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Key Places + Contacts to Know

Michael's Primary Office: Metcalf 335

Michael's Carney Office: Carney 415

Lab Manager's Office/Lab: Metcalf 315

Experimental Rooms: Metacalf 315A (Behavioral room) and Metcalf 315B (EEG room)

Carney-Specific

Carney Innovation Space (our lab members can use some of the seats there): 164 Angell St. 4th Floor

Carney Conference Room Booking Requests: Deborah_Murphy_1@brown.edu

Carney Institute Manager (Carney Access, etc.): Kathleen_Gerlach@brown.edu

Metcalf-Specific

Office Supplies: Metcalf 138 Printer/Copier Room (Cupboards)

Main Office: Metcalf 138 (1st Floor Front Desk)

• • General assistance, faculty administrative support, room schedules

    • Nicole_Andrews@brown.edu

  • Building maintenance issues, facilities support, payroll

    • Patricia_Squadrito@brown.edu

Finances Office: Metcalf 136

• • Start Up/Non-Grant Funds

    • Rosa_Lopes_Moniz@brown.edu

  • Grants

    • Nicole_Tella@brown.edu

Advanced Start Up/Non-Grant Funds

• • Reinette_Sousa@brown.edu

Visiting Scholar/VISA application logistic support

• • Michele_Barchi@brown.edu

Grad student open house logistics, dome room scheduling

• • Michelle_Ross@brown.edu

General IT Support

• • Conference room technical help, computer purchases and loans, hardware (e.g. monitors, keyboards, hdmis), software, PC/Mac support, etc.

    • CLPS-ITSC@brown.edu - send e-mail here first as opposed to Primary Contact

      • Primary Contact: Pedro_Tejeda@brown.edu

Systems IT Support

• • Linux, isilon, virtual machines, etc.

    • clps-sysadmins@brown.edu - send e-mail here first as opposed to Primary Contact

      • Primary Contact: Paulo_Baptista@brown.edu

Metcalf Office Space Requests

• • For new members as well as requests to move office spaces

    • Betram_Malle@brown.edu

CITI Training

The CITI online training program covers a variety of research topics and is required of EVERY person in the lab who works with human subjects. Click here for information on how to complete your CITI training. You will need to complete training for Group 1 (Social-Behavioral-Educational Researchers) and complete the elective modules entitled "Internet-Based Research" and "Students in Research."

If you have worked in a research lab previously and have completed CITI training already, click here for instructions on how to update your institution status. Please alert the lab manager once you have completed/transferred your CITI training!

Send the lab manager a PDF copy of your CITI completion report.

Conflict of Interest (COI) Reporting

• Complete the Conflict of Interest form at http://infoed.brown.edu/

• Send your answers to the following questions to the lab manager:

  1. Is your annual Assurance of Compliance form (and, if necessary, reporting form) accurate and up-to-date as of the time of this submission, as required by the COI Policy?

  2. Do you have a significant financial interest (SFI) that is related to this research protocol? “Related” could mean the research involves products, technology, intellectual property, or services made, owned, or provided by the entity/ies in which you have an SFI and/or that the SFI could be affected by the proposed research or its results.

• Send a copy of the certificate to the lab manager:

  1. In the left-side navigation menu, hover over "Conflict of Interest" and then click on "Locate My Records"

  2. Hover over your name, then click on "View"

  3. In the new window that opens, click on "Submissions", then on whatever subfolder that appears next (example: "19-Jun-2018_2137_txn")

  4. Click on the PDF logo (confusingly labeled "Upload")

  5. Save the PDF and send to the lab manager

Ethics Protocol + Approved Surveys/Questionnaires List

Prior to running subjects, you should have a solid understanding of our lab's ethics protocol. Read about participants' rights and pay here, which includes information on subject participation exclusion criteria, and read about the tasks and surveys we are approved to run here. It is also important for you to be familiar with our safety plan and our debriefing protocol.

Running Participants 101

1. Make sure you have completed your CITI training and COI reporting and have sent the certificates to the lab manager

2. Review some useful guidelines for running human subjects

Keys + Card Access

Metcalf Research Building (190 Thayer St.)

Keys to the lab room and card access to the building will be granted on a case-by-case basis for undergrad RAs. Please contact the lab manager if you believe this applies to you.

Grad students and postdocs should contact the lab manager for instructions on how to obtain keys and card access. Note: You will need your Brown ID before receiving keys and Metcalf after hours card swipe access.

If you're a visiting student or scholar, you will need to fill out this Sponsored ID form to receive a Brown email address and ID card. The CLPS department admin assistant (nicole_andrews@brown.edu) will need to approve your form submission before Brown will issue your ID to you.

Once you obtain your lab key, please keep in mind that if you are the last to leave the lab, make sure to lock the door!

Carney Institute (164 Angell St., 4th Floor)

Using the elevator to get to the 4th floor requires a Brown ID. If you want to access Carney outside of 9 am - 5 pm work hours, you'll need to contact the Carney Institute manager kathleen_gerlach@brown.edu and cc Michael on the email for approval.

