CERT staff conduct weekly seminars for the undergraduate assistants. The seminars are usually directed by two or more investigators and concern topics such as history and philosophy of science, history of psychology, and scientific method. A given topic might be discussed over several weeks. There are no rules or expectations other than getting the students interested and involved in the discussions. An important purpose of the seminars is to demystify science, and in particular, psychology, and to show that doing research is a worthwhile and enjoyable way to make a living.
CERT has funds earmarked for several graduate fellowships.
We have agreemens with the School of Psychology of the Georgia Institute of Technology and with the Department of Psychology of Georgia State University whereby selected students interested in training research are extended CERT fellowships to pursue graduate studies at those universities. It is expected that these students will do their master's and PhD research at CERT laboratories. The availability of CERT fellowships is advertised locally and nationally. Not surprisingly, most applications originate locally. Thus far, we have granted graduate fellowships to four outstanding minority students.