11/27/12

The inside scoop on staying engaged and up-to-date with the Psychology major!

The psychology undergraduate newsletter provides a weekly update on the latest course information, upcoming events, and currently available job, internship, and research opportunities relating to your major! Find past issues here. If you would like to start receiving the Psych Scoop directly to your inbox, send a request to: psyadvis@umn.edu.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
PSI CHI/PSYCHOLOGY CLUB
--1.Last Meeting of the Semester! Join Us at Annie's Parlor
EVENTS
--2.Fear Factor: Mental Health Edition--Discussion Panel by Active Minds
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
--3.UGRA Needed for Emotional Reactions Study--For Credit
--4.UGRAs Needed for Couples Communication Study--For Credit
--5.UGRA for Evolutionary Psych Study Examining Consumer & Eating Behavior--For Credit
--6.Project Manager Needed for Decision-Making in Relationships Study
--7.UGRA needed Decision-Making in Relationships Study
--8.Decision-Making in Relationships Study Videocoders Needed!
VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
--9.Make Your Spring Break Meaningful! Pay It Forward Tours with STLF
JOB/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
--10.Interested in Teaching? Paid Summer Internship with Breakthrough St. Paul
--11.Tutoring & Teaching Positions Available with TriO Upward Bound
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PSI CHI/PSYCHOLOGY CLUB
*****
PLEASE NOTE: All students interested in Psychology are welcome to participate in Psi Chi/ Psychology Student Association activities. No previous participation or membership is required. If you're interested, please attend!
*****
1.Last Meeting of the Semester! Join Us at Annie's Parlor
A big thanks to everyone who helped bake and run the Psi Chi Bake Sale! It was a great success and for a great cause. Also, our last Psi Chi/Psychology Club meeting of the semester will be Thursday, December 6th. Meet in the lobby of Elliott at 4:30 and we'll head over to Annie's for some shakes and fries! It's a great way to hang out and get to know the members. It's also a way to let us know what you want to see from Psychology Club next semester! Everyone is welcome, so bring some friends!

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EVENTS
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2.Fear Factor: Mental Health Edition--Discussion Panel by Active Minds
Tuesday, December 4, 7:00-9:00
The Whole (Basement in Coffman)
Join the Active Minds student group for a discussion panel that will focus on the role that fear plays in mental health. Fear often prevents people from speaking out about mental health issues, getting help, becoming an advocate, or helping others. The purpose of this event is to explore these topics and encourage people to face their fears and seek help for issues that are related to mental health. The panel consists of Matt Hanson, a psychologist from UCCS, a psychiatrist from Boynton Health, Cynthia Fuller from Disability Services, Jerie Smith from the Aurora Center, and Adam Moen, an undergrad student at the University of Minnesota who has experienced mental health complications. After the panelist discuss, the audience members will have a chance to ask panelists questions they may have pertaining to the discussion.

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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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3.UGRA Needed for Emotional Reactions Study--For Credit
PhD Candidate Jen Fillo is looking for research assistants to help with running her dissertation study in the Spring. The project is investigating individuals' physiological, self-reported, and displayed emotional reactions in response to an emotion-eliciting stimuli. Working on this project would involve such tasks as assisting with organizing project materials (e.g., scripts, instructions), running participants, some data cleaning/coding, and possibly helping with scheduling participants. RAs should be comfortable talking to and working with participants. RAs will be trained on all necessary equipment and procedures. RAs who could stay on (if necessary) into the summer and/or Fall will be given priority. This position is a 3 credit/9 hour per week commitment. 5993 credit can be taken concurrently with the major project course. This project is under the Social Interaction Lab run by Dr. Jeff Simpson. If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response. Email Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) with any questions about these positions or the application process.

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4.UGRAs Needed for Couples Communication Study--For Credit
This project is under the Social Interaction Lab run by Dr. Jeff Simpson, supervised by Maryhope Howland. The lab is looking for reliable, flexible, energetic research assistants to collect data for an experiment on couple communication. The position will include being trained on how to run a complicated experiment with couples, recruiting participants, participating in bi-weekly lab meetings, and running participants through the study. Hours will be 2-6/wk depending on how many participants sign up. The study involves some deception, physiological measures, and examining social support processes. Maryhope is open to advising students completing their honors thesis or PSY 3902W. If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response. Email Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) with any questions about these positions or the application process.

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5.UGRA for Evolutionary Psych Study Examining Consumer & Eating Behavior--For Credit
This project is under the Social Interaction Lab run by Dr. Jeff Simpson, supervised by Stephanie Cantu. UGRAs run brief computer-based experiments that run 30-45 minutes long. Sometimes these studies include behavioral outcome measure that RAs must "serve," such as food, music, or artwork. In general, these studies examine psychological, consumer, and eating behavior from an evolutionary perspective. Potential RAs must be extremely detail-oriented, conscientious, and somewhat familiar with (or at least interested in learning more about) evolutionary theory. RAs are required to work a set schedule in the lab of 8 hours per week, plus one additional hour per week for the lab meeting (for a total of 9 hours/week). If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response. Email Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) with any questions about these positions or the application process.

