RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES (PSY 273) SPRING 2017

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1 CapLab Cognitive and affective psychophysiology. Research assistants will be trained to run subjects in experiments that examine brain activity and other psychophysiological measures during cognitive and emotional tasks. 1) Duties/tasks: Running subjects through lab tasks, which includes assisting with EEG setup; possibly some data entry. 2) Requirements: MUST be available for a minimum 3 semesters, 9 hours per week - credit available. RA candidates must be conscientious, responsible, highly motivated. Openings in Spring, Summer and Fall CapLab for application Dr. Brady Nelson (CapLab) Daniel Klein Daniel.Klein@stonybrook.edu Emotional style and risk for emotional and behavioral disorders in adolescents 1) Duties/tasks: Depending on your area of interest and skill set, duties/tasks may include: help with laboratory assessments of and 15-year old children and their parents, including cognitive and electrophysiological (EEG) measures of biases in emotional processing and/or process EEG data. Requirements: 3.5 minimum GPA; MUST be available weekends and holidays and during summer; MUST make commitment for 9 hours per week for at least 3 semesters; MUST be mature, conscientious, and highly responsible. Openings in Spring, Summer and Fall Dr. Klein for an Dr. Daniel Klein Dr. Roman Kotov roman.kotov@stonybrook.edu Clinical Research. Topics include psychological diagnosis, contributions of personality to mental illness, mechanisms of risk (neuroimaging and genetics), and development of new psychotherapies. Focus on bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in patients; depression in adolescents; PTSD and other anxiety disorders in responders to 9/11 attacks. Duties: Various high-level tasks. First opportunity is to conduct clinical interviews with psychiatric patients or 9/11 responders or adolescent girls. These interviews consist of a series of written questions, but they require clinical skills, which a student can acquire after a few weeks of training. Second opportunity is to conduct cognitive testing after an in-depth training. Third opportunity is to assist with investigation of biological predictors of mental illness (genes, neural markers, and stress hormons). Fourth opportunity is to assist with randomized clinical trail on psychotherapy for 9/11 responders. All work is supervised by Dr. Kotov and senior members of his lab. Students get ample training to succeed in these tasks. Opportunities for independent projects are also available. Requirements: At least a junior status, overall GPA of at least 3.5, available for 9 hours a week (in exchange for 3 credits), 2 semesters or longer. Openings in Spring, Dr. Roman Kotov Summer, and Fall: Dr. Kotov for application 11/15/2016 Page 1 of 8

2 Dr. Brian Lebowitz Clinical Neuropsychology Requirements: Responsible, enthusiastic, and highly motivated student interested in developing research skills in the field of neuropsychology/clinical neurology. GPA > 3.0 AND a major in a related field (e.g., psychology, neuroscience, medicine, computer sciences, etc). Openings in Spring & Fall Contact Dr. Lebowitz by with attached CV/resume and letter of interest Dr. Brian Lebowitz Dr. Christian Luhmann christian.luhmann@stonybrook.edu Decision-Making. Current experiments examine behavior and brain activity during learning and decision-making tasks. Duties/tasks: Running subjects in experiments and analyzing the results. You will thoroughly learn how to conduct a research experiment; active participation is encouraged. After some experience, you may also conduct your own research project. Students with a background/interest in neuroscience, computer programming, or quantitative approaches are highly encouraged. Requirements: Must be available for a minimum 2 semesters, 6 hours per week - credit is available. Candidates must be conscientious, responsible, punctual, and highly motivated. Grades matter. Openings in Fall & Spring Dr. Luhmann to apply Dr. Christian Luhmann Dr. Suparna Rajaram suparna.rajaram@stonybrook.edu Human Memory Duties: library search, article organization, data entry and analyses, stimuli development and running participants in one or more research projects under supervision. Requirements: Interest in psychological research is essential and some familiarity with conducting library searches and using computer programs such as Excel is also a plus. Training will be provided. Minimum 6 hours per week, 9 hours preferred. Prefer 2-3 semesters; qualities desired - conscientious, motivated, detail-oriented, responsible, good academic progress; previous research experience a plus. Openings in Spring & Fall Professor Rajaram for more information. Dr. Suparna Rajaram Aprajita Mohanty aprajitamohanty@gmail.com Neuroscience of emotion and cognition interactions We ask questions like: How does our brain help us direct our attention to threatening information? How do we inhibit emotional distractors and remain task-focused? How does expectation of threat influence our perception and attention? Duties: Developing stimuli for experiments, recruiting and running subjects through tasks in the lab and assisting in running subjects during fmri, future lab research also involves using olfactory stimuli (odors) so RAs will also get experience using olfactory and visual stimuli in their research. RAs staying for longer time will also get experience in behavioral and fmri data analyses. Requirements: MUST be available for a minimum of 1 year, 9 hours per week - credit available. RA candidates must be conscientious, responsible, highly motivated. Openings in Fall and Dr. Aprajita Mohanty Spring e- mail Dr. Mohanty 11/15/2016 Page 2 of 8

