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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Undergraduate Programs - Volunteer Research Program

The faculty in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division are active in research that encompasses various areas of expertise and are committed to developing the talent of all students.

Serving as a volunteer research assistant or spending time within a research group can be a valuable opportunity for undergraduate students. Such experiences can help students develop valuable skills which include critical evaluation, program solving, and general research experience.  Research experience can build your skill sets in learning how to work with participants, reading, collecting, inputting or coding data, and working on research papers could be helpful for graduate programs in many fields. Most graduate level programs prefer to see research experience on your CV or resume.

Opportunities are available for the summer, fall, and spring semesters. Students typically will spend 5-6 hours per week on site. The research assistant position is a volunteer position and does not include compensation.

Getting Started

  1. To find a position as a research assistant, first determine what type of research is interesting to you and most relevant to your career goals and objectives. Research and read articles in the field that interest you. The faculty who are available for this program are featured below.
  2. Make an appointment to meet the faculty member to talk about medical school, graduate school and available research positions within their field.

Meet Our Faculty

Drs. Bettencourt, Carnell, Grados and McGuire are available for the undergraduate research program and can mentor undergraduate volunteer research assistants. 

  • Amie Bettencourt, Ph.D., M.S.

    • Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

  • Joseph F McGuire, Ph.D., M.A.

    • Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Expertise: Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Tic Disorders, Tourette's Syndrome, Trichotillomania

  • Marco A Grados, M.D., M.P.H.

    • Clinical Director
    • Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Expertise: Adult Psychiatry, Anxiety Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  • Susan Carnell, Ph.D.

    • Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Qualifications

  1. A research assistant is required to be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program.
  2. A letter from the school detailing anticipated graduation date, the degree program, and confirmation the student is in good standing or an unofficial transcript is required. 

If you have any questions please feel free to contact: 
Johns Hopkins Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
1800 New Orleans St
Baltimore, MD 21287
410-955-2320