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6.Project Manager Needed for Decision-Making in Relationships Study
The project manager will be in charge of responding to emails from participants, keeping track of participants' completion of subparts of the study, maintaining schedules for RA's working on the project, scheduling lab sessions for participants and RA's, and sending out follow-up questionnaires to participants. Occasionally, other tasks (e.g., organizational tasks, hanging fliers advertising the study) may be required. You will be able to work on your own time. The study email account must be checked twice a day and all schedules kept up to date daily. You must also attend an RA meeting for the study (approx. 30 mins every other week). Strong candidates for this position must be highly conscientious, reliable, and organized. You must be fluent in English and able to write well. References (email address preferred) who can speak to your organizational skills and conscientiousness are recommended. This project is under the Social Interaction Lab run by Dr. Jeff Simpson. If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response.

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7.UGRA needed Decision-Making in Relationships Study
UGRA's will help run a 2.5 hour videotaped lab session with romantic couples as part of a study of decision-making in romantic relationships. RA's will work in pairs to give instructions to participants, debrief them, and videotape the couples' interactions using AV equipment. Occasionally, other tasks (e.g., posting fliers for recruitment) will be required. You will be responsible for running 1 or 2 lab sessions (3 hours including set up/clean up) a week on weekday evenings. You must also attend an RA meeting for the study (approx. 30 mins every other week). RA's must be conscientious, interested in psychological research, comfortable working with non-student participants, and able to speak English clearly. You must also have at least 3 evenings a week free. This project is under the Social Interaction Lab run by Dr. Jeff Simpson. If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response. Email Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) with any questions about these positions or the application process.

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8.Decision-Making in Relationships Study Videocoders Needed!
Video coders will be trained to watch videos of couples discussing issues in their relationship and rate the couples' behavior on a variety of scales. After training, they will watch and code these videos on their own, meeting occasionally to discuss issues that may arise during coding. There will be an opportunity to stay on through the summer. Coders will work 4 hours per week on a schedule selected by you. You must be highly reliable and able to comprehend English fluently for this position. If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response.

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VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
*****
9.Make Your Spring Break Meaningful! Pay It Forward Tours with STLF
Students Today Leaders Forever (STLF) is a student organization whose motto is revealing leadership through service, relationships, and action. Every spring break, STLF sends out 6 buses full of 40 students to cities across the country doing service projects along the way and building relationships on Pay It Forward Tours. This year, buses are being sent to Dallas, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. More information can be found here. Become a part of something big, and gain meaningful leadership experience along the way!

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JOB/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
*****
IMPORTANT: Organizations listed below are not necessarily affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Psychology or Psychology Undergraduate Advising. Please exercise the same discretion you would in viewing any other source.
*****
10.Interested in Teaching? Paid Summer Internship with Breakthrough St. Paul
Breakthrough Saint Paul helps motivated middle and high school students overcome adversity to prepare for college with the support of older students passionate about education. Each year, BSP seeks a diverse group of talented undergraduates to apply for a paid, nine-week summer teaching internship, complete with training and classroom teaching experience. In addition to teaching middle school students from the Saint Paul Public Schools, interns work closely with professional instructional coaches to create lessons and get feedback on their teaching throughout the summer. This internship was ranked as one of the top ten summer internships for college students by the Princeton Review. This year's application deadline is Monday, February 25th. This opportunity is open to ALL MAJORS! Please visit here for more details!

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11.Tutoring & Teaching Positions Available with TriO Upward Bound
TRiO Upward Bound, UMN-TC is a federally funded college prep program focused on helping low income, first generation and urban, Minneapolis high school students achieve their collegiate dreams. These positions are all part of our after school program that runs from M-Th at the University of Minnesota. TRiO UB is currently accepting applications for the following positions: TRiO Upward Bound Academic Year Tutor #181647 (work study) and TRiO Upward Bound Academic Year Instructor Position #181644 (non U of MN students may apply to this position). To apply: Go to employment.umn.edu and search the position using the requisition numbers listed above. All positions require an updated resume, cover letter, and references; final candidates must pass a criminal background check. Must be available for Orientation & Training Saturday, January 12, 2013 (8-4:30pm).

