This seminar course will introduce the study of traumatic stress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Students in this course will learn about the history of PTSD, as well as theoretical frameworks for understanding the effects of traumatic stress on individual psychological functioning. We will also cover the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals who have experienced traumatic stress. Careful attention will be paid to the various contextual factors that influence both exposure and responses to violence, including developmental stage, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Functional MRI has become one of the leading methods in cognitive neuroscience for exploring brain-behavior relationships. Through a combination of lectures and lab exercises involving real functional MRI data, this course provides students with the conceptual and hands-on experience they will need to independently design and analyze functional MRI studies. Students will learn to use MATLAB/SPM for analyzing functional MRI data.

Practice in application of psychological techniques to clinical settings and counseling. Taught with staffs of cooperating institutions and agencies. Credit, variable; may be repeated for additional credit.

The goal of this seminar is to provide education on current research on adoption and diverse family types. The course is designed for students who are adopted or who have experienced foster care. Students are required to participate in class discussions in which they will discuss issues and subjects relevant to the adoption literature. There is a required practicum component to this seminar in which students will serve as mentors to adopted children in the Adoption Mentoring Partnership or complete an adoption related practicum.

Practice in application of psychological techniques to clinical settings and counseling. Taught with staffs of cooperating institutions and agencies. Credit, variable; may be repeated for additional credit.

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Statistical models of geneXgene and geneXenvironment interactions in development of cognition, emotion, behavior and psychopathology.

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This weekly seminar will be focused on increasing students' knowledge base about current psychological topics related to diversity in research and applied settings and fostering students' professional development (e.g., providing education about different career paths and graduate school) to prepare students for future careers in psychology with a strong foundation in diversity-related topics.