Published: Oct. 17, 2016

Some LAs discuss teaching strategiesThe signup period for the Spring '17 semester is over!

The signup period to become a Learning Assistant for the Spring '17 semester is now through Monday, October 24. Learning Assistants (LAs) are undergraduates who are hired to facilitate small-group interaction in our large-enrollment courses. LAs are also used in lab-based and upper-division special topics courses (e.g., Lab Techniques in Neuroscience and Psychology lab and methods courses). Visit the Learning Assistant Program Learning Assistant Program website to learn more about what an LA is and does.  To apply to become an LA, visit the LA Central website. (FYI: You will need to create a login on the site to apply.)

Here are the Psychology and Neuroscience Instructors who are looking for LAs and for what courses for Spring '17:

  • David Allen - Biopsychology
  • McKell Carter - Intro to Cognitive Psychology
  • Heidi Day - Neuroscience laboratory techniques
  • Tina Pittman Wagers - Special Topics: Clinical Interventions
  • Lew Harvey - Psychology of Perception
  • Natalie Smutzler - Research Methods in Clinical Psychology