Work Computers

Graduate students will have a "start up fund" that will cover the purchase of a new laptop.

• • See Pedro (general IT support in Key Places + Contacts to know) to purchase.

Post-Docs normally use a laptop or computer through funding but can get a monitor from the lab (see Lab Manager to see what is available) or Pedro.

Slack

Slack is a group-messaging app. Our lab doesn't really use Slack as a group, but it is used for instant messaging between some members (mostly grad students). If you're an undergraduate RA, however, you must join the RA Slack.

Click here to join our lab's Slack group!

Click here to join our lab's RA Slack group!

Emails are our primary mode of communication and announcements, with some members (especially Michael) preferring Google Chat for instant messaging.

There is a Carney Innovation Space Slack used to communicate and broadcast interesting talks or events going on in the Carney Space (164 Angell Street). If you would like to be added to this Slack/listserv, click here to join the Slack!

Lab Mailing Lists

We have 4 mailing lists that are used to communicate important lab business. Let the Lab Manager know if you have not been added to an appropriate listserv.

1. franklab-core@brown.edu

   • Use for lab business that affects everyone, e.g. lab meeting announcements, talks/events of interest

   • Emails can be sent by core members

   • Emails are received by core members

2. franklabras@googlegroups.com

   • Use for lab business that primarily affects RAs, e.g. requests for help, RA journal clubs

   • Emails can be sent and received by the lab manager and RAs

3. franklabski@googlegroups.com

• • Use for lab business and help requests relevant to MTurk running on our web server (formerly Ski, now lncc.brown.edu)

  • Emails can be sent and received by lab members affiliated with MTurk/linux/JavaScript

4. franklab-all@brown.edu

• • Use for lab business that affects friends of the lab, e.g. lab meeting announcements

  • Emails can be sent by the lab manager

  • Emails can be received by friends of the lab and those who are interested in attending our lab's meetings

Other Mailing Lists of Interest

There a few other mailing lists that send out emails re: talks, workshops, and events relevant to the lab's research interests.

1. Carney Institute Mailing list

   • For general Carney events

   • To gain access to this listserv, send an email to carney-institute@brown.edu

   • Alternatively, you can log into your Brown account on https://listserv.brown.edu/, search for CARNEY-GEN and click the Subscribe button.

2. Carney Training Opportunities list

   • This mailing list is for trainee opportunities (e.g. workshops, job advertisements, conferences, etc.)

   • To gain access to this listserv, send an email to Carney-TraineeOpp@listserv.brown.edu

3. Neuroscience Graduate Program Seminars (NSGPSEMI@listserv.brown.edu)

   • Log into your Brown account on https://listserv.brown.edu/, search for NSGPSEMI and click the Subscribe button.

4. Climbing Listserv (climb-club@googlegroups.com)

   • For coordinating indoor climbing activities with the lab and friends of the lab

   • To gain access to this listserv, contact the lab manager.

5. CLPS Meditation Group (clps_meditation@googlegroups.com)

   • Weekly meditation practice group hosted by Badre lab members

   • Join via: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/clps_meditation/join

6. CLPS Film Club (clpsfilm@googlegroups.com)

   • Movie watching in Freidman Auditorium (Metcal's Auditorium)

   • Join via https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/clpsfilm/join

Google Calendars

If you do not have access to a relevant calendar, please ask the lab manager to add you!

There are several calendars that you should be aware of:

1. Frank Lab Calendar

   • Lab meetings

   • Lab outings

   • Lab members' birthdays

   • Some conference dates and deadlines

   • Special events and potentially interesting talks

2. Frank Lab Travel

   • Can view people's vacation dates/when they are out of the office

3. In-lab testing room calendars (Metcalf 315A: Behavioral Testing and Metcalf 315B: EEG Testing)

   • Book testing rooms for your studies

   • See when others book the rooms so as to not double-book

4. Badre-FeldmanHall-Frank-Shenhav lab meeting calendar

   • Other labs' lab meetings--which you are welcome to attend!

5. CLPS event calendar

   • Department-wide events such as upcoming speakers, talks, and department events

   • Instructions on how to add this calendar are available at the bottom of this page

6. Carney Innovation Space event Calendar

   • Carney workshops and talks

   • Contact thomas_serre@brown.edu for calendar access

For UNDERGRAD RAs - Research for Credit

To receive credit for your research involvement in a given semester:

• • We generally expect 6-10 hrs/week (min.), though this will vary depending on project needs and your level of involvement

  • You will write a 1 page (min.) essay describing what you did that semester DUE to Michael at the end of finals period

    • This serves as a reflection period for you to think about what you have learned(!), but helps Michael to know what you've done.

    • You can discuss ideas or papers related to the project you're working on; data collection methods (e.g. EEG, behavioral, Amazon Mechanical Turk, etc.).

    • If you have any questions re: this essay, feel free to ask the Lab Manager, your research supervisor, or Michael.