Research Opportunities

Six smiling undergraduate students pose in front of a research poster — Undergraduate students at the Twin Ports Undergraduate Psychology Conference

Student Research Projects

Research projects provide a great learning opportunity for psychology majors and minors. Obtaining research experience is recommended for students considering graduate school in psychology.

Get Involved

To get started, you can volunteer to serve as a Research Assistant (RA) in one of the faculty research labs in our department.

Once you find a lab you are interested in, reach out to the faculty member to express your interest and request an interview. Students often receive course credit for this experience when taking “Directed Research in Psychology” (PSY 3994).

Independent Project

Undergraduates have opportunities to conduct a research project under the supervision of a faculty lab director. Independent mentored projects can take the form of a "Project in Psychology" (PSY 3991), a UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program), or an "Honors Project in Psychology" (PSY 3986).

Travel Funding

Students often present their research at conferences. The Department of Psychology has a small pool of money set aside to support undergraduate student travel to research conferences. Funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis each year.

*Students are eligible for department travel funding once during their undergraduate years. One undergraduate student will be funded per poster or presentation.

Eligibility for funding:

Psychology major or minor.
Opportunity to present a poster or talk at a professional or undergraduate research conference at the time of the funding request.
Completed (or in the process of completing) PSY 3986 (Honors Project), PSY 3994 (Directed Research), or conducted a UROP related to the presentation.

Requests must be made in advance of travel with details about dates, location, meeting or conference name, and a reference for the presentation. Either the faculty supervisor or the student may make the request in the form of an email to the department head with the office supervisor (Bonnie Williams) CC'd. If a student applies directly, they must copy their research supervisor on the email and gain their approval for travel.

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