Advising Contacts:
Professor David Wilder
Director of Psychology Advising Services
Room: 231, Tillett Hall
Krystal Whitehead
Undergraduate Student Advising Counselor
Room: 101, Tillett Hall
Dr. Wilder and Ms. Whitehead can respond to most queries about the major and the minor through email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Virtual walk-in advising hours are also available via Zoom. See the advising hours dropdown below for more information.
International Students interested in Psychology: Posted Zoom advising hours may not be convenient because of time zone differences. Current or prospective international students are encouraged to contact advising (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to set up individual meeting times that may better fit with their availability than the one’s posted in the advising hours dropdown below.
We also have a Faculty Advising Committee during Fall and Spring semesters to provide career and graduate school advice within specialty areas of psychology (see below).
Finally, If you are not a declared major or minor, you may wish to Sign up to receive Psychology Announcements via email. These announcements include registration information, internship opportunities, job openings, special meetings, and other items of general interest.
Important Links:
Undergraduate Psychology Program Review
Need Help Finding a Career That Suits You Within the Field of Psychology?
A comprehensive guide for majoring and establishing a career in psychology:
Advice for Psychology students: the major, careers, graduate school
Advising Hours
“Virtual Walk-in” hours will be conducted via Zoom. (Rutgers has made Zoom available to all students. Information at https://webex.rutgers.edu/students/ )
A weekly schedule will be posted here and distributed as an announcement to the advising mailing lists. To sign-up for a time slot, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with a time request.
Virtual Psychology advising hours: Most questions can be answered by email. If you would like a Zoom advising appointment, please select at least 2 times when you are available from the following time slots and email your preferences to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You may also email to arrange a time if none of these times work. If you don’t have a Zoom account, you can sign up for one at the following site: https://it.rutgers.edu/zoom/
Advising Hours:
Three ways to meet with Psych advising:
A. Schedule a zoom appointment
B. In-person walk-in hours at 101 Tillett Hall (Livingston Campus)
C. Live Chat with an advisor
Zoom hours:
Monday May 2: 11, 11:30, 12, 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30 email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to schedule a time
Tues May 3: 9, 9:30, 10, 10:30 11, 11:30, 12 email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to schedule a time
Wed May 4: 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30 email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to schedule a time
Thurs May 5: 11, 11:30, 12, 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30 email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to schedule a time
Walk-in and Live Chat times:
Wed April 27 from 12-4 pm in 101 Tillett Dept office
Live Chat is particularly useful for quick questions such as special permission requests, checking major progress, etc. To access Live Chat, Click here
Send two times; we will give you your first choice if it's available.
Tutoring
Please contact the Learning Resource Centers: https://rlc.rutgers.edu/
The Learning Centers are moving to online services until class resumes in-person instruction. Please visit the remote instruction page for more details about how to access services during this time.
Faculty Advisors by Area
Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience:
Professor Lou Matzel
Psychology Building Room 313
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Email to schedule an appointment.
Clinical Psychology:
Professor Maurice Elias
Tillett Hall Room 431
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Email to schedule an appointment.
Cognitive Psychology
Professor Julien Musolino
Psychology Building Room 137
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Email for an appointment.
Social Psychology
Professor David Wilder
Tillett Hall Room 231
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Weekly hours listed above or email for an appointment.
Weekly Undergraduate Announcements
2.
.I am reaching out to invite you to attend and submit an abstract to AXON 3.0, a VIRTUAL undergraduate research conference that is being held this Saturday 4/23 beginning at noon via GatherTown. See details at our conference website:
https://axon2022.myportfolio.com/
Highlights include undergrad poster sessions, short research talks, a panel discussion with graduate students on tips and advice on entering PhD/MD programs and a Keynote by Social Neuroscientist, Dr. David Amodio (NYU / Univ. of Amsterdam), whose research examines the psychological and neural mechanisms of prejudice, social cognition, and self-regulation, with a focus on how social biases are learned, expressed in behavior, controlled, and changed.
