Lab Policies

Our lab is like a small business or a whaling ship from the 1700s. We have many deadlines, and everyone needs to do their part in raising the sails and swabbing the decks. Nobody is above the expectation of doing work and being reliable. I count on all of you to be in the lab when you say you will be in the lab and to do what we agree on by the deadlines we set together.

  1. Check your email daily during working hours (M-F excluding holidays). Respond to lab-related emails within one business day.

  2. Enter your schedule on the lab calendar within two weeks of starting with us. Adhere to your schedule. If your schedule has you here at 10:00am, be here at 10:00am or before.

  3. Work on the lab’s projects when you are in the lab. This is especially important if you are working with us for a paid position. Collaborations and outside projects are fine when they are done outside of lab hours. Outside work definitely should not be counted as paid time.

  4. Every lab member is expected to contribute to ongoing data collection regardless of your stage of training (i.e., undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral fellow).

  5. Be physically present during your scheduled time. >3 absences without notice or explanation is cause for dismissal from the lab.  Let Jamie know when you are going to be out.

  6. Volunteers dedicate at least 6 hrs/wk in the lab.  

  7. Always lock doors and equipment cabinets. The lab should never be left unoccupied even for a bathroom pitstop.

  8. Keep your workstation clean and clutter free. 

  9. Supply a photo and bio for the website as soon as possible. 

  10. Never leave data on your local hard drive. Move all data to the server. 

  11. Participant data must be kept on an encrypted partition on the server (ReillyLab) with hard copies of consents in the large file cabinet in RA999. The file cabinet must be locked at all times.

  12. There is a 3-month probationary period for new volunteers. If you are an exceptional performer, we will invite you to join us.

  13. Attend lab meetings. 

  14. Maintain a lab notebook and keep detailed notes on all of your projects. 

  15. Complete the essential skills assignments and trainings. 

  16. Complete online HIPPA and Human Subjects Research training modules within the first two weeks in the lab. 

  17. Don’t defame anyone.