NAVIGATION
Lab meetings (~1 hour) are scheduled at the same time every week during the semester and are held in person in Lutz 440. Lab meetings are usually the only time all of us are gathered in person, so it’s our weekly chance to connect with and learn from each other—and grow as a lab community.
Any lab member can set the agenda, but every meeting needs an agenda. Typically, the person who sets the agenda will run the meeting, but they can also invite a guest speaker based on a topic of their choosing. Leading is like being the moderator in a conference talk. You don’t have to create content, but you’re in charge of making sure the meeting is instructive. Meeting agendas should be posted on Notion at least 5 days ahead of the meeting time so lab members can prepare appropriately.
Lab meetings follow a rotating list of topics based on a monthly schedule, starting from the first week of the month: Journal Club, Didactics, Project Discussion, and remaining weeks are “Wild Cards.” Lab members take turns to choose topics so that everyone has a chance to lead a meeting.
Journal Club: Discussion on a reading (e.g., journal article, book chapter) related to lab research in some way. The purpose of these meetings is to learn new content (e.g., methods, recent findings) to inform our work.
Didactics: A lab member presents a topic or specific skill related to the field of clinical psychology more broadly. This can cover professional development (e.g., applying for grad school), cultural responsiveness, clinical practice, etc.
Project Discussion: By default, this is a presentation of a specific study being conducted in the lab. The presenter should list the study team members, then describe (a) background and rationale for the study, (b) research questions, (c) design and methods, and (d) current status of the project. This is a great time to ask for help on a project (e.g., ideas for recruitment, getting a coder on a systematic review) or troubleshoot specific problems (e.g., IRB feedback). It’s also a chance for lab members to learn more about what’s going on in the lab and join studies they find interesting.
Topics related to a lab project, such as practicing a conference presentation or getting feedback on a new study idea can take up this slot as well.
Wild Card: This can be a repeat of any of the above, or miscellaneous topics that don’t fit neatly into one of the three categories (e.g., discussing a podcast episode).
Stand-up meetings may be scheduled for specific projects as needed. The purpose of these meetings is to review the status of the project, identify new tasks or problems that need to be addressed, and assign people to them. During the meeting, each person briefly (~1 minute) summarizes (1) what they have completed since the last meeting, (2) what they need from other people to make progress on their tasks, and (3) what they will do before the next meeting. Thus, please come to stand-up meetings prepared to speak about your progress clearly and succinctly. At the end of the meeting, everyone should know what they need to work on before the next meeting.