Profs of Interest

[socandwomen]

Anyone here wanting to work with these fab women too?

Diane Quinn (U Conn)

Lilia Cortina (U Mich)

Madeline Heilman (NYU)

Stephanie Shields (PSU)

Terry Vescio (PSU)

By the way, I'm new here. Hi.

[HyacinthMacaw]

On 1/16/2011 at 12:36 PM, socandwomen said:

Anyone here wanting to work with these fab women too?

Diane Quinn (U Conn)

Lilia Cortina (U Mich)

Madeline Heilman (NYU)

Stephanie Shields (PSU)

Terry Vescio (PSU)

By the way, I'm new here. Hi.

Hi socandwomen,

It's great to hear from someone who seems to share an interest in gender bias. I, too, would love to work with Terri Vescio at Penn State. I also applied to UConn, but to work with Felicia Pratto. POIs at other universities include Laurie Rudman at Rutgers, Susan Fiske at Princeton, Monica Biernat at Kansas, Linda Tropp at UMass Amherst, Marianne LaFrance at Yale, and Sarah Gervais at Nebraska.

Come to think of it, only a few POIs at the 19 programs to which I'm applying are men--Jack Dovidio at Yale, Charles Stangor at Maryland, Sam Gaertner at Delaware, and Randy Larsen at WUSTL, etc. (maybe a few others).

All the best during this process--I hope you get to work with at least one of your POIs. And let's hope programs don't make us wait too long before making their decisions. I am checking my email and the results page every 2 minutes! Take care!

[socandwomen]

On 1/16/2011 at 3:30 PM, HyacinthMacaw said:

Hi socandwomen,

It's great to hear from someone who seems to share an interest in gender bias. I, too, would love to work with Terri Vescio at Penn State. I also applied to UConn, but to work with Felicia Pratto. POIs at other universities include Laurie Rudman at Rutgers, Susan Fiske at Princeton, Monica Biernat at Kansas, Linda Tropp at UMass Amherst, Marianne LaFrance at Yale, and Sarah Gervais at Nebraska.

Come to think of it, only a few POIs at the 19 programs to which I'm applying are men--Jack Dovidio at Yale, Charles Stangor at Maryland, Sam Gaertner at Delaware, and Randy Larsen at WUSTL, etc. (maybe a few others).

All the best during this process--I hope you get to work with at least one of your POIs. And let's hope programs don't make us wait too long before making their decisions. I am checking my email and the results page every 2 minutes! Take care!

I'm actually working in Dr. Vescio's Lab this semester! What are you interested in studying?

[HyacinthMacaw]

I'm actually working in Dr. Vescio's Lab this semester! What are you interested in studying?

Awesome, what a fantastic opportunity! I'm really interested in the consequences and manifestations of benevolent sexism, as well as mediators of men's responses to competent/agentic women. What projects are you interested in? Dr. Vescio has said that she is stepping down from her post at JPSP, so I think it would be great that she will have time to devote to mentoring students. Mind if I ask how you like living in State College?

[socandwomen]

Awesome, what a fantastic opportunity! I'm really interested in the consequences and manifestations of benevolent sexism, as well as mediators of men's responses to competent/agentic women. What projects are you interested in? Dr. Vescio has said that she is stepping down from her post at JPSP, so I think it would be great that she will have time to devote to mentoring students. Mind if I ask how you like living in State College?

I'm pretty excited about it myself. But I only just got the RA position (within the past month).

Sounds like your interest align with hers (based on what I've read and talked with her about). I'm more interested in how those consequences affect women in the work place, particularly in terms of promotion and others' perceptions of our competence (including women's perceptions!).

Have you read Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy? She loves it and recommended it to me. It's a good read if you get a chance. Right now we are doing a study on self-sexualization, which came from some of the material in that book.

I really like State College, and I particularly like the idea of living here for graduate school. Its pretty inexpensive, there are several farmers markets, I sold my car and bike everywhere (although my partner has a car that I occasionally use). We share our house with a PhD student in the linguistics program and she says she loves it. She was coming from the Duke-UNC area. Did you have any specific questions about State College? I don't personally really "go out" so I can't speak to that culture, but I know a lot of people do and seem to enjoy it.

[HyacinthMacaw]

I'm pretty excited about it myself. But I only just got the RA position (within the past month).

Sounds like your interest align with hers (based on what I've read and talked with her about). I'm more interested in how those consequences affect women in the work place, particularly in terms of promotion and others' perceptions of our competence (including women's perceptions!).

Have you read Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy? She loves it and recommended it to me. It's a good read if you get a chance. Right now we are doing a study on self-sexualization, which came from some of the material in that book.

