February 5, 2019 – Psychology Students' Association

PSY306Y0 in Siena, Italy – Application deadline extended

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 PSAOther Opportunities

Earn a full-year PSY credit in Siena, Italy this summer! Love the Italian language and culture? What better way is there to learn it than by living and studying in Siena for 4.5 weeks! The Italy Summer Abroad Program https://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/programs/italy/ is offering a Psychology course this summer, and applications are still open! The program will be organized and hosted by the Universitá degli Studi di Siena https://en.unisi.it/, the second oldest university in Italy, dating back to 1240. Students will be housed in the University residences, which are centrally located and within walking distance to both classrooms and city attractions. The course PSY306Y0 Disability: Culture and Inclusion https://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/psy306y0-special-topics-disability-culture-and-inclusion/ offer […]

Volunteer RA Opportunity

February 5, 2019 PSAResearch Assistant, Volunteer

The University of Toronto Consciousness and Wisdom Laboratory is currently accepting applications for Volunteer Research Associates. Interested students should show a strong background in Cognitive Science and statistical analysis, with preferential weight going to those with experience in lab protocols, relevant technical expertise, programming skills, and interdisciplinary critical thinking. VRA’s will be expected to allocate a minimum of 8 hours per week to their duties. Roles within the lab will offer hands-on opportunities in experimental design and execution, data analysis, grant and ethics applications, programming, and paper preparation and submission. Aside from potential publication credits and scientific skill building, the […]

Call for Volunteer RAs

February 5, 2019 PSAResearch Assistant, Volunteer

*Lab:* Dr. Molly Metz’s Pedagogy and Motivation Lab *Description:* Dr. Metz is seeking applications for volunteer research assistant (RA) positions for Winter 2019, with the potential for continuing into the Summer, if interested. RAs will work on studies examining instructors’ beliefs about and students’ responses to the coverage of emotionally charged material in the classroom. *Duties:* Research assistants are responsible for scheduling and running participants, data cleaning and management, coding of writing samples, among other tasks. *Requirements:* Ideal candidates will be conscientious, motivated, able to work independently as well as in a team, and have excellent communication skills. Hours may […]

New Inkblot Website

February 5, 2019 PSAUncategorized

Fellow students – check out Inkblot’s newly launched and published new blog section! Access the blog website by clicking on the “Blog” button on the menu of their main website: https://inkblotuoft.wordpress.com Or directly at: https://inkblotblogging.wordpress.com The first blog was just published Friday morning! If you’d like, leave a comment and let them know what you think. Follow them on Facebook to get a share whenever a new blog post is published and keep up-to-date on your fellow students’ thoughts and ideas about topics in psychology and mental health!