Resources for undergrads

Disclaimer: Please note that the following resources link to external sources. Unless otherwise specified, I am not the original creator. Many of these resources have been passed down to me from other great researchers in the field. Please use at your own discretion.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to email me at alexa.sacchi@mail.utoronto.ca 

Free, online psychology lectures & classes

• Center for Science & Moral Understanding - Has free lectures throughout the year and pre-recorded talks

• International Moral Psychology List- Has free lectures throughout the year and pre-recorded talks

• Coursera - take a free online psychology class (paid options available if you want an official certificate)

Research tools

• Connected Papers - to help with literature reviews

• DataCamp - learn R, Python, and SPSS - free & paid versions

• R coding and statistical analysis software - free 

• JASP statistical software - free

• Experimentology - A cool, free, resource for learning about experiments and experiment design

Academia General

• Blog post about defining your research question by Barabara Sarnecka

• The Writing Workshop: Write More, Write Better, Be Happier in Academia by Barbara Sarnecka – entire book available online for FREE!

• Using social media for acdemia. Slidedeck by Jaclyn A. Siegel

• Psychology articles written for a lay audience (e.g., OP-ed pieces) 

  • PsychGeistMedia

• ScienceCareers.org– find out which science career is best for you (self-assessment test)

• SparkSociety -giving scientists of color the tools to become innovators in the cognitive sciences (resources, job postings, etc)

• Cientifico Latino - provides many open-access resources and mentorship programs to help bridge the gap for underrepresented students wanting to pursue higher education