3 Brennan Lab, Franco Amati Psycholinguistics. Eye Tracking research on Theory of Mind, Social Perception, Social Cogntion, Audience Design, Neural Basis of Communication. Requirements: Looking for reliable,motivated, and detailoriented people with an interest in cognitive psychology, social cognitive neuroscience, and language. Average GPA of 3.2 or higher. A commitment of at least 6 hours a week. Committing to more than one semester is preferred. Duties: literature search, stimuli development, running subjects in behavioral studies, coding and data entry, data analysis. Training will be provided Openings for Spring, Summer & Fall Franco Amati for more information and Dr. Susan Brennan Hossein Adeli Hossein.Adelijelodar@stonybrook. edu Visual Cognition and Eye Movements. Our lab uses eye movements to investigate a wide range of behaviors, particularly visual attention, visual search (how we look for things), and working memory. This is easily expanded to investigate behavioral as well as social dynamics. RA s will be trained to use eye tracking and EEG equipment with human participants. Requirements: RA s must be reliable and extremely Openings in Spring, motivated. RA s must be interested in gaining research Summer and Fall. Fill experience and have an interest in cognitive psychology. Due to out an (Get the training requirements a commitment of 1 year or more is applications from the door required. No minimum GPA, but grades do count. 3,6, or 9 of Psych A-135). Put hours per week. Duties: Attend weekly lab meetings, run completed applications in subjects, and analyze data. You will learn how to conduct a Hossein Adeli s mailbox research experiment from the ground up; feedback and active (graduate mailroom, participation is encouraged. After you gain some experience, you Psych B, or in the folder may conduct your own research project as well. Students with a taped to the door of Psych background in computer programming or graphics work might A-135) also help with experimental implantation, stimulus generation, and data analysis procedures. Dr. Gregory Zelinsky Dr. Joanne Davila joanne.davila@stonybrook.edu Romantic relationships, Interpersonal Trauma, Risk Behavior Duties: Varied: General data collection and management, participant recruitment, and coding of behavioral interaction data from couples. Requirements: Minimum G.P.A. 3.5; Prior RA experience, especially in semi-structured interviewing is highly recommended; must have strong interpersonal skills and be comfortable discussing sensitive topics related to dating and romantic behaviors; must be conscientious, dedicated, and able to work well independently and with others. Must complete an application form, which can be obtained from Dr. Davila. At least a one-year commitment preferred. Spring, Summer, and Fall. Dr. Davila to obtain an application Dr. Joanne Davila 11/15/2016 Page 3 of 8

