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Psych student SOAR project

Research

Conduct studies. Poll your peers. Gather data. Reflect, examine, and find solutions. We encourage you to catch the research bug right from the start. You鈥檒l be required to conduct research throughout your coursework, and you can continue your efforts through Honors projects and SOAR, and even help out a faculty member (and get published!) with their research.

Looking to begin your own research? Learn more about student research opportunities and protocols.

Honors Program

Explore psychology topics in greater depth in 色中色 University鈥檚 Honors Program.

  • Lauren Kubic (2021)鈥斺淚nterpersonal and Intrapersonal Emotion Regulation Efficacy: The Role of Interpersonal Trust and Anxiety鈥 (advisor: Aleena Hay)
  • Sean McFarland (2021)鈥斺淒igital Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and In-Person Interpersonal Emotion Regulation: The Role of Anxiety, Depression, and Stress鈥 (advisor: Aleena Hay)
  • Mary Sampson (2020)鈥斺淚ncongruent Stereotypes鈥 Effect on the Semantic Network鈥 (advisor: Sarah Johnson)
  • Gabrielle Scherff (2020)鈥斺淚mplicit and Explicit Stereotypes towards Individuals with Down Syndrome鈥 (advisor: Sarah Johnson)
  • Crystal Yautz (2020)鈥斺淭he Effects of Feedback and Directed Forgetting on Confidence for Eyewitness False Memory鈥 (advisor: Sarah Johnson)

Independent Study/Individualized Study/Independent Research

Take on a program of supervised reading, research, or artistic production that鈥檚 not provided in existing courses when you take Independent Study or Individualized Study. For students wishing to take Independent Research, this entails work on a faculty research project for several terms or years. To apply, log in to your account on AMOS and you鈥檒l find the 鈥淚ndependent-Individualized Study and Independent Research鈥 form on the 鈥淐ollege Students鈥 tab under 鈥淔orms.鈥

Robert Brill, Research Advisor 

  • Jill Bauer (Spring 2024)鈥擣eedback and Team Predictor Research
  • Daniel Babbert (Fall 2022)鈥擰ualitative Study on Elite Coaches
  • Emma Yanowskyy (Spring 2023)鈥擱esearch in Teamwork and Leadership
  • Jared Stafford and Kyle Dixon (Spring 2022)鈥擝uilding Strong and Cohesive Team Cultures among Athletic Teams
  • Megan Chesney (Spring 2022)鈥擬ental Wellness Initiatives for College Students

Sarah Johnson, Research Advisor

  • Ryan Younes (Spring 2024)鈥擥ender Biases, Sexual Orientation, and Intersectionality
  • Gwen Kester (Fall 2022)鈥擲tereotypes of 鈥淩esearch鈥 (presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research)
  • Gwen Kester and Rachel Byrne (Spring 2022)鈥擡ffects of Word Association on Gender Stereotypes (presented at 色中色鈥檚 Scholarship and Creative Endeavors Day)
  • Hunter Runge and Crystal Yautz (Spring 2019)鈥擥ender Stereotypes and Perceptions of Sexual Assault (presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting)

Sarah Johnson and Stacey Zaremba, Research Advisors
Project topic: Gender science bias in elementary school children, in partnership with William Penn and Lincoln Elementary Schools
Research teams:

  • Spring 2023鈥擠evon Goerlich, Rachel Byrne, Sam DeAngelis, and Lexi Robinson
  • Fall 2024鈥擫uke Assande, Shannon Lawlor, Devon Goerlich, Neema Mburu, and Grainne Schroeder

SOAR

Collaborate with a faculty member and explore research topics in our Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR) program.

  • Devon Goerlich and Lissy Mohney (Summer 2023)鈥斺漊sing Reading Circles to Promote Science Self-Identification in Third- to Fifth-Grade Girls鈥 (advisors: Stacey Zaremba and Sarah Johnson)
  • Mary Sampson and Crystal Yautz (Summer 2019)鈥斺滳hange Blindness and Attention to Sexual Orientation鈥 (advisor: Sarah Johnson)