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Project Director:
Kathryn Larson
Email:
Alternate Contact:
Kathryn Larson
Email:um.autism@umich.edu, Phone: 734-936-8600
Major area of Psychology in which these projects are located:
Clinical
Project Description:
Students working at the UofM Autism and Communication Disorders Center (UMACC) will be involved in a variety of research projects and have the opportunity to be involved in both of these research projects as well as a working psychological clinic specializing in the assessment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders. For more information about specific projects, please see http://www.umaccweb.com/research/index.html.
Time commitment requested:
at least 9 hours/week
Qualifications of student:

Credit Offered:	Yes	Money:	No
Experience only:	No	Workstudy:	Yes

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Project Director:
Edward C. Chang, Ph.D.
Email: changec@umich.edu
Alternate Contact:
Rita Chang
Email:changri@umich.edu, Phone: 734-647-3876
Overall Title of Project:
The Role of Individual Differences in Adjustment
Major area of Psychology in which these projects are located:
Clinical
Project Description:
Our research focuses on the link between individual differences variables and adjustment. We are particularly interested in looking at perfectionism, optimism/pessimism, and coping styles. As a member of this lab, you will be involved in a variety of different research tasks, from helping to conduct literature reviews, writing up research summaries, to coding data.
Time commitment requested:
10-15 hours per week
Qualifications of student:
Knowledge of MS Word is required. Some experience in using SPSS is preferred, but not required. We are looking for students who are ideally psychology majors with a 3.4+ GPA.

Credit Offered:	Yes	Money:	No
Experience only:	Yes	Workstudy:	No

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Project Director:
Kate Rosenblum, PhD
Email:
Maria Muzik, MD
Email:
Alternate Contact:
Zahra Hadi
Email:zhadi@med.umich.edu, Phone:
Overall Title of Project:
Maternal Anxiety during the Childbearing Years (MACY)
Major area of Psychology in which these projects are located:
Clinical
Major area of Psychology in which this project is located:
Developmental, Clinical, Developmental Psychopathology, Infant and Maternal Mental Health
Project Description:
This project investigates how mothers who are childhood trauma survivors cope with the stress and challenge of parenting in the early postpartum period, and how this may influence the infant’s development of stress responses and emotion regulation. We follow trauma survivor mothers who may or may not have developed Posttraumatic Stress Disorder across pregnancy up to 18 months postpartum. We collect a multitude of information about the mother and the infant during phone interviews and in face-to-face interviews during in home visits. We also videotape mother-baby interactions for later coding, as well as biological data such as vagal tone, the stress hormone cortisol, and infant DNA.
Time commitment requested:
9-15 hours, flexible
Qualifications of student:
Students interested in this project should be highly motivated, dependable, detail-oriented, organized, and able to work independently as well as be valued team players. Students will have the opportunity to perform a broad variety of tasks including participation in home visits for data collection, coding of videotaped home observations, data entry, transcriptions, and help with other office tasks. Research experience is helpful but not required. Students are asked to commit for at least two semesters.

Credit Offered:	Yes	Money:	No
Experience only:	Yes	Workstudy:	Yes

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Project Director:
Shanta Nishi Kanukollu
Email: snishik@umich.edu
Alternate Contact:
Ramaswami Mahalingam
Email:ramawasi@umich.edu, Phone:
Overall Title of Project:
Attitudes Towards Child Sexual Abuse and Help-Seeking amongst South Asian College Students
Major area of Psychology in which these projects are located:
Clinical
Major area of Psychology in which this project is located:
Personality & Social Contexts
Project Description:
This study will examine the relationship between ethnicity, gender, Model Minority Myth, acculturation and perceived social support of South Asian undergraduate students and their attitudes toward child sexual abuse and help-seeking. The purpose of this study is to better understand how these factors impact perceptions of child sexual abuse and the social support systems these students utilize if in distress.
Time commitment requested:
10 hours per week
Qualifications of student:
Knowledge of MS Word is required. Some experience in using SPSS is preferred, but not required. We are looking for students who are ideally psychology majors with a 3.4+ GPA.

Credit Offered:	Yes	Money:	No
Experience only:	Yes	Workstudy:	No

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Project Director:
Linas A. Bieliauskas, Ph.D.; 734-936-6619
Email: linas@umich.edu
Alternate Contact:
Lauren Drag, Ph.D.
Email:ldrag@umich.edu, Phone:
Overall Title of Project:
Neuropsychological Changes with Normal and Abnormal Aging, Chronic Disease, and Head Injuries
Major area of Psychology in which these projects are located:
Clinical
Major area of Psychology in which this project is located:
Biopsychology, Cognition and Perception
Project Description:
This description covers ongoing projects in the areas of aging, chronic disease, and head injuries which are conducted primarily at the associated Veterans Administration Hospital. Students will be involved in testing patients for cognitive and emotional status on admission to the nursing home care unit, veterans returning from the Gulf Wars area, patients with cardiovascular and liver disease, and normal aging subjects. Students will learn clinical skills associated with administering psychological tests, learn to administer and score various clinical test instruments, get experience with data entry, and learn the application of medical and psychological test data to research protocols. Team members meet weekly to coordinate activities, learn about relevant neuropsychological syndromes, and track progress of research projects. Honors theses are sponsored and encouraged, as well as participation in ongoing research protocols which result in national and international presentation and peer-reviewed publication. Travel to national sites for data collection and for meeting presentations is supported as resources are available.
Time commitment requested:
Minimum of ½ day per week plus weekly meeting of 1 hour.
Qualifications of student:

Credit Offered:	yes	Money:
Experience only:	yes	Workstudy:	yes