N-ACT: Neurobehavioral affective control training
Sheri Johnson, Professor
Psychology
Applications for Spring 2025 are closed for this project.
The goal of this study is to use cognitive training and cognitive behavioral training to promote better emotion regulation. We are testing a novel program, N-ACT, which involves 8 sessions of practicing executive control tasks while exposed to pictures designed to invoke emotion. In each session, clients will also receive tips about how to regulate emotions.
Role: Primary duties
Apprentices will assist senior team members with recruitment (e.g. distributing study flyers, screening participants), data collection (running participants through experimental sessions), manage quantitative data (e.g. spreadsheets, data files), and other administrative tasks (e.g., literature searches) as needed. The goal is for apprentices to learn about the process of clinical research, gain experience running experimental sessions, and learn about the relationships between cognition, emotion, and impulsivity. Exceptionally strong apprentices may gain the opportunity to be coaches, who provide cognitive behaivoral training.
Qualifications: We are seeking students with a GPA of at least 3.5, and availability with class schedules to accommodate session scheduling throughout the week. Punctuality, professionalism, and a careful and conscientious demeanor are imperative. Because this project may involve working with participants with mental health diagnoses, strong interpersonal skills and comfort interacting with research participants is required.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Maya Marquez-Garcia, Staff Researcher
Hours: 9-11 hrs
Related website: https://calm.berkeley.edu/
Social Sciences Education, Cognition & Psychology