The Development of Addictive and Risky Behaviors Laboratory benefits from the dedicated work of our many undergraduate research assistants. We work with 12-14 undergraduate research assistants per semester in various data collection settings and events.
Research assistants working in the lab dedicate about 4 hours per week to administering surveys to participants in our lab on campus. Further involvement includes biweekly lab meetings with other research assistants and graduate students to learn about various research and professional development topics.
Current research assistant postings:
Name of project: Sensation Seeking and Risky Behavior
Project Description: We are interested in the relationship between sensation seeking as a personality type and high-risk health behaviors such as substance use, sexual behavior, and delinquency. In conjunction with this research, we are interested in identifying behavioral measures which correlate with sensation seeking.
Duties for the student: Students will work with a graduate research assistant through the Counseling Psychology program to administer a range of studies and behavioral measures to PSY100 research participants. The position requires 4.5 hours per week throughout the Fall 2022 semester.
Minimum qualifications (GPA, course completed, etc.): We are looking for students with a strong interest in research and research application. Successful applicants will be reliable, collaborative, have strong communication skills, and show great attention to detail. Completion of PSY250 (Research Methods in Psychology) and PSY360 (Psychology of Drug Addiction Treatment) a plus.
Additional information: Underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are interested in applying to be a research assistant:
Please contact Brenna Carter (brenna.carter@colostate.edu) and Dr. Brad Conner (brad.conner@colostate.edu). In your email please include your reason for applying, your major(s), major GPA, overall GPA, and your year in school.