We would really like to thank everyone who participated in elections tonight, and it was really awesome to have so many awesome people running for officer positions.
Congratulations to the new Psi Chi officers for 2010-2011!
President — Victor Sungkhasettee
Vice President — Emily Vetter
Treasurer — Mariam Hambarchyan
Secretary — Kathie Sierra
Fundraising Chair — Arielle Gerard
Public Relations — Andrea Liao
Social Chair — Astkhik Mangasarian
Webmaster — Alfred Isais
The votes were really close for all the positions! If you didn’t end up with a position but would still like to get involved then let the officers know.
The Laboratory for Clinical Affective Psychophysiology (LCAP) is looking for dedicated undergraduate research assistants to help in their project investigating the influence of emotion and stress on cognitive functioning in patients across the prodromal, recent-onset and chronic phases of schizophrenia. In order to examine such research questions, this project will rely on a broad array of psychophysiological measures, including 128 channels of EEG activity, heart rate, electrodermal activity and cortisol, in order to delineate abnormal psychological and neurobiological processes in schizophrenia.
Research assistants will be primarily involved in psychophysiological data collection with schizophrenia patients and healthy individuals. Tasks will include: administering behavioral experiments (e.g., computerized tasks, questionnaires) while physiological data is collected, data entry and processing.
Requirements
1. 2-3 hour block of time needed to conduct experiments
2. Multiple quarter commitment is strongly preferred (course credit is available)
How to Apply
Please send a resume (or curriculum vitae) with references as well as a copy of your grades (an unofficial transcript or copy of your Degree Progress Report from ursa.ucla.edu is totally fine) to gsholty[at]ucla.edu.
The Psychobiology Laboratory is part of the UCLA Center for Neurobiology of Stress (official site) and carries out human psychophysiology studies related to autonomic function, affect regulation, and pain modulation in chronic pain conditions such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Interstitial Cystitis as well as anxiety related disorders. The UCLA Center for Neurobiology of Stress (official site) is a multidisciplinary, translational Center studying the intersection of stress, affect and pain modulation as well pharmacological and Mind/Body interventions.
Job Duties
Primary responsibility for the running, recording and analysis of psychophysiological experiments which include behavioral, autonomic, and muscle reflex measurements. Also share study coordination duties including subject recruitment and human subjects’ correspondence as well as participate in data analysis and manuscript preparation. Position also includes participation in research and educational activities of the Center.
Applicant should have a strong interest and some background in human laboratory studies and health psychology. This has been an ideal position for students developing skills with the ultimate goal of entering graduate or medical school.
If you are interested please contact me directly with a CV and/or brief statement of background and interests.
Bruce D. Naliboff, Ph.D.
Director, Psychophysiology Core and
Co-Director, UCLA Center for Neurobiology of Stress
naliboff[at]ucla.edu
I’m looking for a team of 6 research assistants to work on two projects:
(1) Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy Coding Project: RAs will code video-recorded sessions of couple therapy for my dissertation project. RAs will be asked to observe sessions and rate each partner on 7 behaviors for each 5-minute segment of the session and to attend a weekly meeting with the other coders.
(2) Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy in Older Adults: This is a new study that I will begin recruitment for over the summer. The aim of this study is to examine changes in physiology and health outcomes over time in older adults who are participating in couple therapy. RAs on this project will be involved in recruitment and initial preparation for the study, with the option of being trained as assessors in the Relationship and Health Laboratory in the Fall.
RAs will primarily be involved in the first project as coders. However, in the first few weeks while you are training on the coding system, part of your time will be spent on tasks for the second project.
Requirements:
1. This position requires a commitment of 7 hours per week. Hours are flexible, except for the weekly meeting which we will schedule at the beginning of the summer.
2. You absolutely must be willing and able to commit to working in the lab through the summer and into Fall quarter if necessary. We cannot replace coders halfway through the project, so this is very important!
How to Apply:
Please send a resume, including your current GPA and a list of courses you have taken in Psychology, to Meghan McGinn at mmcginn[at]ucla.edu. We will schedule a very brief interview during Spring quarter. Note that you are not required to have research experience already for this position.
If you are interested in running for an officer position in Psi Chi for the next academic year, please check out our new page on officer positions!
Note that all Psi Chi officers automatically qualify for initiation at the Gold level as long as they meet the national GPA criteria.
