The Anxiety & Health Behaviors Lab at UT Austin aims to identify targets for intervention, develop and pilot test novel therapeutic strategies, and investigate the effectiveness of behavioral and integrative treatments in clinical trials of various anxiety disorders. Currently, the AHBL has several federally funded projects aiming to understand the effectiveness of novel treatments for social anxiety disorder, PTSD, and panic disorder, as well as projects on specific phobias (i.e., fear of heights) and generalized anxiety disorder. These studies include novel behavioral treatments including smoking cessation, exercise, yoga, virtual reality, and pharmacotherapy.
Qualified research assistants must meet the following criteria: •Interest in clinical psychology, specifically anxiety disorders •Basic computer competency (Excel, Word, etc.) •Responsible and timely, with the ability to work both independently and as a team •Highly motivated, exceptional organizational skills, and extremely detail oriented •Professional attitude •Minimum 3.25 GPA •Minimum 2-semester commitment •Commitment of approximately 9-10 hours per week
There are several positions available for each of the aforementioned studies. Research assistants are expected to work in the lab for a minimum of two semesters for approximately 9-10 hours per week. Students may receive class credit for their work.
Research assistants will help with recruitment efforts by posting flyers and monitoring online recruitment efforts (e.g., Craigslist, social media). Research assistants will also help with administrative work, such as organizing and filing patient folders and materials, data entry using SPSS, Excel and an online health records system, e.g., REDCap, and other administrative work as needed. For some studies, research assistants will assist with running participants through experiments. Advanced RAs will have the opportunity to assist with participant recruitment and adherence by phone-screening potential clinical participants. Lastly, RAs will be working closely with the project coordinators and/or graduate students, but must be able to work independently as well.
