MoDiLS Lab Application 1
Modeling Decision-Making in the Legal System (MoDiLS) Lab
(Dr. Allison D. Redlich’s Research Lab)
APPLICATION FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Email Completed Applications to Aredlich@albany.edu and Rshteynberg@albany.edu
Date:
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
Overall GPA:
Year in School:
UAlbany ID:
Anticipated Graduation:
Major(s) and Minor(s):
GPA in major:
Please list all Criminal Justice courses (taken and enrolled in), grades, and the instructor
(and TA if applicable). Please list full name of the course.
List any other relevant courses you have taken or are currently taking, including relevant
Psychology, Sociology, and Political Science courses (including courses relevant to children
and development). Please provide full title of the course, the instructor, the TA for your
section (if relevant), and the grade received for each.
Please elaborate on your research interests and describe any prior research experience, as
applicable (e.g., honor’s thesis, intensive course research papers and title/topic, prior
research lab experience). (Please note: Undergraduate Research Assistants are not
required to have prior experience before working in this lab.)
Please describe any relevant job or volunteer experience, including experience with
children and teens (e.g., childcare, siblings).
MoDiLS Lab Application 2
Please list any computer knowledge and/or skills (e.g., word processing, statistical software
including SPSS or excel, data entry/analyses, writing literature reviews, helping planning
or designing of research, conference presentations/posters).
What area of Criminal Justice most interests you?
What do you hope to gain working as a research assistant in our lab (why is our lab
interesting to you)?
What are your short- or long-term academic or career plans? What are your tentative
plans following graduation (e.g., graduate school, law school, work, etc.)?
Tell us about yourself: What is the easiest part of college? What is the hardest part of
college? How do you handle/cope with stress?
Please describe anything else about yourself that you feel may help us to evaluate your
application for a Research Assistant Position.
Would you like to receive course credit for your work in this lab? YES___ NO ___
(Please note: 1 credit = 3 hours of work in the MoDilS Lab; credit is assigned via
Independent Study with Dr. Redlich).
Approximately how many hours per week would you like to volunteer? _____________
When would you like to begin working in this lab?