The inside scoop on staying engaged and up-to-date with the Psychology major!
The psychology undergraduate newsletter provides a weekly update on the latest course information, upcoming events, and currently available job, internship, and research opportunities relating to your major! Find past issues here. If you would like to start receiving the Psych Scoop directly to your inbox, send a request to: psyadvis@umn.edu.
--------------------------------------------
IN THIS ISSUE:
PSI CHI/PSYCHOLOGY CLUB
--1.Last Meeting of the Semester! Join Us at Annie's Parlor
EVENTS
--2.Fear Factor: Mental Health Edition--Discussion Panel by Active Minds
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
--3.UGRA Needed for Emotional Reactions Study--For Credit
--4.UGRAs Needed for Couples Communication Study--For Credit
--5.UGRA for Evolutionary Psych Study Examining Consumer & Eating Behavior--For Credit
--6.Project Manager Needed for Decision-Making in Relationships Study
--7.UGRA needed Decision-Making in Relationships Study
--8.Decision-Making in Relationships Study Videocoders Needed!
VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
--9.Make Your Spring Break Meaningful! Pay It Forward Tours with STLF
JOB/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
--10.Interested in Teaching? Paid Summer Internship with Breakthrough St. Paul
--11.Tutoring & Teaching Positions Available with TriO Upward Bound
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PSI CHI/PSYCHOLOGY CLUB
*****
PLEASE NOTE: All students interested in Psychology are welcome to participate in Psi Chi/ Psychology Student Association activities. No previous participation or membership is required. If you're interested, please attend!
*****
1.Last Meeting of the Semester! Join Us at Annie's Parlor
A big thanks to everyone who helped bake and run the Psi Chi Bake Sale! It was a great success and for a great cause. Also, our last Psi Chi/Psychology Club meeting of the semester will be Thursday, December 6th. Meet in the lobby of Elliott at 4:30 and we'll head over to Annie's for some shakes and fries! It's a great way to hang out and get to know the members. It's also a way to let us know what you want to see from Psychology Club next semester! Everyone is welcome, so bring some friends!
--------------------------------------------
EVENTS
*****
2.Fear Factor: Mental Health Edition--Discussion Panel by Active Minds
Tuesday, December 4, 7:00-9:00
The Whole (Basement in Coffman)
Join the Active Minds student group for a discussion panel that will focus on the role that fear plays in mental health. Fear often prevents people from speaking out about mental health issues, getting help, becoming an advocate, or helping others. The purpose of this event is to explore these topics and encourage people to face their fears and seek help for issues that are related to mental health. The panel consists of Matt Hanson, a psychologist from UCCS, a psychiatrist from Boynton Health, Cynthia Fuller from Disability Services, Jerie Smith from the Aurora Center, and Adam Moen, an undergrad student at the University of Minnesota who has experienced mental health complications. After the panelist discuss, the audience members will have a chance to ask panelists questions they may have pertaining to the discussion.
--------------------------------------------
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
*****
3.UGRA Needed for Emotional Reactions Study--For Credit
PhD Candidate Jen Fillo is looking for research assistants to help with running her dissertation study in the Spring. The project is investigating individuals' physiological, self-reported, and displayed emotional reactions in response to an emotion-eliciting stimuli. Working on this project would involve such tasks as assisting with organizing project materials (e.g., scripts, instructions), running participants, some data cleaning/coding, and possibly helping with scheduling participants. RAs should be comfortable talking to and working with participants. RAs will be trained on all necessary equipment and procedures. RAs who could stay on (if necessary) into the summer and/or Fall will be given priority. This position is a 3 credit/9 hour per week commitment. 5993 credit can be taken concurrently with the major project course. This project is under the Social Interaction Lab run by Dr. Jeff Simpson. If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response. Email Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) with any questions about these positions or the application process.
*****
4.UGRAs Needed for Couples Communication Study--For Credit
This project is under the Social Interaction Lab run by Dr. Jeff Simpson, supervised by Maryhope Howland. The lab is looking for reliable, flexible, energetic research assistants to collect data for an experiment on couple communication. The position will include being trained on how to run a complicated experiment with couples, recruiting participants, participating in bi-weekly lab meetings, and running participants through the study. Hours will be 2-6/wk depending on how many participants sign up. The study involves some deception, physiological measures, and examining social support processes. Maryhope is open to advising students completing their honors thesis or PSY 3902W. If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response. Email Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) with any questions about these positions or the application process.
*****
5.UGRA for Evolutionary Psych Study Examining Consumer & Eating Behavior--For Credit
This project is under the Social Interaction Lab run by Dr. Jeff Simpson, supervised by Stephanie Cantu. UGRAs run brief computer-based experiments that run 30-45 minutes long. Sometimes these studies include behavioral outcome measure that RAs must "serve," such as food, music, or artwork. In general, these studies examine psychological, consumer, and eating behavior from an evolutionary perspective. Potential RAs must be extremely detail-oriented, conscientious, and somewhat familiar with (or at least interested in learning more about) evolutionary theory. RAs are required to work a set schedule in the lab of 8 hours per week, plus one additional hour per week for the lab meeting (for a total of 9 hours/week). If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response. Email Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) with any questions about these positions or the application process.