I really like State College, and I particularly like the idea of living here for graduate school. Its pretty inexpensive, there are several farmers markets, I sold my car and bike everywhere (although my partner has a car that I occasionally use). We share our house with a PhD student in the linguistics program and she says she loves it. She was coming from the Duke-UNC area. Did you have any specific questions about State College? I don't personally really "go out" so I can't speak to that culture, but I know a lot of people do and seem to enjoy it.

Thanks for the info! Your interests sound pretty cool, and I think you would definitely be a great fit with Madeline Heilman. I'm glad that State College isn't a very expensive place to live. I commute to Manhattan every week or so, and I like the idea of getting out of the city so that I won't have to pay $5 for a gallon of milk or $1,200/month for a 10x10 studio with no windows, no heat, no A/C, etc. I also love hiking, and I read that there are lots of trails in Central PA. It's good to know that a car is not necessary but may be nice to have. How is the weather there, by the way? Lots of snow, or just cold?

If you have any questions about NYC or NYU (I took master's classes there briefly), feel free to let me know and I'll do my best to answer them.

Thanks again for starting this thread. Again, all the best!

[Social Psyc Researcher]

I'm pretty excited about it myself. But I only just got the RA position (within the past month).

Sounds like your interest align with hers (based on what I've read and talked with her about). I'm more interested in how those consequences affect women in the work place, particularly in terms of promotion and others' perceptions of our competence (including women's perceptions!).

Hi socandwomen,

I have some overlapping interests with you -- I am interested in the impact of prejudice and stereotypes on legal and social policy, which may involve gender issues, racial issues, sexual orientation issues, etc.

My question for you is actually about your RA position, are you an undergrad at PSU? I am beginning to contemplate my options if I am not accepted to a PhD program this round and I am entertaining the option of moving somewhere new to pursue a RA position. I know that it can be difficult to get your foot in the door for things like this so I just thought I would ask in the event that you are not a PSU student.

Thanks!

[socandwomen]

Thanks for the info! Your interests sound pretty cool, and I think you would definitely be a great fit with Madeline Heilman. I'm glad that State College isn't a very expensive place to live. I commute to Manhattan every week or so, and I like the idea of getting out of the city so that I won't have to pay $5 for a gallon of milk or $1,200/month for a 10x10 studio with no windows, no heat, no A/C, etc. I also love hiking, and I read that there are lots of trails in Central PA. It's good to know that a car is not necessary but may be nice to have. How is the weather there, by the way? Lots of snow, or just cold?

If you have any questions about NYC or NYU (I took master's classes there briefly), feel free to let me know and I'll do my best to answer them.

Thanks again for starting this thread. Again, all the best!

Ya, I've got a question: can you get me in

The weather is very similar to NYC. We have snow.

[socandwomen]

Hi socandwomen,

I have some overlapping interests with you -- I am interested in the impact of prejudice and stereotypes on legal and social policy, which may involve gender issues, racial issues, sexual orientation issues, etc.

My question for you is actually about your RA position, are you an undergrad at PSU? I am beginning to contemplate my options if I am not accepted to a PhD program this round and I am entertaining the option of moving somewhere new to pursue a RA position. I know that it can be difficult to get your foot in the door for things like this so I just thought I would ask in the event that you are not a PSU student.

Thanks!

I am an undergrad, yes. However, my best friend just got an RA position at Pitt and she is NOT an undergrad.

But I definitely hear what you are saying. I'm in the same boat; what will I do when / if I don't get into a program. First, I will probably cry hysterically for a week straight... What I've found, personally (I've been a part-time student with a full-time job for the past two years), is that funding is the biggest issue with RA positions. I had to quit my job in order to qualify for a financially-based work study grant that would fund my position. It was terrible.

But I've been assured that positions are out there. I wish someone would invent a forum that displayed RA positions nationally or internationally (Do you hear that cyber world?!).

[HyacinthMacaw]

I am an undergrad, yes. However, my best friend just got an RA position at Pitt and she is NOT an undergrad.

But I definitely hear what you are saying. I'm in the same boat; what will I do when / if I don't get into a program. First, I will probably cry hysterically for a week straight... What I've found, personally (I've been a part-time student with a full-time job for the past two years), is that funding is the biggest issue with RA positions. I had to quit my job in order to qualify for a financially-based work study grant that would fund my position. It was terrible.

But I've been assured that positions are out there. I wish someone would invent a forum that displayed RA positions nationally or internationally (Do you hear that cyber world?!).

Here is a list of some funded (partial or full) master's programs that might address your concerns. It's taken from another thread on this site. As a master's student, you can definitely gain access to a social psych lab, maybe even do a master's thesis.

I totally understand your predicament. I didn't think I was adequately prepared/qualified straight out of my senior year of college, so I've been doing unfunded RA work for the past two years since graduating. I couldn't find any way to apply my psych bachelor's (as in an NSF funded study whose principal investigator was recruiting research assistants with a bachelor's degree).

