Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Name of Lead Faculty/Staff or PI: Bruce Bartholow
Contact: Melanie Gabel, melanie-gabel@uiowa.edu 
Lab Name: SCAN Lab
Website: https://scan.lab.uiowa.edu/
 
Research Topic: Research in the SCAN Lab aims to understand the neural bases of motivation and cognitive control as applied to social cognition and addictive behaviors.
Project and Position Details: 
Characterizing Alcohol Risk in Development (CARD). The purpose of this research is to better understand factors that can increase or decrease the likelihood that teenagers and young adults will drink alcohol and experience negative consequences from drinking.

Compensation:  Volunteer (Optional registration for URES:3991 or URES:3992 0-credit transcript recognition), Academic Credit (1-4 Semester Hours)

Start Date: Summer semester

Timeline: Summer semester only

Application Instructions: Scan Lab invites interested candidates to contact the lab coordinator by email at scan-lab@uiowa.edu and attach a statement of interest and CV.