Research
To help students understand a particular topic or phenomenon in a field while simultaneously strengthening their comprehension of research and research methods
What is the purpose of Undergraduate Research?
Name 2 purposes of Internships
What is:
An opportunity to network
An opportunity to gain experience
An opportunity to work hands on in the field of your major
An opportunity to "get your foot in the door"
or
An opportunity to prep students for grad school
email or schedule an appointment with the faculty member
What should you do if you want to join a research lab in the psychology department?
Internship where you get paid
What is a Paid Internship?
Wearing a lab coat or mixing chemicals in a scientific lab
What Research is NOT for Psychology Students
Short-term opportunities lasting from a few months to several years
What are Fellowships?
Research dealing with Neurobiology
What are Dr. Antoinette Maldonado-Devincci's research interests?
Research focusing on cancer, stress for college students and prevention methods in the black community
What are Dr. Burgins research interests?
Getting your Research Published
Networking at Conferences
Makes you a Strong Candidate for Graduate School
What are the benefits of Obtaining Research Experience?
Also called "Job Shadowing"
What is Externships?
Research dealing with non-invasive Brain-computer Interface using sensory visual evoked potentials establishing laboratory norms for a NEW ERP System
What does Dr. Robinson do research on?
Volunteering to be apart of a research project, applying for a summer undergraduate program or taking an Independent research course
What is obtaining research experience?
Developing Literature Reviews
Analyze/Collecting Data
Using Statistical Procedures
Presenting findings at Conferences
What is the common duties and responsibilities of working in a research lab
Lasts 8-12 weeks, can be full or part-time and usually paid
What is Summer Internships?
Research dealing with speech, perception, categorization, and episodic memory
What is Dr. Stephens Research Lab?
These organizations focus more on providing a service rather than trying to make a profit and usually are unpaid
What is a Non-profit Internship?
1. Identify a specific field of study
2. Identify a problem or research question
3. Formulating a project
4. Share the results/discoveries
Or ( Scientific method )
What are the four steps to developing research?
A Resume, a transcript, obtaining minimum GPA requirements, letters of recommendations, general experience/skills, essay
What are typical Requirements for Internship applications?
What are the requirements to join Dr. Robinson's research lab ?
Students must have completed at least PSYCH 250/252
Students must make an appointment
There is no GPA requirement
What are the requirements to join Dr. Robinson's research lab ?
The main difference between a co-op and a summer internship
A co-op usually lasts one or more years. A summer internship lasts 8-12 weeks