Human Development Honors Program Recruitment Event

The Human Development Honors Program is recruiting students for the Fall 2025 application cycle! 

Stop by the Tawes Lobby in the Benjamin Building anytime between 10:30am to 2pm on Thursday April 10th to learn more about the program, application requirements, and research opportunities embedded within the HD Honors Program!

Students interested in applying to the Human Development Honors Program should submit an application at go.umd.edu/hdhonorsapp by May 10th. See the application link for application materials requirements.

Research Assistant Positions with The Interpersonal Relationships Lab

Description: The lab is supervised by Dr. Edward Lemay. 

Research in the lab examines interpersonal
relationships and social interaction. Currently, the lab is involved in research examining perceptions of social status within small groups, sources of political bias, loneliness, need to belong, and intellectual humility. 

We are currently seeking applicants who want to enroll in PSYC 479 (Special Research Experience in Psychology) for three credits in both semesters. This is an excellent opportunity to gain research experience in preparation for a graduate or research career. 

Responsibilities: 

• Assist with data collection and other research tasks for 8 hours per week. 

• Attend lab meetings approximately twice per month (Mondays 1-2 PM). 

• Read, critique, and discuss research articles. 

• Submit reflection papers on research articles. 

Qualifications: 

• Ability to work for 9 hours per week during business hours. 

• Strong organizational and time-management skills. 

• Attention to detail and ability to work on complex tasks independently. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills and comfort with communicating with participants. 

• Interest in social psychology and relationships research. 

• Prior completion of Research Methods in Psychology (PSYC 300). 

• 3.0 or greater overall and PSYC GPA 

• Ability to commit to two semesters of involvement. 

How To Apply: Please complete the following application and upload your resume/CV and unofficial transcript via Qualtrics: https://umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_dcDperpU3wZ4JcW We will reach out to you directly if you seem like a good match. Please feel free to email Dr. Lemay (elemay@umd.edu) with any questions.

BSOS Senior Snapshots: Tues. 4/1 11 am-2 pm

BSOS Senior Snapshots '25 (50 Days to Graduation)

Tuesday, April 1st | 11 am - 2 pm
Feller Center- TYD 2118
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In celebration of the 50 days until graduation, the Feller Center in BSOS will host a Senior Snapshot session! Stop by to take your branded BSOS photo and pick up your "BSOS Graduation Mug" while supplies last!

The Feller Center offers a festive backdrop and fun props for you to choose from, allowing you to share your post-graduation plans with their network. Just bring your phone so we can snap the photo for your use!

If you have questions, contact the Feller Center's Career Planning team at bsoscareers@umd.edu. *Open to BSOS undergraduate BA/BS students graduating in May 2025, August 2025, and December 2025.

Summer Research Internships with Maryland Treatment Centers

Maryland Treatment Centers – Baltimore MD

Volunteer Research Assistant Interns

Sign Up for an Info Session: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6wbcKrpPFXUNYIpfdV-1m8f6n30rOU0deJERj4QpO1msQEA/viewform?usp=dialog

Mountain Manor Treatment Center (MMTC) in Baltimore, MD is seeking volunteer research assistant interns (part-time or full-time). Note that a summer internship will run from June-August with an 8-week commitment. We are in West Baltimore at 3800 Frederick Avenue. The ideal applicant is working toward an undergraduate degree in a scientific field (e.g., psychology) and has experience or interest in clinical research on opioid use disorder. The research assistant intern will work closely with research staff on the Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) intervention, a clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse, with the potential to assist on other research projects.

Description:
MMTC is part of Maryland Treatment Centers (MTC), an established regional behavioral health provider focused on clinical excellence, innovation, and scholarship. We are a complex center offering a full continuum of levels of care for the treatment of addictions and co-occurring disorders with a special focus on opioid use disorder and, more recently, cocaine use disorder. In addition to Mountain Manor’s primary clinical operations, we have an enthusiastic research team and a 20-year legacy of conducting clinical research on addictions and co-occurring disorders. Collaborators have included investigators from Friends Research Institute, Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland Baltimore, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and Dartmouth College. We have also conducted trials with partners at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) through the Clinical Trials Network (CTN).

Responsibilities and opportunities would include:
-Training on opioid use disorder, research ethics, and study procedures
-Shadowing our treatment and research programs such as:
-Group counseling sessions
-Research meetings, including clinical case consultations
-Psychiatric appointments focused on medication management
-Primary responsibility is electronic data entry of research data
-Mentorship and opportunities to be involved with analysis and dissemination of research data (e.g., poster presentation, thesis project)

If full-time, may assist with subject recruitment, screening, enrollment, data collection and instruction as deemed appropriate to specific study objectives. This may include study assessments such as administering questionnaires.

