The Laboratory for the Study of Child and Family Relationships is looking for a bright, enthusiastic sophomore or junior undergraduate student to assist with the coding, entry, and collection of data for three research projects in the Department of Human Development.
Project #1
The general objective of the first project is to study the nature, quality, functions, and sources of friendship during the transitions from elementary school (fifth grade) to middle school (sixth grade), and from middle school (eighth grade) to high school (ninth grade & twelfth grade), and to relate these aspects of friendship to child and family characteristics and to child socio-emotional adjustment. The research project is now in its eleventh year of continuous funding from the National Institute of Mental Health. The project will continue to be funded by NIMH until 2010.
Project #2
The overall goal of the second project is to examine the social outcomes of childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study's specific aims are to: (1) characterize the social interactions and adjustment of children with TBI; (2) examine social information processing in children with TBI; (3) determine the integrity of brain regions and structures known to be vulnerable to TBI and implicated in social information processing; and (4) study the linkages among brain structures, social information processing, and social behavior and adjustment among children with TBI.
Project #3
The goal of the third project is to develop and evaluate a novel early intervention, grounded in research about developmental psychopathology that targets specific risk factors implicated in the development/persistence of shyness, social reticence and withdrawal in children, with the ultimate goal of facilitating adaptive developmental outcomes, namely the absence of social anxiety disorder.
Sophomore or junior students (with a minimum 3.0 GPA) must commit at least two semesters to assist with various research tasks for approximately 10 hours/week. We offer course credit for your assistance.
How to Apply:
If interested, please send a copy of your resume and unofficial transcript via e-mail to Annie Schulz Begle at annieks@gmail.com.
Project #1
The general objective of the first project is to study the nature, quality, functions, and sources of friendship during the transitions from elementary school (fifth grade) to middle school (sixth grade), and from middle school (eighth grade) to high school (ninth grade & twelfth grade), and to relate these aspects of friendship to child and family characteristics and to child socio-emotional adjustment. The research project is now in its eleventh year of continuous funding from the National Institute of Mental Health. The project will continue to be funded by NIMH until 2010.Project #2
The overall goal of the second project is to examine the social outcomes of childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study's specific aims are to: (1) characterize the social interactions and adjustment of children with TBI; (2) examine social information processing in children with TBI; (3) determine the integrity of brain regions and structures known to be vulnerable to TBI and implicated in social information processing; and (4) study the linkages among brain structures, social information processing, and social behavior and adjustment among children with TBI.
Project #3
The goal of the third project is to develop and evaluate a novel early intervention, grounded in research about developmental psychopathology that targets specific risk factors implicated in the development/persistence of shyness, social reticence and withdrawal in children, with the ultimate goal of facilitating adaptive developmental outcomes, namely the absence of social anxiety disorder.
Sophomore or junior students (with a minimum 3.0 GPA) must commit at least two semesters to assist with various research tasks for approximately 10 hours/week. We offer course credit for your assistance.
How to Apply:
If interested, please send a copy of your resume and unofficial transcript via e-mail to Annie Schulz Begle at annieks@gmail.com.
