Translational Research in Psychological Sciences

Tue, 03 Jan 2017 10:12:24 -0500

[NOTE]: Deadline has passed for this program.

REU Site: Translational Research in Psychological Sciences: Human Factors at Texas Tech University

Primary aims of this REU Site are to:

(a) engage undergraduates in behavioral research that shows the value of such research in solving real-world problems;

(b) develop research, teamwork, and communication skills applicable to any career in social and behavioral sciences;

(c) increase the number of undergraduates who pursue graduate education and HF careers; and

(d) increase the number of underrepresented groups in HF, and in social and behavioral sciences more generally.

Undergraduates will engage in research on topics including perceptual issues in driving, collaboration of humans and robots on tasks relevant to health care, surveillance, and manufacturing; skill acquisition in laparoscopic surgery; enhancement of student learning; neuroscience and implications for baggage screening and military threat detection; effects of attitudes and social norms on substance use; sexual-identity development and implications for health-based disparities; and the use of simulation/modeling in injury reduction.

The program runs from June 5- July 28, 2017

(Move-in: June 3 and 4, Move-out: July 29 and 30, 2017)

Benefits include:

A stipend of $4,000

Campus housing

A supplement for meals

Travel expenses to and from Lubbock, Texas

Travel funding to attend one national conference

REU Site final conference style oral presentation

This REU is open to a wide variety of majors, some of which include:

Psychology,

Sociology and Anthropology,

HAPP,

Biological Sciences,

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering,

Information Systems,

Physics,

Mechanical Engineering,

Chemistry and Biochemistry,

Robotics,

Environmental Science,

and Mathematics and Statistics

For help with polishing your application and/or your personal statement, please contact Janet McGlynn, mcglynn@umbc.edu