Undergraduates
Dr. Buss is currently seeking undergraduate students interested in gaining research experience. Broadly the lab involves developmental affective neuroscience, individual differences in emotional reactivity, regulation, and temperament, the dynamics of behavioral and biological expression of emotion, and the effects of context on emotional behavior and physiological reactivity.
Our current project, TIKES, is a longitudinal project designed to explore the roles of temperament and behavioral and physiological reactivity in social-emotional development.
Research assistants will be involved in conducting laboratory visits with toddlers and their families both as experimenters and technicians, including collecting physiological data, and will also be trained to discriminate affective behaviors and code and enter data.
Method of Compensation: Research assistants can apply on a volunteer basis or for PSY 494 course credit. Students eligible for work study may be able to work in the lab for pay. Participation provides a valuable experience and reference base for those considering graduate studies. Opportunities are also available for those interested in completing a Senior Honors Thesis.
Requirements/Qualifications: Because of the nature and training involved with the study, we ask for a minimum overall GPA of 3.3 and a commitment of 2 semesters. Students should plan to spend 10 hours per week involved in lab-related activities, although actual numbers of hours may be higher or lower in any given week.
Please e-mail tikes@psu.edu for more information and to submit your application.
Undergraduate Research Assistant Application
Graduate Students
The Emotion Development Lab is seeking highly motivated students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. involving research on emotional development in infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Our research tries to understand the development of emotions through psychophysiological measures as well as coding of behavior
Learn more about the graduate degree in the Developmental Area and Child Clinical Psychology.
Learn more about our Lab Director, Dr. Kristin Buss.
Post-Docs
The Department of Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University is accepting applications for a postdoctoral scholar position focused on understanding early emotional and temperamental risk factors for the development of anxiety in preschool and early childhood. This is a two cohort, longitudinal project that has funding from the NIMH and the postdoctoral position will be under the direction of Dr. Kristin A. Buss. For more information on the project and Dr. Buss' lab visit http://emotiondev.psych.psu.edu/
Interested applicants should have a PhD completed by Fall 2008 with graduate training in developmental psychology, child clinical psychology, human development, or related fields. Expertise in one or more of the following areas is preferred: temperament, emotions, emotion regulation, anxiety, HPA-axis, and/or psychophysiological methods (ECG, EEG/ERP). Experience with basic statistical methods is required. Additional experience with advanced statistics (e.g., multilevel modeling, growth modeling) would be ideal.
This position is initially for a two-year appointment beginning in Fall 2008 with the possibility of renewal for a third year. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply please send a copy of your CV, brief statement of research interests, reprints, and references via email to: kbuss@psu.edu, fax to: 814-865-1580, or mail to: Kristin A. Buss, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Psychology, 439 Moore Building, University Park, PA 16802. Letters of reference will be required prior to appointment. Requests for more information should be made via email to the address above.
Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.
To learn more about Post-Doc opportunities please e-mail the lab director, Dr. Kristin Buss, at kab37@psu.edu .