Undergraduate students will be eligible for CASH PRIZES to reward excellence in research writing and poster presentation.
Social psychologists and neuroscientists of all flavors are welcome to present! Given the short notice, please note that we are currently accepting late abstract submissions. This is a great opportunity for our undergrad researchers to present their research talks and posters (e.g., from Aresty, Honors, or other Rutgers-based programs) in a regional conference.
Any questions? Feel free to email me directly.
We look forward to seeing you all virtually on Saturday!
--
Kasia M. Bieszczad, PhD
Associate Professor
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3.
.Second notice: Congratulations to all who are graduating in 2022 (January, May, August degrees).
Before COVID we had a senior celebration picnic in the Spring. However, we are forgoing that again this year because of the continuing pandemic and the fewer than normal numbers of students on campus.
In its place the department will distribute graduation cords for all psychology majors that can be worn with the gown along with a souvenir from the department.
Pickup must be in person at 101 Tillett Hall Livingston (dept undergrad office)
Weekdays between 10 and 4.
Rutgers University Virtual ABA Career Fair
Your students and recent alumni are invited to attend an upcoming CareerMD Career Fair to explore career opportunities at leading healthcare facilities based in your region and in other parts of the country.
Brought to you by more than 2,000 leading hospitals, healthcare systems, and practice groups, CareerMD Career Fairs are hosted in more than 115 cities each year. CareerMD Career Fairs offer nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, EMTs, medical assistant(s), and other allied healthcare providers the opportunity to learn about a large number of employers in one place, at one time. Current students, recent graduates, administrators, and educators are invited to attend. CareerMD Career Fairs are free-of-charge.
A calendar of CareerMD Career Fairs taking place within the next month is below, and a complete list of career fairs throughout the year is available on our Site
6. RA opportunities: The Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development (SECD) Lab, directed by Dr. Maurice Elias, is seeking highly motivated Research Assistants (RAs)
In our clinical/community psychology Lab, we conduct action research within the school New Jersey system. The Lab aims to engage young people and educators to take action and make positive changes in their communities. The students joining our team as RAs will help to support the continued development and management of this project, including reaching out to potential school collaborators, recording and editing interviews for our podcast, managing a newsletter, maintaining an internal communications database, and posting relevant and interesting content on our social media accounts to build our online presence. Additional projects include working as a field research assistant in the South Brunswick school district, observing visual arts classrooms, as well as transcribing and coding interviews, and working virtually with youth in the New York City Urban Assembly Schools as part of the Youth Nation project. Students may also have the opportunity to assist with additional quantitative and qualitative research projects. These are for-credit position. Please check out our website for more information about the projects and our Lab.
Commitment: 9 hours/ week, starting June 2022 through at least December 2022
Requirements
-Fluency in English required
-Prior experience in growing a social media presence on Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram
-Ability to work independently and collaboratively
-Excellent writing skills
-Professionalism and attention to detail
-Must be an enrolled Rutgers student
-Prior experience in Adobe Creative Cloud (i.e. InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat; After Effects) or audio editing software (e.g., GarageBand, FL Studio) a plus
-Interest in the visual arts a plus
-Ability to drive (for South Brunswick field assistant position)
To apply, interested individuals should email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject line “SECD Lab RA/Internship - Inquiry”. Applications and interviews will be considered on a first come, first served basis.
If selected, interviews will be held via Zoom or phone in late April/ early May
Youth Nation Project RAs
Mission/Purpose: YN provides a safe space for youth voice and serves as a medium to empower adolescents to make positive changes in their proximal (classrooms or schools) and surrounding communities.