4 The Lerner Lab, Social functioning in children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Lab- and community-based descriptive and intervention research on understanding how the capacity for social connection develops, and on treatments to improve it. Duties: Varied: Administering EEG/ERP assessments of social perception; administering cognitive testing to children and adults; coordinating lab visits; Administering semi-structured interviews and questionnaires about social relationships; general data collection and management, participant recruitment, and coding of observational data and interviews. Requirements: Minimum G.P.A. 3.5; Prior RA experience, especially (though not necessarily) with children and/or clinical populations is highly recommended; must have strong interpersonal skills and be comfortable interacting with children and families; must be conscientious, dedicated, and able to work well independently and with others. Must complete an application form, which can be obtained from Dr. Lerner. At least a one-year commitment very strongly preferred. Spring, Summer, Fall the Lerner Lab to obtain an application Dr. Matthew Lerner Julia Feldman Julia.Feldman@stonybrook.edu Motivation and Self Control Research assistant will be involved in studies that involve either behavioral measures or electrophysioloigical (EEG) measures Duties: Assisting in EEG setup (training provided) and running participants. Requirements: Reliable, motivated and detail-oriented. GPA of 3.3 or higher. Openings in Fall, Spring and Summer. Julia Feldman for Dr. Antonio Freitas Genna Hymowitz genna.hymowitz@stonybrook.edu Weight loss surgery psychological evaluations & weight, relationship functioning, and abuse Duties: scoring of self-report questionnaires required for weight loss surgery, data entry, scoring of pre-surgical psychological evaluations, literature searches. Requirements: must be able to commit for 1 year, including summer & winter sessions, must have a 3.2 GPA. Independent research projects may be available for qualified individuals. If interested: please with your resume, unofficial transcript, and available start date attached. Openings Vary Dr. Genna Hymowitz Sarah Bannon sarah.bannon@stonybrook.edu Romantic relationships, interpersonal communication, partner violence & aggression Duties: administering self-report questionnaires, interviews, and communication tasks assessing romantic relationships, general data collection and management, coding of interviews assessing relationship conflict and communication, data entry, literature searches. Requirements: must be able to commit for 1 year total, must have a cumulative 3.3 GPA. Independent research projects and opportunities for poster and manuscript preparation are available for motivated and qualified students. Prior research experience is preferred, but not required. Hour commitment is flexible. If interested: please with your resume, unofficial transcript, and available start date attached. Openings in summer and fall; contact Sarah Bannon for an application Dr. Daniel O Leary 11/15/2016 Page 4 of 8

5 Raeya Maswod Human Memory Duties: RAs will be involved in running participants, data entry, conducting analyses and literature reviews. Must have strong interpersonal skills and be comfortable interacting with study participants in one-on-one and group settings. Training will be provided. Requirements: Looking for a responsible, detail oriented and highly motived student with an interest in psychological research. Previous research experience and an interest in cognitive science is preferred. Familiarity with Microsoft Office is recommended. A minimum of 6 hours per week (9 hours preferred), and a commitment of 2-3 semesters is preferred. Openings in Summer, Fall, and/or Spring. Contact Raeya Maswood via for an application Dr. Suparna Rajaram Dr. Johanna Jarcho johanna.jarcho@stonybrook.edu Social and affective neuroscience Duties: This is a new lab, so many opportunities are available for the right of development and candidate(s). This includes, but is not limited to: 1) community outreach, psychopathology. Studies assess collaborating with groups that focus on peer-victimization issues, brain function (fmri), eye movement, recruitment, and conducting clinically oriented interviews; 2) interfacing behavior, and affective responding with participants while acquiring fmri, eye-tracking, and self-report data, during peer-based experiences. We and conducting subsequent analysis; 3) developing stimuli for aim to isolate response patterns that experiments, writing scripts for stimulus presentation and data capture, characterize normative development, and improving on current analytic tools used to interpret data. This is a factors that promote or protect against unique opportunity for competent, highly self-motivated, meticulous, and onset of psychopathology, and those conscientious students with an interest in science to get in on the ground that relate to expression of anxiety and floor of a research lab. Successful RAs may have the chance to pursue depression. There will be a focus on independent research, making this an ideal position for those considering the effect of peer victimization on grad school. various outcome measures. Requirements: MUST be available for a minimum 3 semesters, 9 hours per week - credit available. Spring, Summer & Fall Dr. Johanna Jarcho For an application, Dr. Jarcho with the subject line: RA applicant, Lastname, Major Thang Le thang.le@stonybrook.edu Neural mechanisms of visual perception and executive controls Duties: Assisting with data collection in an upcoming fmri study. The position provides an opportunity to run experiments, learn fmri data collection and analysis. Requirements: Ability to communicate well with others and interest in neuroscience. Time commitment is at least 6 hours a week. Position starts Spring Applicants may contact Thang Le for more information. Hoi-Chung Leung 11/15/2016 Page 5 of 8

