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Undergraduate Research

Undergrad Research

Many of our Psychology majors choose to enroll in an independent study course each semester, which requires them to actively engage in a research project.

Here's a recent sampling of undergraduate research projects completed by Psychology majors:

  • Michael Barry: "Research Practicum in Cognitive Development"
  • James Bauman: "Effect of Posture on Cognitive and Mood Factors"
  • Emma Daley: "Social Psychology of Attitudes Toward Beneficiaries of Affirmative Action"
  • Christine Eldredge: "Research in Deja Vu"
  • Elizabeth Greene: "The Mental Health Institution: Past, Present and Future"
  • Timothy Hauser: "Face Perception"
  • Stephen Hill: "Social and Organizational Perspectives on Police Psychology"
  • Timothy Horstman: "Research in Visual Perception"
  • Kendra Klein: "Integrative Medicine and the Role of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care"
  • Samuel LaCasse: "Marine Mammal Behavior"
  • Samantha LaRue: "Studies in Development: Mother and Child"
  • Jessica Mahon:"Assessment of Childhood Self-Concept"
  • Alessandra Raimondi: "Political Psychology"
  • Elizabeth Raynor: "The Insanity Plea: Public's Perceptions and Their Effects on the Law"
  • Tyson Reuter: "Research Practicum in Psycholinguistics"
  • Alycia Roberts: "Readings in Neuropsychology"
  • Emily Rubin: "Exploring the Woman's Role in Leadership"
  • Cory Turner: "Social Psychology of Marketing"
  • Ashley Yull: "Research Practicum in Language Development"

Faculty & Student Conference Presentations

Students and faculty often engage in collaborative research projects and present their findings during a national conference. HWS faculty and students have presented orginial research at conferences of the Society for Research and Child Development, the Association for Psychological Science and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, just to name a few.

Here are several recent conference presentations given by faculty and students:

  • Bodenlos, J.S., Lemon, S., Schneider, K.L., *August, M., & Pagoto, S. L.  (2011, April). Ethnic differences in the association of mood and anxiety disorders with obesity. Paper Presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.

  • Bodenlos, J.S., Schneider, K., Oleski, J., Whited, M., Appelhans, M., & Pagoto, S. (2010, July). Body mass index predicts effects of acute vagus nerve stimulation on caloric intake. Poster presentation at the 11th International Congress on Obesity, Stockholm, Sweden.

  • Bodenlos, J.S., *Wells, S., & *Noonan, M. (2011, April). Emotional Functioning in College Students: The Role of Mindfulness and Health Behaviors. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.

  • Dyrenforth, P. S., *Doane, M., Lucas, R. E., & *Maxwell, M. (2010, January). Are happy people more sociable?: Behavioral evidence of the social benefits of positive emotion. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.

  • Gee, B., Ramey, E., & Bodenlos, J.S. (2011, June). There is no “I” in Team-Based Teaching: A Faculty Collaboration. Workshop presentation at the Lily Conference for Undergraduate Teaching, Washington, D.C.

  • Greenspon, J.M., *Wells, S.Y., *Reuter, T.R., Gosse, R., and Mancuso, K. (2010). Female Canary Reproductive Responsiveness Increases to an Exaggerated Component of Male Song. Poster presentation at the Association for Psychological Science, 22nd Annual Meetings, Boston.

  • Kingery, J.N., *Gaskell, M.E., *Allen, S.R., *Rice, S.E., *Gray, M.L., & *Milligan, J.A. (2011, April). Active learning in a child psychology course: Observing play behavior at a children’s museum. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.

  • Kingery, J.N., *Marshall, K.C., *Wells, S.Y., *Connell, A.E., Flowers, K., Gerling, J., Dinan, A., & McCarthy, N. (2011, April). Kindergarteners’ literacy skills: A community-based research collaboration. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.

  • Kingery, J.N., *Peneston, K.R., *Rice, S.E., *Georgitseas, N.A., *Lubeck, S.J., & *Whitaker, K.G. (2011, April). Parental anxious expectations and child anxiety symptoms as risk factors for homesickness during overnight summer camp. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.

  • Lucas, R.E., Dyrenforth, P.S., Kashy, D.A., & Donnellan, M. B. (2009, July). Predicting life satisfaction from relationship partners’ personality: The importance of actor, partner, and similarity effects.  Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Personality, Evanston, IL.

  • *Reuter, T.R., Kingery, J.N., *Whitaker, K.G., & *Peneston K.R. (2010, March). Quantity and closeness of Facebook friendships: Associations with college students' social, emotional, and academic adjustment. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Shields, R. & Dyrenforth, P.S. (2011, June). Creating Communities of Faculty and Students Using Inquiry Based Learning. Poster presentation at the Lilly Conference for Undergraduate Teaching, Washington D.C. 

 

* denotes student collaborator

CLUBS

The Psychology Society and Active Minds are student-run organizations that may be of interest to students studying psychology.

For more information about these organizations or to learn about starting your own psychology-themed club, contact Cully Seamans (seamans@hws.edu) in the Office of Student Activities.