I am studying how stress (induced experimentally) influences our memory for events. We will be using a new neuropsychological task (a brief film and questionnaires) and measuring salivary cortisol to help determine which memory processes are affected by stress (and by inference, which areas of the brain). I am very interested in letting research assistants contribute to the creative and interpretive aspects of the study, and our lab group is typically a very fun, lively, and rigorous bunch!

Duties:

10 hours a week, including a weekly lab meeting. Research will primarily include the hands-on work of “running groups” (giving instructions, inducing a psychosocial stressor, showing a film, administering the memory tests). Additional duties may include scheduling, data entry (minimal), and prep work for groups. Tasks can be tailored to individual interests, and can also include data analysis, cortisol assays, and literature searches if desired.