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Dr. Jaime Kurtz’s Research Lab Contact: Dr. Jaime Kurtz Presented by Erik Simmons
Dr. Tracy Zinn’s PSYC 210 TA Position Presented by Julia Ricotta Contact: Dr. Tracy Zinn
Psychology Service Organization Contact: Presented by Blakeney Hadden
200 Level Field Placement Contact: Dr. Joann Grayson Presented by Dr. Grayson
400 Level Field Placement Contact: Dr. David Szwedo Presented by Naina Mangalmurti, Kendra Edwards, and Alexis Morse
JMU Field Placement Capstone Class (4 Credits) - Preference for Seniors; Juniors are also highly encouraged to apply Apply the semester BEFORE the experience - Early Spring for Fall Semester (usually 3 rd week in January) - Early Fall for Spring Semester (usually 2 nd week in September) - Look for the specific application deadline in Psyc. Dept. s and the FP website Real-world experience at 40+ sites Details: JMU Psychology Website -> Curriculum -> Field PlacementField Placement Dr. Szwedo with questions “ Field placement is helping me prepare for my future by giving me real world, hands on experience.” “I believe that this field placement has given me a head start to my future career…”
Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen’s Research Lab Contact: Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen Presented by Katie Werner and Ragan Killen
Psychology Peer Advising Contact: Presented by Mikala Morrow and Lindsey Boggess
Counseling Center Internship Contact: Kara Karr
Psychology Club Contact: Rachel Enstrom Presented by Rachel Enstrom
Psychology Rat Lab Contact: Dr. Jeff Dyche Presented by Charles Cowan
Dr. Bryan Saville’s Research Lab Contact: Dr. Bryan Saville Presented by Brittany Cairns and Sarah Killian
Psi Chi Contact: Dr. Michael Hall Presented by Kerry Gaffney
Requirements for PSI CHI Membership: Completion of at least 45 total credit hours of college courses Completion of at least 9 total credit hours of psychology at JMU Declaration of a major in psychology, or a program psychological in nature A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 and ranking in the top 35% of their class A minimum GPA of 3.5 in psychology courses Individuals who have violated the JMU Honor Code are not eligible for membership.
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