There is also a great one-year master's program in Group Processes and Intergroup Relations at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. Kent houses the research center that publishes the Group Processes and Intergroup Relations journal. Lots of great faculty there--Dominic Abrams, Richard Crisp, etc. I contacted the psych admissions office, and they said to apply by Easter at the latest, but earlier if you would like to be considered for assistantships. I am thinking that I should know by late April if any Ph.D. program offers me admission, and if none do, I will apply to the Kent master's program as a backup (of course, going abroad for a year comes at a great personal expense, but it is something, at least a "Plan Z"). Best of all, I believe the admissions rate for their master's program is higher than most U.S. Ph.D. programs.

Here's the link to info about the MSc program at Kent: http://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgrad/subjects/psychology/group-processes-and-intergroup-relations-msc/outline

For anyone looking to apply to master's programs with funding (full or partial) here is a list (not sure if it is comprehensive) feel free to add to it if you know of any others:

Augusta State University

Ball State University

Bucknell University

College of William and Mary

Indiana State University

Montana State University

Mount Holyoke College

University of Hartford

University of the Pacific

University of South Alabama

Wake Forest University

Wesleyan University

Western Caroline University

Villanova University

[Social Psyc Researcher]

I am an undergrad, yes. However, my best friend just got an RA position at Pitt and she is NOT an undergrad.

But I definitely hear what you are saying. I'm in the same boat; what will I do when / if I don't get into a program. First, I will probably cry hysterically for a week straight... What I've found, personally (I've been a part-time student with a full-time job for the past two years), is that funding is the biggest issue with RA positions. I had to quit my job in order to qualify for a financially-based work study grant that would fund my position. It was terrible.

But I've been assured that positions are out there. I wish someone would invent a forum that displayed RA positions nationally or internationally (Do you hear that cyber world?!).

Thanks for the info -- Unfortunately (at least in this case) I already have a masters degree in psychology, so this is not really an option for me.

For social psychology RA positions it seems like one of the best places to find available positions may be the SPSP list serve. However, these positions are very competitive and often seem to go to people who "know someone." I have applied to MANY of these positions and the farthest I ever got was a phone interview...

[puppledogus]

I think also UChicago MAPSS (Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences) offers partial funding.

Here is a list of some funded (partial or full) master's programs that might address your concerns. It's taken from another thread on this site. As a master's student, you can definitely gain access to a social psych lab, maybe even do a master's thesis.

I totally understand your predicament. I didn't think I was adequately prepared/qualified straight out of my senior year of college, so I've been doing unfunded RA work for the past two years since graduating. I couldn't find any way to apply my psych bachelor's (as in an NSF funded study whose principal investigator was recruiting research assistants with a bachelor's degree).

There is also a great one-year master's program in Group Processes and Intergroup Relations at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. Kent houses the research center that publishes the Group Processes and Intergroup Relations journal. Lots of great faculty there--Dominic Abrams, Richard Crisp, etc. I contacted the psych admissions office, and they said to apply by Easter at the latest, but earlier if you would like to be considered for assistantships. I am thinking that I should know by late April if any Ph.D. program offers me admission, and if none do, I will apply to the Kent master's program as a backup (of course, going abroad for a year comes at a great personal expense, but it is something, at least a "Plan Z"). Best of all, I believe the admissions rate for their master's program is higher than most U.S. Ph.D. programs.

Here's the link to info about the MSc program at Kent: http://www.kent.ac.u...ons-msc/outline

For anyone looking to apply to master's programs with funding (full or partial) here is a list (not sure if it is comprehensive) feel free to add to it if you know of any others:

Augusta State University

Ball State University

Bucknell University

College of William and Mary

Indiana State University

Montana State University

Mount Holyoke College

University of Hartford

University of the Pacific

University of South Alabama

Wake Forest University

Wesleyan University

Western Caroline University

Villanova University

[puppledogus]

I m in Cog psyc and not social psyc but it is very true. It is best to use your connections (or your recommenders' connections) when applying for positions. However, there is one RA in my lab who didnt have any prior connection to my PI. So it is not impossible... Just keep on looking.. You can even go to individual school's HR page to see if there are any openings.. Or of course you can email PIs directly. If you can't find any paid positions, go with unpaid position... it will be helpful in the future..

Good luck!

Thanks for the info -- Unfortunately (at least in this case) I already have a masters degree in psychology, so this is not really an option for me.

For social psychology RA positions it seems like one of the best places to find available positions may be the SPSP list serve. However, these positions are very competitive and often seem to go to people who "know someone." I have applied to MANY of these positions and the farthest I ever got was a phone interview...

[socandwomen]

I just wanted to add that if anyone happens to know if these professors have already selected a graduate student, would you please let me know? You can add it here, no problem, or PM me (I hope I have it set up). Thanks in advance.