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- Assisting students in their individual academic courses- Teaching students via zoom and in-person appointments - Courses taught: Introduction to Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Psychological Science Methods & Elementary Statistics for Psychology

Principal Investigator: Annmarie MacNamara- Responsibilities include recording EEG data, prepping materials, and consulting participants- Assigned designated assistant to read task instructions to participants each shift- Research Assistant for the following studies in the Multimethod Affect and Cognition Lab: - X-Grant: Intervention study investigating the efficacy of a positive affect treatment in participants with symptoms of depression- Neuroscience of Emotion: Based on a non-selected sample, examining the psychophysiological variables associated with emotion and individual differences - Heightened Alarm Reduced Motivated Attention (HARM-A): Based on a transdiagnostic clinical sample with common core phobic fear, incorporates EEG, fMRI, and EMA data

Working under a professor in the psychology department to gain further experience and knowledge in the course, while providing additional assistance to students within the assigned course. Position is volunteer-based and student must be a junior or senior to participate. Scholars are chosen based on GPA and how well they performed in psychology courses.

- Shadowed various neuropsychological evaluations and assessments- Greeted patients and administered intake paperwork and questionnaires prior to meeting with doctor- Learned the typical cognitive profile of FTD and how to differentiate between other types of dementia

Worked at front desk selling retail and golf products. In charge of scheduling tee times and managing the telephone and snack area.