USC Dornsife Department of Psychology

10/03/2025

Meet our Dog of the Month, Fudge! This 5-year-old sweetheart may be shy, but beneath that quiet charm is a loyal pup ready to shine. At just 34 pounds, he’s perfect for cozy cuddles and calm companionship. With a little time and patience, he’ll blossom. Could you be the home he’s been waiting for?

05/08/2025

The City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department is hosting its Third Annual Camp ReadyLA: Emer-Gen-Z.

Camp ReadyLA is a week-long summer program for young adults aged 18-24 that provides a look into the life of an emergency manager. Campers will learn about disaster preparedness and participate in fun activities that will improve their team-building and leadership skills and pave the way for their professional success. Several careers in the public safety field will be showcased, highlighting emergency management coordination and capabilities for city response.


The four-day program will run from Tuesday, July 22 to Friday, July 25, and take place daily between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM at the City’s Emergency Operations Center located in Downtown Los Angeles.



Applications close on May 30. APPLY HERE!

Camp ReadyLA is a FREE week-long program that provides a look into the life of an emergency manager for young program participants. Camp participants will gain disaster preparedness, team building, and leadership skills to pave the way for their professional development.Our camp coordinators are wor...

04/30/2025

Job Opportunity at UC Davis for Graduating Students!

POSITION DESCRIPTION The Department of Psychiatry at the University of California Davis, School of Medicine is recruiting for a full-time Junior Specialist interested in the clinical neuroscience of psychotic disorders. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESIGNATED AREAS OF EXPERTISE The Junior Specialis...

01/16/2025

Social Connection Lab Research Opportunity

"Feeling socially connected with others has a critical impact on our physical and mental well-being. At the Social Connection Lab (SoCoLab), we study various facets of social connection, such as what helps people feel connected to others, what distinguishes people who are great at connecting with others, and what factors contribute to social disconnection. Some of our prior and ongoing projects investigate the associations between subjective and objective social (dis)connection and neural responses, the neural and psychological drivers of information sharing, and the neural correlates of social influence.

In answering these questions, we take a multi-disciplinary approach, using theories and methods from psychology, neuroscience, network science, and communication studies. We hope that by better understanding the mechanisms that underlie social connection, we can help people lead happier, healthier lives.

To learn more about our research, visit our lab website: socolab.org

RAs have the opportunity to contribute to multiple parts of our research process and develop new research skills. RAs are also encouraged to attend our weekly lab meetings to share ideas and learn more about what other lab members are up to.

Qualifications:
● Commit to contributing to the lab for at least two consecutive semesters
● Devote at least 8-10 hours per week
● Strong organizational and communication skills
● Can work independently and reliably, is punctual
● Interested in social connection and loneliness, and motivated to contribute to research on them

If you are interested, please email Jacob Zimmerman, the lab manager, at [email protected]."

For Spring 2025

10/31/2024

PSYC 2025 Fall registration info!

06/18/2024

Psychiatry clinic staff position for recent graduates

The Precision Neuromodulation Clinic (PNC) at the Palo Alto VA is offering a paid, in-person position as a clinical technician. Responsibilities of this position include delivering transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatments under the supervision of senior clinicians to patients with psychiatric conditions, administration of symptom scales, entry of electronic medical records notes, administrative duties, and assisting in implementing quality and process improvement projects. The position requires strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with patients, as well as to coordinate care with a multi-disciplinary clinical team, the ability to multi-task, and strong motivation to help patients with different forms of mental illness. The position is ideal for a recent college graduate who would like to gain hands-on experience working with patients in preparation for attending medical school or other allied health professional school. Students who have majored in psychology and related disciplines are particularly encouraged to apply. The attending physicians at our clinic are dually appointed Stanford University School of Medicine professors. This is a full time, full benefits position. This job will be available beginning Fall 2024 and requires at least a two-year commitment. Additionally, this is a federal position and requires US citizenship.



Please send a cover letter, CV and at least two references from prior work experiences to [email protected] and CC Dr. Jong Yoon, [email protected].

05/31/2024

Volunteer Research Position Available at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Sports Concussion Program

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The Sports Concussion Program at CHLA is seeking volunteer research assistants (RAs) to enter data remotely for a concussion database. RAs will be trained to collect data from medical files and enter the clinical data into the clinical repository. RAs will be asked to volunteer for one year.

Responsibilities
- Remote data collection
- Remote data entry

Qualifications
- Track-record of taking initiative, being highly organized and detail oriented
- Preference will be given to students that are second year sophomores or higher, also fluent in
Spanish and/or to students with previous research experience.
- There are no requirements to work on site at the hospital.

Opportunities to contribute to study abstracts and conference posters will be available for RAs that
continue beyond the year.

For more information please contact Leeann Hwang at [email protected]

05/19/2024

Check out this new full time position!

05/09/2024

Check out these 3 new undergraduate internship opportunities!

01/26/2024

Research Technician position available
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion
Roanoke, Virginia

01/18/2024

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: MOTIVATION AND EDUCATION RESEARCH GROUP (MERG) & CENTER FOR EDUCATION POLICY, EQUITY, AND GOVERNANCE (CEPEG)

The Motivation and Education Research Group (MERG) led by Dr. Erika Patall and Dr. Adam Kho from the Center for Education Policy, Equity, and Governance (CEPEG) in the Rossier School of Education are seeking enthusiastic, committed students with an interest in education to assist with research this school year. Students who become involved in our research have the opportunity to contribute to and co-author a study focusing on the influences that impact Black and Hispanic/Latinx student achievement. Tasks may include identifying and screening literature, reviewing literature, and meta-analytic coding. We seek students who want to be active members of our research team and anticipate wanting to continue in a relevant field in graduate school or as a career. Students must be willing to volunteer 5-10 hours of their time per week (on average). Students who wish to continue work with MERG and/or CEPEG beyond this year may also do so on either a voluntary basis or for course credit.

The core mission of the MERG is to understand the nature of students’ motivation and the educational environments and practices that can support student motivation. We conduct meta-analyses, intervention research, and survey research. We conduct research online, in laboratory settings, and in the field, working closely with secondary (middle and high school) school teachers and students as part of the process.

The mission of the CEPEG is to conduct rigorous, practice-relevant research that advances educational equity for K-12 students and to create partnerships that ensure education policies, practices, and governance structures are guided by evidence and careful analysis. We are committed to conducting research with consequence, responding to the field, making research accessible, and training the next generation of educational leaders. We conduct quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research online and in the field.

Name of Faculty: Erika Patall; Adam Kho
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Web: https://motivationlab.wordpress.com/; https://cepeg.usc.edu
Contact: Nicolas Pardo, [email protected]

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05/05/2022

The Story Collider

SCIENCE STORYTELLING OPPORTUNITY! Do you have a true, personal story about science that you'd like to share with other people? If so, The Story Collider is looking for storytellers for its upcoming live shows and you could be one of them!

WHAT'S A SCIENCE STORYTELLING SHOW? Think of it like a stand-up comedy show, but with people talking about how science has impacted their lives in a way that can make the audience laugh, cry, or anywhere in between. Producers' favorite stories from each live show (which might include yours!) end up on The Story Collider podcast, which you can check out for tons of examples: storycollider.org/podcasts

COOL! HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? If you have a story idea you'd like to pitch, you can submit it at this link: storycollider.org/submissions. If your pitch is selected, you'll work with the PSYC department's very own Dr. Leslie Berntsen to help develop your story and get it ready to perform at a live show (which you can invite all your friends to so they can cheer you on). If you have any questions or would like to learn more about this opportunity or science storytelling more generally, you can get in touch with Dr. Berntsen at [email protected]