Club
Minutes
Psychology Club Meeting
February 7, 2007
6:00pm
7 February 2007 Meeting Notes Psychology
Club Meeting I. ~Ashley welcomed attendees Psychology Club Meeting 25 attended: 5 freshmen, 5 Sophomores,
6 Juniors, 9 seniors)
~Ashley reminded people about the t-shirt design contest
~Kecia on fundraiser
-shopping dates: March 31 and April 21
-top ten sellers get to come along
-sign up list for volunteers to sell in Williams
~Flyer up on bulletin board for UR symposium on April 18
~Presentation: Guide To Health: A Church-based, Internet Delivered Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention (Richard A. Winett, PhD)
-General Aims: Public Health Sciences
~High Fidelity: Theory Based Interventions
~Produce Meaningful Outcomes Related to Healthy People 2010 Goals and Objectives
~Contribute to Theory: Self regulation plus support
~Long Term Maintenance
~Create smaller changes across many people to meet public health model and goals
~Some examples in Physical Activity, Nutrition, and weight gain prevention
-Specific Aims
~Prevention of Weight Gain (weight): few large scale studies that are not treatment or maintenance of weight loss
~Physical Activity (pedometer): Steps 3000 over baseline 5 days/week (~30 minutes most days, surgeon generals guidelines)
~Nutrition (FFQ, food receipts = composite measure): F&V servings/1000 kcal; fiber g/1000 kcal; fat-percent kcal
-Conceptualization: SCT 4th generation: self-regulation embedded in supportive social networks for maintenance
~Church-based but secular (different Religious organizations and different settings
~Supports (not well defined)
~Evidence-based
~Congregation-based: Prompts and Goals and Feedback
~Access moderately large groups: numerator to denominator
-Guide to Health
~Internet-based
~Tailoring: Goals, content; modules- 8 +4
~Self-regulation sequence: Report, FB, Change Strategies, Plan; New Information, Pick Strategies, Goals, Plan ? Iterative (corrective)
~Format: Interactive, highly visual, narrator (takes on qualities of a guide)
-GTH Content
~Energy Equation
~Nutrition: F&V, cereals, grains, dairy, meats, snacks, soft drinks, portion size, fast food virtual restaurants
~Physical Activity: 3000 steps/day over baseline 5 days/week
-Step Program
~?Shaping? and ?Successive Approximation? for Self-regulation (Planning) through program Interactions
~Not just for steps
~Clear from Bandura?s SCT, less so in Application (Maes & Karoly, 2005)
~Note: Verified Pedometer step count
-Screenshot slides
~Individual and aggregate data
~If goals are met for 5+ days another 500 steps were added to goal
~Planning is emphasized
~Send off goals for food and activity for the week
-Participants
~14 churches of 23 contacted: 3 African American Baptist; 3 United Methodist; 6 Baptist
~Active members: 65% recruit; 50% enroll; 40% assess; 35% retain
-Conditions
~Random assignment of churches to conditions by denomination and size
~GTH + supports; GTH only; Waiting list control
~assess efficacy of supports y study design
-Congregation based prompts, goals, feedbacks
~pastors announcements and sermons, newsletters and bulletins, prompts and letters, Church Step and Goals and Public Feedback and Content in Churches Coordinated to GTH
~supports are behavioral tactics to increase ACCESS to GTH and adhere to strategies
-Barriers
~Assessment: paper and pencil v. objective
~Time course
~Internet-computers ad DSL or cable access in all churches plus 1 on 1 help: direct to people who regularly use the internet
-Outcomes
~GTH + supports was significant for physical activity
-Other positive findings for GTH +supports
~supports work to increase program use and completion
~reduction in percent kcal fat at post and follow up compared to control
~reduction in body weight at post compared to control that gained at level of secular trend
~increases in use of self-regulation practices associated with increases in health behaviors
-Directions
~entirely interenet based interventions
~more self selected
~support through coaches
~Higher dose
~elaborate self regulation components
~much more tailoring based on progress and preferences
~greater focus on weight gain control
~16-18 months
~test a theory based set of maintenance tactics
~modular flexibility through design and programming for applications to different diseases and issues plus diverse people
~Cassandra: Inductions moves to the 25th
August 30, 2006
6:00pm – 8:00pm
~Officer Introductions
~Cassandra spoke on membership requirements
-Psi Chi requirements: 3rd semester student, top 35% of your class, at least a 3.0 GPA
~Katelynn explained dues: $40 per year or $25 a semester
~Nathan covered speakers and upcoming events
-Sept 27: Social
-Oct 11: Graduate Student Panel
~Kecia introduced Cornerstone fundraiser
-Housing for abused women and children
-?Stop the Violence? wristbands sold for $3 each
-Checks must either be made to Kecia Foster or the seller (who must then cash them) due to government funding issues
~Sara Eisenman (hotline manager) spoke about RAFT volunteering
-Extension of NRV community services
-After hours crisis hotline
-Training one night a week for eight weeks starting on Sept 11 (can attend training on Mondays or Thursdays
-Volunteers sign up for one 2-3 hour weekly shift & about 8 after our sngle shifts a semester
-Monthly meetings
-Located in NRV community services center
~SGA Rep vote
-Ryan described position
-Vote elected: Brandon Lilley
September 28, 2005
5:30pm – 6:45pm
a. Grad Panel – Graduate students from the following fields of Psychology
discussed and answered about preparation into gradate school, the application
process and how graduate school is like.
i. Clinical: Sara Haden, Rob Walters
ii. Industrial Organizational: Aaron Vollmer
iii. Psychological Sciences: Gina Mollet
iv. Psy.D. Candidate: Jamie Long
1. FAQ’s:
a. Q: How important are letters recommendation process?
i. A: Letters of recommendation are a strong part of the application and
should be done in advance period of time with a professor that knows you
best.
b. Q: How important is it in getting in grad school early?
i. A. Not a big difference except in the age of getting your career started.
Usually the average age of getting into the Clinical Psychology program
is 24.
c. Q: How important is the GRE’s in the application process?
i. A: Very important, most students put an ample amount of time into preparing.
Some take a preparatory course such as KAPLAN.
d. Q: How many schools did you apply to and why?
i. A: The average amount was 5-7. Many said they applied to many schools
because they felt that they wanted to keep many options open. A good rule
of thumb in applying is to apply to (1/3) of the top grad schools on your
list and the bottom (1/3). Also, make sure that you do meet the minimum
requirements for acceptance or you would be throwing your money away.
e. Q: How do you go about searching around for different Grad schools?
i. A: The internet is a great resource. First find out what your real
interests are then go about different web pages with you similar research
interests. You could exchange emails with the professor you wanted to
do research with.
f. Q: What if I do not feel qualified to go to grad school?
i. A: The grad school process is a compensatory process. The 3 factors
they mainly base you application are is your GPA, GRE’s, and research
experience. If you do not have a good GPA you can make it up with strong
GRE’s and strong research experience. That is the same with all
other factors.
b. Meeting ended with a round of applause for the panel and food and drinks
were served.
