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Weekly News [SPRING2021]

 Happy Monday Everyone!

**Just a reminder that today is the first Junior Session from 11-12pm and I will not be holding my regular office hours. If you are from another class and need me please email or attend tomorrow!

The following are updates and resources for the week:


Job Opportunity 


Dr. DePaolis shared the following job opportunity potentially for graduating seniors. 

Job Announcement: Research Coordinator
University of Chicago
TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
Director: Dr. Dana Suskind
 
We are seeking a Research Coordinator to work on a project that aims to create the next iteration of a tool, the Scale of Parent/Provider Expectations And Knowledge (SPEAK), that has been developed and validated at the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health. The SPEAK is a clinical and research tool that fills a critical, previously unmet need in the early childhood field. Given the pivotal role that parents and caregivers play in shaping young children’s cognitive and language development, it is necessary to assess what they know and believe about that process. As part of the TMW Center’s commitment to investing in cutting-edge R&D to develop scalable, evidence-based interventions and tools, the TMW Center is developing a version of the SPEAK that uses computer-adaptive testing, called the SPEAK CAT. This version will streamline assessment by adapting to the individual responding to the questions and issuing new questions based on the level of knowledge they’ve displayed. The results of the SPEAK CAT will provide a more complete and useful picture of respondents’ knowledge and beliefs about child language and cognitive development, which can be used to more precisely target information and interventions for maximal individual and population-level impact.

Minimum Qualifications
Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
 
Preferred Qualifications
Experience: Prior experience in a research lab or setting conducting qualitative interviews
 



Junior Sessions

This week is your opportunity to ask questions about graduate school applications or classes!

Junior Session 3/22
https://jmu.webex.com/jmu/j.php?MTID=m9f6e459335d6ee947f7ed8e44ef829b6
Monday, Mar 22, 2021 11:00 am | 1 hour 
Meeting number: 120 006 4322
Password: w4CJdx3jPN3 (94253935 from phones)
 
 
Junior Session 3/25
https://jmu.webex.com/jmu/j.php?MTID=m519409c0c5b396c6bce7af83db9f1fcf
Thursday, Mar 25, 2021 4:00 pm 
Meeting number: 120 569 0753
Password: hAJpwTmc588 (42579862 from phones)



Senior Graduate School and Future Plans 


I will be offering an extra office hour each week, now until April, so that seniors can ask specific or personal questions related to graduate school and future plans. Seniors are welcome to attend any of the three hours throughout the week, but other students, please continue using Monday and Tuesday for classes and scheduling questions. 
Mondays from 11:00-12:00pm
Tuesdays from 11:00-12:00pm 
Thursdays from 3:00-4:00pm




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