*****
6.Project Manager Needed for Decision-Making in Relationships Study
The project manager will be in charge of responding to emails from participants, keeping track of participants' completion of subparts of the study, maintaining schedules for RA's working on the project, scheduling lab sessions for participants and RA's, and sending out follow-up questionnaires to participants. Occasionally, other tasks (e.g., organizational tasks, hanging fliers advertising the study) may be required. You will be able to work on your own time. The study email account must be checked twice a day and all schedules kept up to date daily. You must also attend an RA meeting for the study (approx. 30 mins every other week). Strong candidates for this position must be highly conscientious, reliable, and organized. You must be fluent in English and able to write well. References (email address preferred) who can speak to your organizational skills and conscientiousness are recommended. This project is under the Social Interaction Lab run by Dr. Jeff Simpson. If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response.
*****
7.UGRA needed Decision-Making in Relationships Study
UGRA's will help run a 2.5 hour videotaped lab session with romantic couples as part of a study of decision-making in romantic relationships. RA's will work in pairs to give instructions to participants, debrief them, and videotape the couples' interactions using AV equipment. Occasionally, other tasks (e.g., posting fliers for recruitment) will be required. You will be responsible for running 1 or 2 lab sessions (3 hours including set up/clean up) a week on weekday evenings. You must also attend an RA meeting for the study (approx. 30 mins every other week). RA's must be conscientious, interested in psychological research, comfortable working with non-student participants, and able to speak English clearly. You must also have at least 3 evenings a week free. This project is under the Social Interaction Lab run by Dr. Jeff Simpson. If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response. Email Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) with any questions about these positions or the application process.
*****
8.Decision-Making in Relationships Study Videocoders Needed!
Video coders will be trained to watch videos of couples discussing issues in their relationship and rate the couples' behavior on a variety of scales. After training, they will watch and code these videos on their own, meeting occasionally to discuss issues that may arise during coding. There will be an opportunity to stay on through the summer. Coders will work 4 hours per week on a schedule selected by you. You must be highly reliable and able to comprehend English fluently for this position. If you are interested in this position, send Allie Farrell (farre212@umn.edu) an email by noon on Friday, December 7th, with "Interest in RA Positions" as the subject line and the following information contained in the body: Name; Email; Class Year; GPA; Reason for applying (no more than one sentence, please). Qualified applicants will receive a full RA application. Late emails will not receive a response.
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VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
*****
9.Make Your Spring Break Meaningful! Pay It Forward Tours with STLF
Students Today Leaders Forever (STLF) is a student organization whose motto is revealing leadership through service, relationships, and action. Every spring break, STLF sends out 6 buses full of 40 students to cities across the country doing service projects along the way and building relationships on Pay It Forward Tours. This year, buses are being sent to Dallas, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. More information can be found here. Become a part of something big, and gain meaningful leadership experience along the way!
--------------------------------------------
JOB/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
*****
IMPORTANT: Organizations listed below are not necessarily affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Psychology or Psychology Undergraduate Advising. Please exercise the same discretion you would in viewing any other source.
*****
10.Interested in Teaching? Paid Summer Internship with Breakthrough St. Paul
Breakthrough Saint Paul helps motivated middle and high school students overcome adversity to prepare for college with the support of older students passionate about education. Each year, BSP seeks a diverse group of talented undergraduates to apply for a paid, nine-week summer teaching internship, complete with training and classroom teaching experience. In addition to teaching middle school students from the Saint Paul Public Schools, interns work closely with professional instructional coaches to create lessons and get feedback on their teaching throughout the summer. This internship was ranked as one of the top ten summer internships for college students by the Princeton Review. This year's application deadline is Monday, February 25th. This opportunity is open to ALL MAJORS! Please visit here for more details!
*****
11.Tutoring & Teaching Positions Available with TriO Upward Bound
TRiO Upward Bound, UMN-TC is a federally funded college prep program focused on helping low income, first generation and urban, Minneapolis high school students achieve their collegiate dreams. These positions are all part of our after school program that runs from M-Th at the University of Minnesota. TRiO UB is currently accepting applications for the following positions: TRiO Upward Bound Academic Year Tutor #181647 (work study) and TRiO Upward Bound Academic Year Instructor Position #181644 (non U of MN students may apply to this position). To apply: Go to employment.umn.edu and search the position using the requisition numbers listed above. All positions require an updated resume, cover letter, and references; final candidates must pass a criminal background check. Must be available for Orientation & Training Saturday, January 12, 2013 (8-4:30pm).