Resources
Last updated: 01/10/2023
Interested in psychology or research in general? Want to learn more about what's going on in the field? Pursuing graduate school but don't know where to start? I'll be using this page to compile resources that I found helpful as both an undergraduate and post-grad. If you have any resources you want to submit to this site, please use the "Submit" button below to let me know!
Adam Grant, author of Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, tells us what makes an original, how parents can nurture originality in their children, and its potential downside.
From HiddenBrain.org with Adam Grant
Also: why is it so satisfying to find a bargain?
From NoStupidQuestions with Stephen J. Dubner and Angela Duckworth
Also - life is good, so why aren't you happy? featuring Laurie Santos
From NoStupidQuestions with Stephen J. Dubner and Angela Duckworth
Journal Articles of the Week
Lucy's Top Reads
The Future of Women in Psychological Science
Gruber J, Mendle J, Lindquist KA, et al.
September 9, 2020
Psychology Job Postings
Links to applications below:
Free, Online Tools
The Cognitive Development Society ListServ
If you are looking for frequent job postings related to psychology and updates on conferences, talks, and journals looking for submissions, this is a very helpful listserv to join!
Join here!
Learning Statistics with R by Danielle Navarro
Danielle Navarro's comprehensive guide to learning statistics with R includes everything from setting up R to learning Bayesian statistics.
Website
Data Visualization
From Data to Viz leads you to the most appropriate graph for your data. It links to the code to build it and lists common caveats you should avoid.
Website
Research Interests Mind Map
Google slides template to use when narrowing down research interests and looking at the bigger picture of the questions you are asking.
Template here
Writing Help
Lucy's Guide to Cover Letters
So you need to write a cover letter, but don't know where to start - that's okay! I have created a short guide to break down what is typically found in a cover letter and how to make yours stand out.
PDF here
Improving your scientific writing: a short guide by Frederic D. Bushman
A book in PDF form that reviews ways to improve your scientific writing, from writing emails to writing grant proposals
PDF here
The write stuff: How to produce a first-class paper that will get published, stand out from the crowd and pull in plenty of readers.
Nature.com article on how to improve your scientific writing
Article here
Writing Workshop
Book written by Dr. Barbara Sarneck, UC Irvine
Sarnecka, B. W. (2019). The writing workshop: Write more, write better, be happier in academia. (n.p.): Author.
Grants & Scholarships
NSF Fellowship
Mid-November deadline
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees. Recipients receive a $2,500-per-month stipend, plus $10,500 a year is sent to their educational institution for tuition and fees.
More information here
The Beinecke Scholarship Program
Deadline: Feb. 14
Sponsored by The Sperry Fund, this program annually provides 20 college juniors in the arts, humanities and social sciences more than $30,000 to attend graduate school.
More information here
Tax credits and tax deductions
April 15 deadline
The federal government provides several tax incentives to help defray the cost of post-secondary education. Many graduate students are eligible for the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which can be claimed for tuition and certain expenses for the first four years of post-secondary education. Students are eligible for the full $2,500 credit if their modified adjusted gross income is $80,000 or less ($160,000 or less for married couples filing a joint return). The credit is phased out for taxpayers with incomes above these levels.
IRS website
Minority Fellowship Program
Deadlines vary, January - April
The program provides career development and financial support to promising doctoral and pospoctoral students in areas related to ethnic minority behavioral health research or services.
Website here
APA Grants & Scholarships
Many more scholarships and information can be found here
Thank you
Thank you to my mentors who have helped me immensely along the way, I am eternally grateful:
Kristin Lagattuta, Ph.D., Nadia Chernyak, Ph.D., Peter Blake, Ph.D., Tess Harvey, Ph.D., Ph.D., Elena Piccardi, PhD.