Primary responsibilities include coordinating data collection, database management, participant recruitment and screening, expense management, supervision of undergraduate student workers, and general administrative duties to maintain the workings of the lab.
A qualified candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field and a minimum of 2 years of previous research experience, preferably with psychiatric patient populations. Strong organizational and communications skills are required and candidate must be willing to work flexible hours that may include some evenings and weekends. Familiarity with programming (e.g., Matlab; E-Prime), fMRI data analysis packages (e.g., AFNI; FreeSurfer), statistical packages (SPSS), IRB policies/procedures, and the conduct of clinical interviews is desirable, but not required. A two year commitment is strongly preferred.
To apply, please visit: https://www.pittsource.com/postings/115942
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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: 25 April 
1916 - Conrad Kraft was born. Kraft's work in visual perception, engineering psychology, and human factors research, principally for the Boeing Company, has resulted in improvements in air travel safety. APA Distinguished Contribution for Applications in Psychology Award, 1973.
1924 - Daniel Berlyne was born. Berlyne is best known for his systematic studies of intrinsic motivation, curiosity, and exploratory behavior. He also contributed writing on aesthetics and the psychology of art. Canadian Psychological Association President, 1971-1972.
1927 - The first data were gathered in the main "Hawthorne effect" experiment. The study was conducted by Elton Mayo in the relay assembly test room at the Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric Company in Chicago. The Hawthorne data were taken to demonstrate the important effects of human relations on productivity, although more recent analysis has moderated this interpretation.
1968 - John G. Darley and Bibb Latané's article "Bystander Intervention in Emergencies: Diffusion of Responsibility" was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. In 1981, this article 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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