The Coping and Regulation of Environmental Stress (CaRES) Lab within the Psychology Department is seeking several part-time research assistants for a large randomized controlled trial investigating coping trajectories of youth. The Building a Strong Identity and Coping Skills (BaSICS) project will work towards confirming the effectiveness of the BaSICS intervention program in treating and preventing mental health problems in young adolescents from low income households and to evaluate its potential to mitigate the youth mental health crisis by offering group-based services to youth assigned to waitlists at treatment facilities.
- Assist with recruiting and retaining pre-identified families
- Prepare assessment and intervention materials for visits
- Complete participant visits with youth and their parents
- Systematically enter, code, and check data
- Assist with additional lab duties
- Additional opportunities to work on clinical intervention and career development available
- Minimum commitment of two semesters (Opportunity for research credit after completion of the first semester)
- Minimum of two 3-hour lab blocks per week
- Experience working with families and/or youth preferred
- All training provided!
Students interested in joining the CaRES Lab can complete the Undergraduate Research Assistant Application. You can also contact Mary Veneziano, mev15@psu.edu, with any questions. Visit the CaRES Lab website to learn more about our lab.