6 Moriah Jacobson Openings in Winter and Spring Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular psychology, stress, anxiety disorders, PTSD, genetics, PCR, chemotherapy Duties: (1) Assisting with experiments that involve rodents. (2) Working with computer programs to input, graph & analyze data (training provided). (3) Conduct PCR studies. (4) Regular interactions and research-related discussions with other members of the lab, including attending weekly meetings. (5) Conduct literature reviews. Requirements: (1) Must be conscientious, responsible, highly motivated. (2) Hold an interest in behavioral neuroscience and how stress influences behavior and affects the brain, in particular molecular biomarkers. (3) Willingness to assist with experiments involving rats and mice. (4) Availability to continue in the lab for at least 2 semesters. (5) Minimum 10 hours availability a week. Dr. David Mckinnon, Neurobiology Nicholas Eaton nicholas.eaton@stonybrook.edu Mental disorder conceptualization, classification, measurement, and comorbidity; personality; sexual orientation and gender diversity; quantitative methods Duties: Typical duties involve attending lab meetings, assisting with literature reviews and general administration, supporting Dr. Eaton and graduate students on aspects of research projects. Motivated, advanced students may have the option to join or take the lead on published studies. Requirements: The nature of our work tends to be highly statistical, so students with backgrounds in math, programming, or analysis are given priority; this is not a requirement, however. Ideally junior or senior standing. Applicants must commit to two semesters (ideally Fall and Spring). Applicants should be highly motivated, conscientious, comfortable with (or willing to learn about) high-level quantative methods regarding complex psychological phenomena, and mature enough to handle discussion and study of potentially controversial topics (e.g., sexual behavior). Openings in Fall, Summer, and Spring (but ideally Fall). Contact Dr. Eaton for more information. Dr. Nicholas Eaton 11/15/2016 Page 6 of 8

7 Dr. Kristin Bernard Early adversity, Parenting, Attachment, Intervention, Psychophysiology Duties: Recruitment of parents and children via community outreach; Assisting with data collection (home and lab visits including EEG/ERP and other psychophys assessments, structured interviews, cognitive tasks, behavioral observation); Transcribing interviews; Coding observational assesments of parent-child interaction; Data entry and management; Attending lab meetings. Requirements: Minimum 3.5 GPA; 9+ hours per week; at least 1- year commitment; Must be conscientious, detail oriented, strong interpersonal skills, and have a flexible schedule (weekend availability preferred). Access to car for assisting with home visits. Other: Opportunities to work with community partner in Brooklyn may be available. Inquire if interested. Openings in Summer, Fall, and/or Spring. Contact Dr. Kristin Bernard for an Dr. Kristin Bernard, Clinical Psychology ashley.lytle@stonybrook.edu or Sheri.levy@stonybrook.edu Intergroup Bias, Prejudice, Social Psychology Duties: running subjects, assisting with participant scheduling and management, overseeing studies conducted on the internet, programming experiments (training will be provided), data management which may include data coding and entry, library searches. Requirements: Reliable and motivated students with an interest in psychology. Minimum of 6 hours per week. Openings in Spring, Summer, Fall Contact Ashley Lytle for an Dr. Sheri Levy Dr. Stacey Scott stacey.scott@stonybrook.edu Stress, emotions, and health in daily life; Adult development & aging Duties: Current project duties involve lab meetings, assisting with literature reviews, study protocol preparation, and data entry. Flexible schedule, aside from scheduled meetings. Dedicated, advanced students who have worked on the projects for 1+ year and taken on leadership roles have presented at local and national conferences. Requirements: Interest in topics, experience conducting library literature searches, and successful completion of PSY 310 or approved other research methods course. 3-6 hours weekly for Spring Commitment of 2 semesters minimum. Previous research experience preferred, but not required for responsible, motivated student. Openings in Spring and Fall. Dr. Scott for application Dr. Stacey Scott 11/15/2016 Page 7 of 8

8 Vasiliy Safin Decision-Making and behavioral economics. Past experiments have explored altruism (social discounting), social cooperation (game theory) and self-control (delay discounting) Duties/tasks: Running subjects in experiments and analyzing the results. You will thoroughly learn how to conduct a research experiment; active participation is encouraged. Students with a background/interest in computer programming or quantitative approaches are highly encouraged (but all are welcome to apply). Requirements: Must be available for a minimum 2 semesters, 6 hours per week - credit is available. Candidates must be conscientious, responsible, punctual, and highly motivated. Openings in Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer Vasiliy Safin to apply Dr. Howard Rachlin Jeanne Charoy jeanne.charoy@stonybrook.edu Psycholinguistics, Cross-cultural Communication, Social Cognition Duties: running participants in behavioral studies, transcribing and analyzing a small corpus, stimuli development, data entry, data analysis. Training will be provided Requirements: Looking for reliable, motivated, and detailoriented people with an interest in cognitive psychology and language. Good typing abilities and familiarity with Word Office and Google Drive is recommended. A commitment of at least 6 hours a week is preferred. Openings for Spring, Summer and Fall Jeanne Charoy for more information and application Dr. Susan Brennan 11/15/2016 Page 8 of 8