Psychology Research

Current Faculty Research Projects 2009/10

Students who are interested in learning more about faculty research projects or about how to become involved research should feel free to contact a faculty member directly via email (link provided) or office phone (see faculty directory).

The Anointed: A qualitative study of the interplay between a marginalized spiritual group and the larger community. David B. Sugarman, Ph.D.

Adolescent perceptions of scratch tickets: A cross sectional (by age) investigation of adolescents' perceptions of scratch ticket images. Are their developmental differences in how adolescents perceive scratch tickets? George T. Ladd, Ph.D.

The Intergroup Relations Model:  Testing the effects of intergroup perception and emotion on intergroup behavior. Thomas E. Malloy, Ph.D.

Insights into memory, its genetic & nervous system substrates: An investigation of operant learning, response preferences, problem-solving strategies and their retention through metamorphosis in the grain beetle (Tenebrio molitor). Duncan A. White, Ph.D.

Imitation, Parent-Child Interaction and Early Language Development. Imitation, Parent-Child Interaction and Early Language Development.

The Gambling Studies Project. George T. Ladd, Ph.D.

Young Adolescent Sleep-Smart Pacesetter Program. Chris Marco, Ph.D.

Internet-Based Addiction Counselor Education Study. Robin Montvilo, Ph.D.