Research Assistant Application

Your Name:*

First Last

Your Email:*

Your Phone Number:

For which semester are you applying to start?*

NOTE: Research Assistant positions in the lab do require a minimum of a two-semester commitment in lab (summer does count as one semester).

Fall 2025
Spring 2026

Your Fall 2024 Class Year:*

Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Non-Student/Graduated
Master's Student (e.g., EdM, MA, MBA, MFA, MM, MPH, MS)
Graduate Student (e.g., DMA, DPT, GRAD Cert, JD, MD, PhD)

Are you currently a student at Boston University?*

NOTE: Lab shifts are done in-person. We do not have internships or research positions that can be done virtually

Yes
No

List the college/university you currently attend (or graduated from if no longer a student):*

Your Major(s):*

NOTE: If Unknown, write "Undecided"

Your Current GPA:

Why are you interested in joining the BEE Lab?*

Do you have current or prior research experience?*

Yes
No

Describe your current or prior research experience:*

Do you have current or prior experience working with children?*

Yes
No

Describe your current or prior experience working with children (and their ages):*

Which courses have you already taken? (Check all that apply)*

PS 231 Physiological Psychology
PS 241 Developmental Psychology
PS 339 Cognitive Neuroscience
PS 544 Developmental Neuropsychology
PS 546 Cognitive Development
PS 549 Developmental Psychopathology
None

Please upload a copy of your current resume or CV*

Accepted file types: doc, pdf, jpg, png, Max. file size: 100 MB.

Ensure the file title contains both your first, last name, and the word "Resume" (e.g. "John_Doe_Resume")

Do you have access to a car?*

Yes
No

Please explain who owns the car and your level of access to it.*

Do you speak Spanish?*

Yes
No

Are you a Native Spanish speaker?*

Native Speaker (e.g., First or 2nd-Generation Latine)
Non-Native Speaker (e.g., Learned at School)
Other (Describe)

Please briefly describe your experience with Spanish:*

Do you speak, read, or write in any other languages besides English?*

Yes
No

Please list the other languages you speak, read, or write in and your level of proficiency in each:*

What aspects of research would you be interested in participating? (Select all that apply)*

NOTE: Preferences will be taken into consideration, but exact lab duties available will be based on what is needed in the lab at that time.

Analyzing parent-child interactions and coding their behaviors
Analyzing parent-child language through transcripts and coding its characteristics
Analyzing physiological data (e.g., heart beat and breathing patterns)
Dropping-Off/Picking-Up Study Materials
Interviewing Parents
Inviting families to participate in our studies during in-person events
None of these aspects
Speaking with families about our studies

Which of our current or upcoming studies are you interested in? (Select all that apply)*

NOTE: Preferences will be taken into consideration, but exact projects will be based on what is needed in the lab at that time.

Behavior and Sleep Screening (BASS)
None of these studies
Parents Advancing Toddler Health (PATH)
Study of Autobiographical Memory (SAM)

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