PSY
190-6Q (2744), Spring 2022
Faculty Overview of Research and Undergraduate Mentoring (FORUM)
Thursday
1:00 - 1:50PM, Flipse (FHF) 302
(The class will meet entirely virtually through Jan 31.)
Daniel Messinger, Ph.D.
Email: dmessinger@miami.edu
Website: http://local.psy.miami.edu/faculty/dmessinger/
Phone: 305-284-8443. Office: Flipse, Room 308 and virtually
Office Hours: Thursdays
1:50 - 2:50, and by appointment.
Course
Description: This
course will provide an orientation to research in psychology and opportunities
for research and service in the Department of Psychology with an emphasis
on social, emotional, neural, and genetic features of typical and
atypical development. Career opportunities in the field of psychology will
also be discussed. We will discuss original journal articles selected from the
psychological literature. This course is designed to provide orientation,
advising, and mentoring to psychology and neuroscience majors to facilitate
their integration into the Department of Psychology. I welcome all students to
this class irrespective of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or veteran
status.
Course Requirements: Credit: Upon completion of this course, students will earn 1 credit hour applicable to the total number of credits to graduate from UM. This credit will not apply to the Psychology major or minor. Attendance: Attendance is mandatory. Based on their needs and concerns, students may opt to attend virtually via zoom or in person. Students missing more than 3 classes will not pass. Exceptions will be made for documented medical or legal reasons, religious celebrations, or University sponsored events (ex. participation on a sports team or musical performance). This is a participation class. Grades will be assigned according to the student’s knowledge of the material as demonstrated in weekly papers and contributions in class.
Readings: Weekly readings are listed below. Please come to class prepared to participate in discussion of the weekly readings.
Papers: Ten 10 short papers will be required. These papers will require approximately 2 paragraphs – one consisting of a summary of the reading for the day, and another giving your comments on the topic. At the end of each paper, you should also include a question about the reading, and rate each article we read from 1 (Terrible) to 5 (Excellent). The papers must be one page maximum, single spaced with spaces between paragraphs response (1” margins, 12 point font). There are 13 opportunities to write papers, so you can miss three papers. Only papers turned in before class on the day they are due will be graded. Papers must also be submitted on Blackboard SafeAssign as an originality check. Please to come to class with the reading and your paper done ready to discuss and participate.
Quizzes: Extra credit pop quizzes may be given from time to time to assess student preparation for the class.
Honor Code: You will be required to abide by the
University of Miami honor code pledge on each assignment. This pledge states:
“On my honor, I have neither given nor received any aid on this
exam/paper/etc.” Cheating and/or plagiarism will be considered sufficient
reason to assign a failing grade for the course. Please review the Academic Integrity
Policy.
Resources and dates. A Student Well-Being and Resiliency website is
available at miami.edu/well-being.
The last day to add a course is January 26, and the last day to drop a course
without a W is February
2.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Full COVID-19
vaccination reduces your risk and your risk to those around you. Everyone—including
faculty, staff, and students—is required to wear a face mask on campus.
Single-layer cloth masks are not considered protective against the omicron
variant and hence do not meet our current standard for campus safety. No food
or drinks are permitted in classrooms to ensure that students wear masks for
the entirety of class periods. Faculty have the right to restrict a student
from participating in class if the student does not follow University
COVID-19 policies. The class will meet entirely virtually through Jan 31.
After Jan 31, students may opt to attend virtually via zoom or in person based
on their needs and concerns regarding COVID-19.
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Thursday. |
Reading (paper due) or Activity |
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1. 1/20 |
Introductions |
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2. 1/27 |
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3. 2/3 |
Simpson, E. A., Sclafani, V., Paukner, A.,
Kaburu, S. S. K., Suomi, S. J., & Ferrari, P. F. (2019). Handling newborn monkeys alters later
exploratory, cognitive, and social behaviors.
Dev Cogn Neurosci, 35, 12-19. doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2017.07.010 |
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4. 2/10 |
Information
on registration and the psychology major with Maribi Henriquez or Tony
Williams. |
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5. 2/17 |
Mattson, W. I., Cohn, J. F., Mahoor, M. H., Gangi, D. N., & Messinger, D. S. (2013). Darwin’s Duchenne: Eye constriction during infant joy and distress. PLOS ONE, 8(11), e80161. |
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6. 2/24 |
Ruvolo, P., Messinger, D., & Movellan, J. (2015). Infants
Time Their Smiles to Make Their Moms Smile. PLoS ONE, 10(9),
e0136492. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136492 |
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7. 3/3 |
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8. 3/10 |
Prince, E. B., Ciptadi, A., Tao,
Y., Rozga, A., Martin, K. B., Rehg, J., & Messinger, D. S.
(2021). Continuous
measurement of attachment behavior: A multimodal view of the strange
situation procedure. Infant Behavior and Development, 63, 101565.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101565 |
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3/17 |
SPRING
BREAK – NO CLASS |
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9. 3/24 |
Mitsven, S. G., Perry, L. K., Tao, Y.,
Elbaum, B. E., Johnson, N. F., & Messinger, D. S. (2021). Objectively
measured teacher and preschooler vocalizations: Phonemic diversity is
associated with language abilities. Developmental Science, n/a(n/a),
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13177 |
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10. 3/31 |
Fasano,
R. M., Perry, L. K., Zhang, Y., Vitale, L., Wang, J., Song, C., &
Messinger, D. S. (2021). A
granular perspective on inclusion: Objectively measured interactions of
preschoolers with and without autism. Autism Research. |
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11. 4/7 Today’s class will be held at the LRIC. You may attend virtually. |
Conduct a preschool observation at the Linda Ray Intervention Center (LRIC). You will spend about an hour observing an infant or infants (0-3 years of age) and submit a one-page write-up of your observations. The goal of the write-ups is to be as descriptive as possible. LRIC hours are 8:30a.m to 2:15 p.m. and it is located a few blocks east of medical campus. Please coordinate your visit with the Executive Director, Ms. Isabel Chica. You may also make other arrangements for your observation (a family member or friend who has an infant, for example). Today’s class will be held at the LRIC. We will discuss your observations. You may attend virtually. |
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12. 4/14 |
Martin, K. B.,
Haltigan, J. D., Ekas, N., Prince, E. B., & Messinger, D. S. Attachment security differs by later autism
spectrum disorder: A prospective study. Developmental
Science, n/a(n/a), e12953. doi:10.1111/desc.12953 |
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13. 4/21 |
Laursen, B. (2017). Making and
Keeping Friends: The Importance of Being Similar. Child Development
Perspectives, 11(4), 282-289. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12246 |
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14. 4/28 |
Hoekzema, E., E. Barba-Müller, C. Pozzobon, M. Picado, F.
Lucco, D. García-García, J. C. Soliva, A. Tobeña, M. Desco, E. A. Crone, A.
Ballesteros, S. Carmona and O. Vilarroya (2016). "Pregnancy leads to
long-lasting changes in human brain structure." Nature Neuroscience 20:
287. (https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.4458.pdf)
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15.5/5 |
Final Assignment: Using https://childdev.psy.miami.edu/index.html and https://child-clinical.psy.miami.edu/index.html write one paragraph about a Developmental or Child Clinical Psychology Department faculty member including what they research, what courses they teach, and something else you found interesting about them. Also write a pretend email as if I were the professor, and ask whether you can get involved in their research. Combine the paragraph and the email into one document and submit as usual. |