We want to make our majors aware of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). This program, sponsored by the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, is ideal for college students considering, or curious about, biomedical research careers.
The Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders and Complicated Grief Program (CATSD) at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston is accepting applications for a Clinical Research Coordinator position. The center conducts state-of-the-art research aimed at improving the standard of care for people suffering from anxiety disorders. Our faculty and staff of psychiatrists and psychologists explore the mechanisms and treatment of anxiety, stress, and grief related disorders, including Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Complicated Grief (for more information see: https://www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/treatments-and-services/center- for-anxiety-and-traumatic-stress-disorders).
The Marcus Autism Center, in conjunction with the Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, is offering five fellowships: the Cohen Fellowship in Developmental Social Neuroscience, the Simons Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience, the Education Sciences Fellowship, the Clinical Research Fellowship and the Marcus Fellowship in Speech Science and Engineering. Students who will receive a bachelor’s degree by June 2021 will be eligible for the positions. The fellowships will commence in July 2021, and they are 2 years in duration.
The Boston VA Healthcare System is seeking a research assistant/technician to work under the direction of Brett Litz, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Boston University and Director of Mental Health for the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiological Research and Information Center (MAVERIC). Dr. Litz’s lab is a very active and dynamic setting, allowing for involvement in many studies and initiatives related to the treatment of PTSD and trauma-related problems in service members and veterans, and moral injury.
I wanted to reach out and share about the recent launch of our Action Potential Advising Program (APAP) which works to virtually connect young neuroscience students (“advisees”) with older professionals (“advisors”) to provide educational guidance and mentorship. The APAP’s mission is to bridge gaps in early neuroscience and psychology education through creating an international, centralized mentorship space that supports both STEM and humanities students
Research Core Coordinator Position at the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain (CADB) at Weill Cornell Medicine
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is hosting an online open house event to share information about their Master's program in Applied Behavior Analysis.
The Center for Autism and the Developing Brain (CADB) Research Core at Weill Cornell Medicine is currently seeking a full-time research specialist to work on clinical research studies involving children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (PIs: Steve Kanne, Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, So Hyun “Sophy” Kim).
I am very pleased to announce that the Master of Science in Applied Psychology Program at the University of Southern California has begun its admissions process for the 2020-2021 academic year. This accelerated, one-year degree program is at the intersection of psychology theory, research, and practice in business settings.
Some of you may be interested in this University of Michigan program designed to attract 1st-3rd year undergrads from under-represented groups, financial disadvantage, and/or with a strong interest in diversity to psychology research. With help from the Association for Psychological Science (APS), they are making the virtual sessions available to students nationwide. The fall sessions are open to everyone; the winter sessions include more mentoring and require an application, due Nov 6.