Department of Psychological Sciences - Research Labs

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Cool projects.  Hands-on experiences.  Immersion in psychology. Preparation for graduate school and the workplace. Do science!

 

Involvement in research with a faculty member is one of the best things you can do in your academic career.  You will learn about how research is conducted, acquire skills that are valued by employers and graduate schools, and have the satisfaction of knowing you are contributing to science.  

 

Research opportunities are in high demand.  Priority is given to Psychological Science majors.  Students who are not Psychological Science majors who want to do research in one of our labs need to make an appointment with the Acting Department Chair, Dr. Amy Brausch, to discuss their plans.

 

Find an interesting lab and talk to or email a professor. 

Earn course credit by enrolling in an independent study course.

Psychology  Sub-discipline	Faculty Member(s)	Lab	Openings for Students
			Undergraduate	Graduate
Clinical Psychology	Amy Brausch	Risk Behaviors Lab	Yes	Yes
	Jenni Teeters	Technology Enhancing Community Health Lab	Yes	Yes
	Matt Woodward	Trauma Recovery Lab	Yes	Yes
Computational Psychology	Lance Hahn	Semantics Lab	Yes	Yes
Cognitive/Developmental  Psychology	Matt Shake	Adult Learning Lab	Yes	Yes
Cognitive/Developmental/ Neuroscience	Sharon Mutter	Cognition Lab	Yes	Yes
Developmental Psychology	Elizabeth Lemerise	Social Development Lab	Yes	No
	Diane Lickenbrock	Children and Families Lab	Yes	Yes
Developmental/Aging  Psychology	Andrew Mienaltowski	Lifespan Social Cognition Lab	Yes	Yes
Industrial/Organizational  Psychology	Katrina Burch	Discrimination and Work-Life Lab	Yes	Yes
Neuroscience/Perception	Farley Norman	Vision & Haptics Lab	Maybe	No
Social Psychology	Aaron Wichman	Social Cognition Lab	Yes	Yes

independent study course website

For additional research opportunities in the Department of Psychology, see http://www.wku.edu/psychology/research/index.php.