Manhattanville College Department of Psychology

Job Opportunities

Counselor and Teaching positions for at-risk youth
Human Service positions at Developmental Disability Institute DDI), an agency on Long Island devoted to autism research and development (contact Jennifer Swenning at 516-509-7051 for details)
Special Education Counselor (Ramapo Anchorage Camp)
Special Education jobs in public schools (STA placement service)

Internship/Research Opportunities

Summer internship opportunities in biopsychology and neuroscience for undergraduates. For many of these internships, the attendee is paid a stipend and is provided living quarters free of charge. Some of these opportunities specifically recruit minority candidates (http://www.amherst.edu/~neuro/SummerResearch.html)

College women needed to facilitate a program for adolescent girls called GO-GIRLS! in Fairfield County. The program is designed to promote positive body image and prevent disordered eating (contact project coordinator Claire Doherty at 203-221--8094 or Dohert12DP@aol.com for details)

Volunteer Field Placements or summer pre-career practicums in mental health (e.g., social work, recreational therapy, and psychiatry) at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester Division (call Diane Clark at 914-997-5780 for details)

Summer Research Institutes For Undergraduates

NSF (social and behavioral research)- http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/reu98sber.htm

National Institute of Health (research and training opportunities)- http://www.training.nih.gov/student/index.asp

APA Summer Science Institute- http://www.apa.org/science/ssi.html

Notes:

For more information on internships and scholarships go to the Office of Career Services located in Spellman (G18-G20).

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