Qualifications:
-Student working toward a Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field required
-Demonstrated competence in oral and written communication
-Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
-Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with patients
-Aptitude to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment

How to Apply:
Please email your resume and a cover letter to Ms. Kamala Mallik-Kane (kamala@marylandtreatment.org). In your cover letter, describe your interest and qualifications for this opportunity. Specify 1) whether you are looking for a part-time and/or full-time opportunity and 2) when you would be available to begin. We will invite qualified applicants for phone and/or in-person interviews to discuss details of the position.

BSOS Career Chat: PSYC Gap Year & Grad School

BSOS Career Chat: PSYC Gap Year & Grad School  

Wednesday, April 2

12:00 pm-12:30 pm Zoom

Register 

https://umd.joinhandshake.com/events/1681857/share_preview

Are you a PSYC major considering graduate school? Perhaps you are considering a research post-bacc opportunity, but don’t know how to get started?

Attend this informal Career Chat to learn from Isabel! Read more about her background and what she plans on sharing during the session below.

Isabel Wilder '22 PSYC | UMD Doctoral Student, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS) Program & Former Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Post-Baccalaureate Fellow at National Institute of Health, NIMH.

I am a proud Terp alum who led a somewhat untraditional path through college. I transferred schools, became a parent, and switched gears career-wise. With enormous support and encouragement, I graduated summa cum laude and began a full-time position at NIH as a postbaccalaureate research fellow.

I am thrilled to have returned to UMD this fall as a Flagship Fellow in the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS) doctoral program, where I am currently doing research on sleep and memory in childhood in the Neurocognitive Development Lab.

As I am relatively fresh out of the application process myself, I’m eager to provide support to others interested in graduate school and share my experiences.

Summer Language Institute for Arabic, Persian, and Korean

Learn Arabic, Persian or Korean this summer at UMD's 

Summer Language Institute! Get an entire year's
worth of language learning through classes, cultural activities, field trips, and individualized tutoring and conversation practice while earning 12 UMD credits. Apply by the upcoming priority deadline of April 11th to be considered for merit and need-based scholarships. Reach out to umdsi@umd.edu with any questions, and click here to learn more: https://sllc.umd.edu/special-programs/arabic-persian/summer-langage-institutes

Apply on the Summer Language Institute website. Click here to learn more! https://sllc.umd.edu/special-programs/arabic-persian/summer-langage-institutes/apply

Fall 2025 Research Assistant Positions with The Social and Moral Development Lab

The Social and Moral Development Lab is recruiting 

Undergraduate Research Assistants to work on 
several exciting projects that investigate how children and adolescents evaluate social and moral issues in everyday life. The lab is housed in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland and is supervised by Professor Melanie Killen (mkillen@umd.edu). This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in applying to graduate school.

Description:
Our projects focus on the origins of prejudice and bias, children’s conceptions of fairness and merit, social exclusion, peer and intergroup relations, stereotyping, and moral judgment. The projects are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NIH). The lab also has a school-based intervention study called Developing Inclusive Youth, that Undergraduate Research Assistants work on.

More information https://drive.google.com/file/d/13gNCDCsc7tGflRoTp2UiRYcFiCP9WSt0/view?usp=sharing

Responsibilities:

Research Assistants in the Social and Moral Development Lab learn about the research process through participating in various tasks, including reading relevant developmental science literature, attending weekly lab meetings, and assisting with collecting, transcribing, and coding data. Research Assistants are expected to spend 10 hours per week on lab work.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Good academic standing and interest in research and child development. 

How To Apply:

Interested applicants should complete the online application form located at go.umd.edu/killenlab. The application will ask you to upload your resume and a copy of your unofficial transcript. For additional questions, please contact Nathaniel Pearl (npearl@umd.edu).

Summer I TA Position for PSYC 234 Living the Good Life: Psychology of Happiness

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UGTA) Position

PSYC 234: Living the Good Life: The Psychology of Happiness

Description: 
Are you passionate about psychology and wellbeing? Do you want to help others explore the science behind living a fulfilling life? We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated undergraduate teaching assistants for PSYC 234: Living the Good Life: The Psychology of Happiness during Summer Session I, 2025 (June 2, 2025 - July 11, 2025).

