This chapter is the first Psi Chi chapter in Canada, and our mandate is to provide our members with opportunities to earn grants and awards, connect with others who are involved in the psychological community, and get access to tips and resources that can help them study better and get accepted to grad school. Please explore our site to learn more about what Psi Chi is about, how to join, and why you can benefit by becoming a member.
Developmental
Research Study:
I am looking for volunteer RAs to assist me with a study looking at the relation between language ability and executive functioning (planning and problem-solving skills) in preschoolers (ages 3-5 years). RAs will primarily assist with data collection and will be trained on a large battery of cognitive and language measures. I am looking for students who can commit at least 4-5 hours per week (1 morning or afternoon for testing + travel time to local preschools).
Thinking about grad school? Need some hands on experience? Come to the Michelle Pujol Room in the SUB on January 14th for the Psychology Volunteer Fair. It takes place from 11-2, and there are workshops by Career and Coop Services at 11am and 1pm.
The powerpoint documents that Dr. Kerns and Dr. Monkhouse used for their TAUGHT presentations are posted below. The full video will be posted about a week from today. Thanks again to our speakers for doing such a great job, and those who helped organize and advertise for this event.
Dr. Kerns: Clinical Neuropsychology
Dr. Monkhouse: Forensic Psychology
TAUGHT is back for 2012, this year the event is named Pushing Boundaries, and showcases a number of alternate routes for careers in psychology. The speakers are:
Dr. Bruce Monkhouse: Forensic Psychology
Mr. Michael Walsh: LifeRing Drug and Alcohol Addiction Support Group
Dr. Kimberley Kerns: Developmental and Pediatric Clinical Psychology
The event will be in SCI B150, and will take place from November 20 from 7-9pm.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail psichi@uvic.ca.
The psychology student union PsychOS has released their fall edition of their newsletter Out of Our Minds. The newsletter includes Kris and Meredith from Psi Chi have a section in the newsletter with details about Psi Chi and the upcoming Taught talks. Also included is a farewell to Dr. Valerie Gonzales, and many other student written articles. Thank you to all the contributors and Editor-in-Chief Sophia Behenna for their hard work in making this possible. You can check the newsletter out here.
Just a reminder that the deadline to apply for Psi Chi is coming up soon. The last day to apply is September 28th, and you can drop off your applications at the Psi Chi office (COR A171) or the psychology general office.
The Psi Chi office is now open for business. You can come by to Cornett A171(not A050 as stated in a previous e-mail) if you have any questions about Psi Chi, PsychOS, or the psychology program in general.
We hope to see you there!
Cognitive
Volunteer Position
Graduate student Mario Baldassari is currently looking for volunteers to
act as confederate criminals in a mock crime study, beginning immediately
and continuing on into next semester.
Requirements: a fair amount of involvement in the next three weeks to take
photographs, build a lineup, and conduct several pilot testing sessions of
lineups. Candidates should be comfortable having his/her photo taken in
order to be included as a foil in the lineup if needed. Next semester, the
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