Department of Psychology

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A Wider Circle Fall Internships

A Wider Circle is a local nonprofit organization helping children and adults to lift themselves out of poverty. A Wider Circle hires 15-18 interns each semester, and interns are truly the lifeblood of the organization. Interns gain hands on experience during their internship with A Wider Circle.

Unpaid internships are available in all fields of the organization. Interns are expected to commit to working 15-30 hours per week for one semester. Students interested in our internships may contact us at intern@awidercircle.org. If you have any questions about our internship opportunities or about our work in general, please contact Ann Wiard (Intern Coordinator) or Dr. Mark Bergel (Executive Director) at 301-657-1010

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Children's National Media Center Volunteer Research Assistant Positions

Off-Campus Research Apprentice positions available in the Behavioral Diabetes Research Program at Children's National Medical Center, with Randi Streisand, Ph.D. (Pediatric Clinical Psychologist). We are seeking 2-3 undergraduate research assistants for approximately 5 hours/week.  Our program currently has several active clinical research studies which focus on issues relevant to child development and family interactions among youth with diabetes. The two primary studies are  NIH-funded randomized clinical trials:  1) a supportive intervention for parents of very young children with type 1 diabetes and 2) a behavioral intervention for parents and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.  The duties of the RA may include data entry, data screening/cleaning, assistance with literature reviews, assistance with manuscript/other written material preparation (editing, proofing, etc.), and attending outpatient diabetes clinics to assist with parent interventions.  The Behavioral Diabetes Research Program is an active, exciting research lab with an applied/clinical focus.  RAs will have the opportunity to gain hands-on research experience and interact face-to-face with children and their parents.  Mentorship (regarding graduate school and career decisions, and professional development in general) and additional educational opportunities (behavioral grand rounds, research meetings) are also available for motivated students. One-year (two semester) commitment preferred.  For more information, please contact Marisa Hilliard (mehillia@cnmc.org). 

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Lab Coordinator: Temple University Infant Lab

The Temple University Infant Laboratory at Ambler is looking for a laboratory coordinator who has experience working with babies and young children and is looking for an opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research. The Temple University Infant Lab at Ambler, directed by Professors Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Nora Newcombe, conducts research on language acquisition, parent-child play interactions, spatial development, and memory development. Managing the day-to-day operations, the Lab Coordinator is responsible for developing research initiatives and research designs, recruiting research participants, collecting and coding data, conducting preliminary data analyses, performing literature reviews, and writing preliminary drafts of grant reports, conference abstracts, and manuscripts. Additionally, the Lab Coordinator manages the administrative duties, including the purchasing and replenishing of administrative supplies, keeping track of grant budgets, scheduling participants, organizing lab meetings, and planning events (arranging for visitors, organizing promotional events, etc) as well as supervision of Temple undergraduates and volunteers. This position offers those with a Bachelor's degree in psychology an opportunity to be a potential collaborator in research that will be presented at major conferences and in publications.

Qualifications:

Required: Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Linguistics or related field.

Preferred Skills:
preferably six months experience working with children between the ages of 7 months to six years in a research setting; computer skills and proficiency with MS Office Suite and SPSS/SAS software packages, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to interact with a diverse population of program participants, excellent organizational skills, ability to work independently as well as part of a team, and ability to travel to off-site locations that may not be accessible by public transportation.

If interested, please forward a resume to the infant lab coordinator at wendy.shallcross@gmail.com

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