Undergraduate Student Research Program
The Undergraduate Student Research Program
provides financial support for undergraduate students in the
sciences to collaborate on research projects with a faculty mentor
during the academic year. The funding for this program is provided
by the Fairbanks Foundation.
All eligible undergraduates undertaking research in the sciences
are encouraged to apply for a $2,500 stipend to support a research
project (students will only receive one award during their tenure
at Butler University). The definition of science is sufficiently
broad to encompass natural, social, and mathematical sciences.
The program entails approximately 10 to 12 hours of research per
week. Work accomplished through this program can be used as part of
an honors thesis for students working on an honors thesis for no
credit. To be eligible for this program, students doing research
for credit will be required to do an additional 10-12 hours of
research above that which they are presently doing.
The following psychology majors are recipients of the
Undergraduate Student Research Program:
2012
Tony Bergamini
Mentor: Dr. Amanda Gingerich
To Live Is to Die: The Effect of Mortality Salience on
Memory and Comfort with Death
2011
Michael Hernandez
Mentor: Dr. Tara Lineweaver
If You're Happy and You Know it, You May be Old: An
Investigation of the Positivity Effect of Aging.
Steven Lindgren
Mentor: Dr. Amanda Gingerich
The Implications of Divided Attention on Theories of False
Memory.
2010
Elsa Carodenuto
Mentor: Dr. Neil Bohannon
Arousal Effects on Memories of Romantic Relationships.
Erin Good
Mentor: Dr. Amanda Gingerich
Effects of Mood on Using Analogies to Solve Problems and Reduce
Conflict.
2008
Madison Hurd
Mentor: Dr. Tara Lineweaver
Formulating Memory Self-Perceptions: An Examination of the Role of
Attention and Intelligence on Memory Self-Efficacy Ratings.
Lauren McClure
Mentor: Dr. Neil Bohannon
Effects of Collaborative Inhibition on Triads
Amanda Zolman
Mentor: Dr. Tara Lineweaver
The Impact of Having a Spouse with Dementia on Older Adults'
Memory Self-Perceptions
2007
Coty Nicoson
Mentor: Dr. Tara Lineweaver
Altering Memory Self-Efficacy and Memory Performance in Older
Adults by Drawing Attention to Stereotypes