Research Opportunities

1. DATE POSTED:04/15/08
   
   POSITIONS AVAILABLE/NOT AVAILABLE (Yes or No):  No
   
   QUARTER/YEAR FOR THIS POSTING:Spring 2008
   
   NUMBER OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 0
   
   FACULTY NAME: Sally Dickerson
   
   FACULTY WEBPAGE (INCLUDING RESEARCH INTERESTS):
   http://socialecology.uci.edu/faculty/sdickers/
   
   RESEARCH WEBPAGE:
   http://socialecology.uci.edu/faculty/sdickers/
   
   PREREQUISITES (SE10, SE13, P9 etc.):  NONE
   
   SELECTION CRITERIA:  Interview, Two (2) Quarter Commitment
    
   GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH/LAB RESPONSIBILITIES:
   
   1. Research in this lab focuses on how certain stressful situations influence the body; we examine how stressful situations characterized by social evaluation and rejection influence physiological responses (such as cardiovascular, neuroendocrine and immune outcomes). We also look at the relationship between specific emotional and physiological changes during stressful situations; for example, how negative feelings about the self (like shame, embarrassment) are associated with physiological reactivity.
   
   2. Students will assist with experimental studies examining cortisol responses to laboratory stressors. Students will be involved in all aspects of the projects, including recruiting and screening participants, assisting with the experimental sessions, and data entry. There are also opportunities to be trained in the use of psychophysiology equipment.
   
   HOURS REQUIRED PER WEEK:  5-10
   
   NUMBER OF UNITS REQUIRED: 2-4
    
   IS THIS A PAID POSITION (Yes or No)?  NO
   
   GRADING CRITERIA:  Hours completed, Quality of Work 
   
   TO APPLY/ CONTACT INFORMATION:
   Please complete the application and email it to Peggy Mycek (pmycek@uci.edu). Please also contact Dr. Dickerson (sdickers@uci.edu)or Peggy Mycek if you have any questions about the available positions or the research conducted in the lab.