UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1087

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Brad Schmidt, Ph.D.
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Dr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): garcia@psy.fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Psychology
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Additional Research Mentor(s)
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above): Jaime Garcia Quiles
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?: Mr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): garcia@psy.fsu.edu
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: How Does Posttraumatic Stress Affect Our Ability To Remember Information
Project Keywords: PTSD, eyetracking, memory
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Preference for psychology and neuroscience students, but open to all majors!

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: Yes
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 5-10
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
Research has demonstrated that individuals with PTSD tend to display memory deficits when presented with external stimuli after their traumatic event. When these individuals do tend to remember information, this tends to be biased towards negatively-valenced and threatening images (e.g., people looking angry, firearms, etc.). However, research has yet to examine these memory performances in neural/ambigious circumstances that often resemble everyday situations. Furthermore, the exact cause and maintaining factors for these memory deficits is not completely understood. Using clinical interviewing along with a memory game that is attached to an eyetracker, we aim to answer these questions and determine how individuals with PTSD perceive and recall information in ambiguous circumstances.

Research Tasks:
Students should expect to gain experience in participant recruitment, clinical interviewing, literature review, data collection, and developing their own research projects. Students will be encouraged to ask questions and develop their own ideas for how this project may grow and relate to their own interests.


Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Required: Strong writing skills, open mind, clear communication skills
Recommended: Strong interest in psychology/neuroscience research
Training for specific tasks will be provided.

Mentoring Philosophy:
My goal as a mentor is to cultivate my students’ interests and equip them with the tools and knowledge that will best prepare them to engage in rigorous scientific research. I wish for my students to think critically about our project and identify where research should go next. I ascribe to a step up, step back approach where I hope to equip my students with the skills they need to succeed, and then step back to further develop their skills through the roles and experiences given while being around should issues/questions arise.

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Recording of our UROP roundtable can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TFZb3FGYZWmvzREbggG8X5C26ULc9el8/view?usp=sharing


Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: Yes
Roundtable times and Zoom links:
Thursday, Sept 4th @ 3:30pm
https://fsu.zoom.us/j/4758652269


Roundtable Info:
- Day: Thursday, September 4
  Start Time: 3:30
  End Time: 4:00
  Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/4758652269

UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes

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Year: 2025
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