As a UGTA, you will have the opportunity to:
-Lead discussion sections (10-15 students) on Thursdays from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
-Assist with grading assignments and projects
-Gain teaching experience and deepen your understanding of psychological concepts related to happiness and well-being

Requirements:
-Must have completed PSYC 234 with a grade of B+ or better
-Must have completed at least 9 credit hours in Psychology
-Must have a 3.0 GPA in Psychology and a 2.8 overall GPA
-Strong communication and organizational skills
-Enthusiasm for teaching and supporting fellow students

Application Instructions:
To apply, please send a brief statement of interest and your resume to Dr. Maria Wydra at drmariawydra@gmail.com. The application deadline is May 1, 2025.

Present Your Research @ The PSYC Terp Research Fair on 4/23

The PSYC Terp Research Fair will be held on Wednesday, April 23 from 

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM 

in the BRB Colonnade.

Submissions are due by Sunday March 30th at 5:00 pm and presenters will be notified whether their posters are accepted by Wednesday, April 4th. We encourage every lab to present at least one poster, each honors student to present a poster, and PREP students to submit at least one poster. 

Please click here to submit a poster for presentation. **Please note: Preference will be given to first author PSYC students, PSYC students must be authors on the poster.**

Presentation of research awards will be announced after the research fair by email, blog, and website. Students can nominate their faculty mentor for the Outstanding Faculty Research Mentor Award by clicking here. Additionally, a team of faculty and advisors will select posters to be awarded Gold, Silver, Bronze, and People's Choice Awards.

Interested in leadership and public policy? Apply to the Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program!

Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows

Application Deadline is April 4, 2025
Apply HERE

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors (with at least two semesters remaining) who are interested in leadership and policy are invited to apply.

Participation in the Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program empowers students to act by equipping them with the necessary skills, resources and support for leadership roles, while engaging in areas of cultural pluralism, advocacy and change.

Fellows design and implement their own community action
projects, take leadership courses, serve at an internship, and
meet elected officials, community advocates and non-profit
leaders. Each Fellow’s experience in the program will be guided
by his or her interest in a specific policy issue.

The program continues the legacy of Howard Peters “Pete”
Rawlings and the work he did as a Delegate in the State of
Maryland. He dedicated his life’s work to developing ethical
and expert public leaders.

Participants design and implement their own community action projects, take a leadership course, complete an internship, and meet with elected officials, community advocates, and non-profit leaders.

The deadline to apply is April 19, 2024. Apply HERE

Increasing Diversity in NACS PhD Program Event

Increasing Diversity in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science: Learn more about the Neuroscience
and Cognitive Science (NACS) PhD Program at the University of Maryland and how to apply!

Hosted by the NACS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee
When: Monday, April 14, 10-11am
Where: Zoom
RSVP by Friday, April 12: bit.ly/nacsinfo2025

All undergraduate students and postbaccalaureate researchers are welcome to attend and may be eligible for a NACS application fee waiver. Please contact Claire Morse at cmorse@umd.edu with any questions.

New Special Topics Course for Fall 2025: PSYC 489I Psychology of Stress and Health in the Work Environment

PSYC 489I: Psychology of Stress and Health in the Work Environment

Fall Semester 2025 (TuTh 9:30-10:45am)

Instructor: Dr. Cassandra Phetmisy

Register on TESTUDO

Fulfills a PSYC Theme 3 and a PSYC 400 Level Non-Lab

Did you know that we spend nearly a third of their adult lives working? Given all the time we
invest at work, it is imperative to understand how our jobs (e.g., working conditions, job
demands) may directly contribute to our health and psychological experiences.

This class will cover several ways that the workplace can help (and hurt) individuals’ outcomes.
Specifically, we will learn about (1) workplace and non-workplace stressors that affect
employee wellbeing, (2) workers’ psychological, social, and health outcomes, and (3)
interventions to promote employee wellbeing and reduce injury and stress.

Students will gain important skills from this course, including conducting an in-depth literature
review about threats/risks in a specific occupation, as well as developing practical
recommendations to improve workers’ experiences. 

This class may be especially useful for students interested in pursuing graduate school or a related career particularly in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Health Psychology, or Social Psychology.

Summer & Fall 2025 TA Positions with Dr. Tyrell's PSYC 355

Thank you for your interest in being a TA for PSYC355 

(Developmental Psychology)! I (Dr. Tyrell)

anticipate needing TAs for two sections of the course (1 section taught in Summer 2025, 1 section taught in Fall 2025). This opportunity is made possible through course credit. Applicants offered the position will be required to enroll in Psych 478 for 2-3 credits. TAs will be given a syllabus for their enrollment in Psych 478. Benefits include: building leadership, communication, and mentoring skills; opportunity to give a short lecture or review; gain a deeper understanding of Developmental Psychology.

 
Applications are due Friday, May 30, 2025 and will be reviewed promptly. Online interviews for shortlisted candidates will be scheduled for early June.

