Psychological Science

Category: Opportunities

  • Summer Opportunities for Psychological Science Students

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    ngoebel

    Looking For a Summer Job? If you are interested in… Working with kids! A free YMCA membership! Creating and implementing creative activities! A flexible schedule! Check out YMCA Twin Cities Part Time School Age Childcare   If you are… A junior Majoring in business, statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, the physical sciences, or the social and…

  • Psychological Science Alumna Kimberly Clayton ’13 Speaks to FTS Class

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    ngoebel

    Hey everyone! For those of you who are just joining us, welcome to the psychological science blog and for those returning, welcome back. I had the pleasure of joining Dr. Lauren Hecht-Schroeder’s First Term Seminar class on November 19 to discuss the complexities of the Animal Mind. I was asked to join this class following…

  • Grant to Allow Psychology Students to Work in Living Lab

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    ngoebel

    The Center for Developmental Science (CDS) at Gustavus Adolphus College and the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) in Mankato have been awarded a $3,000 stipend from the National Living Laboratory Initiative in Boston that will create unique opportunities for Gustavus psychology students. The stipend will allow the CDS and the CMSM to create a…

  • Join us for the 3rd Annual Mental Health Wellness Fair!

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    ngoebel

    Announcing the 3rd Annual Mental Health & Wellness Fair Tuesday, November 18th from 6-8 pm at the St. Peter Community Center Learn about Mental Health and Wellness services available in St. Peter and surrounding areas. This event features speakers, meditation and yoga activities, informational booths, refreshments, door prizes and more! Click here for an article…

  • Gustavus Psi Chi Event: Speaker Mischa Tursich PhD, LP

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    ngoebel

    On Thursday, October 23 at 7:30 pm, the Gustavus Adolphus College Psychological Science department hosted Mischa Tursich (PhD, LP), who gave a presentation entitled “Graduate School, Sexy Brains, & Beyond: Notes from a Clinical Psychologist.” Dr. Tursich spoke about her experiences in graduate school and gave advice to students, stressing the importance of networking and researching…

  • Psi Chi Event: Grad School Panel Discussion

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    ngoebel

    The psychological science department’s honor society, Psi Chi, recently held a grad school panel in which four Gustavus Adolphus College psychology professors talked about their experiences at grad school. Kyle Chambers, Janine Wotton, Patty Reeder, and Michaela Bucchianeri were the four faculty members on the panel. They shared tips and advice they wished they had been…

  • Gustavus Neuroscience in the News

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    ngoebel

    Dr. Mike Ferragamo, a professor of Neuroscience at Gustavus Adolphus College, recently delivered a presentation during a session on laboratory innovations at the Faculty for Neuroscience Education meeting jointly hosted by Cornell University and Ithaca College. The presentation done in collaboration with Dr. Jan Wotton, also a professor of Neuroscience at Gustavus Adolphus College, described…

  • Andrew Lilja ’13: Gustavus Psychological Science Major Pursuing Master’s Degree in Human-Computer Interaction

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    ngoebel

    During his time at Gustavus, Andrew Lilja ’13 never imagined he would be working in the field of human-computer interaction, let alone that the field even existed. But through psychology classes, research opportunities at Gustavus and Iowa State University, and influential faculty members, Lilja became interested in decision-making and computers, ultimately bringing him to Iowa…

  • Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference 2014

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    ngoebel

    Recently, Gustavus Adolphus College Psychological Science faculty and students attended the Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology conference held at Bethel University. Three of our seniors presented research on projects they started in the fall of 2013: Madison Heckel presented her honors thesis on the cognitive effects of second-language learning in adults. Brooke Meyer presented her research on…

  • Psychological Science Research Mixer

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    ngoebel

    Have you wondered what type of psychology and neuroscience research is happening at Gustavus Adolphus College? Last week at our Research Mixer, students and faculty came together to discuss the various types of research conducted on campus with our cutting-edge laboratory  technologies. Feel free to visit Beck Hall second floor to review the research posters outside…