We are recruiting Rutgers undergraduate students to serve as a Youth Nation co- mentors (paired with another undergraduate mentor) for middle school and/or high school students from NYC virtually. Mentors will be trained and supervised on a weekly basis by the SECD team to learn to apply and research about evidence based, SECD informed mentoring modalities for youths through gaining insights into the context of mentees’ strength and challenges by understanding their school, family, and community milieus. Additionally, weekly mentor training and team meetings serve to maximize mentors’ conceptual and experiential understanding of the necessary ingredients of forming supportive and trusting relationships with the mentees. Through creating content around voicing their opinions and interacting with their Undergraduate mentors, middle school student mentees participate in conversations centered around the development of social-emotional skills and civic virtues to create opportunities for civil discourse and social action.
Qualifications:
- Commit 9 hours/week for at least 2 semesters. These positions are for credit.
Preferred skills:
- Fluency in English required; second language skills, especially Spanish, a plus
- Experience working with youths
To apply, interested individuals should email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject line “SECD Lab RA/Internship - Inquiry”. Applications and interviews will be considered on a first come, first served basis.
If selected, interviews will be held via Zoom or phone in late April/ early May
The Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development (SECD) Lab, directed by Professor Maurice J. Elias, is seeking highly motivated Research Assistants to assist in ongoing projects.
7. Job and internship opportunities posted in Handshake; can enable students to obtain relevant field experiences, while making a positive impact on children, getting paid, and having fun! We still have openings for various camp positions, including Teachers, Counselors, Coaches and Lifeguards/Swim Instructors. Students are encouraged to visit www.esfjobs.com, to search jobs by location, and to apply online.
Allison Billie-ESF Camps
Paid Job & Internship/Field Experience Opportunities with ESF Camps
In NJ, PA, MD, NY, and CT
ESF (Education, Sports, and Fun) has been a pioneering force in summer day camps since 1982. ESF’s people and programs have had a profound impact on children by building life skills through a dynamic staff, high-quality programs, premier locations, time-honored traditions and commitment to safety and FUN! ESF seeks energetic, creative, and outgoing individuals who want to teach, mentor and coach children (ages 3-15) this summer:
Our jobs are posted for Rutgers University students in Handshake and at www.esfjobs.com. There are paid summer jobs and internships/field experiences available at our camp locations locally in New Jersey:
- Chapin School in Princeton, NJ
- William Allen Middle School in Moorestown, NJ
- ESF also has camp locations in PA, MD, NY, and CT
Please see www.esfjobs.com for more details and to apply online
8. Labs of Drs. Stephen LaConte, Pearl Chiu, and Brooks King-Casas at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in Roanoke, Virginia: seeking a new lab manager and would like to get the word out to undergraduates who are interested in such a position.
Projects in the labs combine methods from experimental and clinical psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics with functional neuroimaging (fMRI) to investigate decision-making in healthy and clinical populations (including adults with mood/anxiety/substance disorders, and at-risk youth). Training will be provided for all aspects of the job. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in graduate school in clinical or cognitive psychology/neuroscience.
Complete description of the job and here is the https://jobs.vt.edu/ and search job posting #519944.
9. PIRG jobs
Apply Before our Spring Application Deadline on Earth Day April 22nd.
For example, we’re looking for organizers to join our team and work to break free from plastics.
Nothing we use for 5 minutes should pollute our planet for generations.
That’s why we’re calling for campus, city, and statewide bans on single use plastic products, including straws and take-out foam cups and containers.
If this sounds like something you want to be a part of, or if you want to work on our New Voters Project working then learn more and submit your online application by Friday April 22nd, Earth Day!
10.
Congratulations to all who are graduating in 2022 (January, May, August degrees).
Before COVID we had a senior celebration picnic in the Spring. However, we are forgoing that again this year because of the continuing pandemic and the fewer than normal numbers of students on campus.
In its place the department will distribute graduation cords for all psychology majors that can be worn with the gown along with a souvenir from the department.
Pickup must be in person at 101 Tillett Hall Livingston (dept undergrad office)
Weekdays between 10 and 4.
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