Eligibility for applying:
• You must have taken PSYC355 at UMD and earned a grade of "B+", "A-", "A", or "A+".
• Students currently enrolled in 355 are welcome to apply. Final grades will be confirmed at the end of the semester.

TA Responsibilities (6-10 hours per week for 2-3 credits):
*** First and foremost, the TA must be committed to creating an atmosphere that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. This includes, but is not limited to, demonstrating empathy with students and making room for diverse perspectives ***
• Contributing to the development of assignments and exams
• Grading
• Helping with student review sessions
• Providing feedback to the course instructor about the course as it proceeds
• Administrative tasks

Apply @ this link:   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaBRfwCmgKQjuKq1uHwkW-1mJyasxOTjf7NlDgoCKaa3dP-A/viewform

If you have any questions about the undergraduate TA position or this application, please feel free to contact: Dr. Fanita Tyrell: ftyrell@umd.edu

Apply for the William G. Johnson '63 Endowed Scholarship. Application deadline is 5/31!

William G. Johnson '63 Endowed Scholarship:  

William G. Johnson '63 established the William G. Johnson '63 Endowed Scholarship in December 2018 to support merit-based scholarships for undergraduate students in the Department of Psychology in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. As a student, Dr. Johnson played lacrosse, was active in student government, and worked multiple jobs to support his studies. Dr. Johnson created this fund to support undergraduate psychology students so that they will be able to devote more time to their studies. Dr. Johnson found that his undergraduate coursework and interactions with professors provided a firm foundation that set the course for graduate study and a very fulfilling career as a clinical psychologist.

William G. Johnson '63 Endowed Scholarship: This scholarship was endowed by William G. Johnson' 63, Psychology alumnus, to be awarded to Psychology undergraduate majors based upon academic achievement in their major and financial need. FIVE recipients will be selected and the monetary award for this scholarship is $1,000.

Eligibility Requirements:
In order to be considered, students must meet all of the following 

eligibility criteria:

-3.0 or higher cumulative GPA at University of Maryland, College Park
-Full-time, degree seeking student majoring in psychology
-Officially declared psychology major for Spring 2025 or earlier (Must have declared prior to January 10, 2025)
-Have at least 12 credits of PSYC courses completed
-May not graduate before May 2025
-Be in good judicial standing

Additional Information:
-Scholarships will be awarded for the Fall 2025 semester.
-In order to receive the scholarship, students must maintain the outlined eligibility and scholarship qualifications.
-To be considered, students must submit ALL application materials.
-Preference will be given to students based on both academic merit and financial need.

The deadline to apply for the William G. Johnson Scholarship is May 31, 2025. Please review the eligibility requirements listed above carefully before starting your application.

Apply @ this link: https://gateway.campuslogic.com/?auth=clsignin&clientid=69779831-4ed3-4382-ae0f-c4a9721fec67&productid=2208cfa3-aa9b-465a-939a-8e3e921f4954&type=student&ctx=%2Fstudent%2Fscholarship%2F360182

Questions regarding PSYC scholarships or the application process should be directed to psycadvising@umd.edu.

PSYC Grad School Grub: The Basics of Planning for An Advanced Degree. BYO Lunch In-Person Event

Undergrad UMD PSYC Students only: 

Are you considering graduate school, but unsure how to start your planning?

PSYC Grad School Grub: The Basics of Planning for An Advanced Degree  

Thurs., April 10, 2025

12:30 pm-1:30 pm

1140B Biology-Psychology Bldg.

25 Attendees Max

Registration Required: https://umd.joinhandshake.com/events/1681858/share_preview

UMD PSYC Sophomores and Juniors will benefit most from this event. Hosted by the Psychology Department and the BSOS Feller Center.

Attend this Bring Your Own Lunch In-Person Event that will feature tips to help you plan your next steps. We will share planning tools and resources, and three PSYC Alumni Career Influencers members will share their tips for selecting a graduate program and advice on gaining experience to test your interests.

UMD PSYC Sophomores and Juniors will benefit most from this event. Hosted by the Psychology Department and the BSOS Feller Center.
RSVP via Handshake (REQUIRED):  https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1681858/share_preview

Guest Speakers from the PSYC Alumni Career Influencers Network.

Jessi Collins, LCSW-C 2012 | Psychology Title: Psychotherapist / Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Company: Jessi Collins Therapy, LLC

Isabel Wilder 2022 | Psychology Title: Doctoral Student Company: Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS) Program | University of Maryland, College Park

Zenab Abubakari  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)- Federal Management Systems (FMS) 2021 | Psychology B.S 2023 | I-O Psychology MPS  Title: Management Analyst / Grants Manager