Student Research
Dr. Bob Dale's Lab
Dr. Neil Bohannon's Lab
Dr. Tara Lineweaver's Lab
Dr. Joel Martin's Lab
Dr. Kate Morris' Lab
Dr. Bob Padgett's Lab
Dr. Giesler's Lab
Dr. Mandy Gingerich's Lab
Participation in research is a key component of our curriculum.
Each faculty member conducts research in one or more specialized
areas within psychology. Students benefit from participating in
faculty research groups in several ways. They have the opportunity
to apply the concepts, theories, and ideas learned in the
classroom. They also learn how to think like psychologists and
learn how scientific research is conducted. No amount of reading
about psychology or listening to instructors can replace the
experience of conducting research in behavioral science.
We encourage students to become involved in research projects
with several professors during their undergraduate years. Students
participate in the planning, execution, presentation, and
publication of the research. They typically start with Directed
Research, PS396, followed by Independent Study, PS496. Some
students complete an Honors Thesis, PS499, a year-long research
project for which a proposal is required at the end of the junior
year. They routinely make presentations at national meetings such
as the annual convention of the American Psychological Society.
Students also present their work at undergraduate research
conferences, such as the Butler Undergraduate Research Conference
and the Mid-America Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference.
Student research projects may receive financial support from
departmental sources and from the Holcomb Undergraduate Grants
Program, which funds Honors Theses, student travel to national
conferences, and the Butler Summer Institute. Students may also apply
to participate in the
American Psychological Association Summer Science Institute and
the
National Science Foundations Research Experience for
Undergraduates program.
Below is a list of recent collaborative, student/faculty
publications and conference presentations (the names of current and
former students are presented in bold):
2012
Adams, K., Cole, H., Giesler, R. B., Kaiser, E., Moss,
N. (2012, May). Achieving healthy eating
goals: When commitment helps and harms. Poster
presented at APS, Chicago.
Anderson, C., DiVito, D., Gingerich, A., Weichert,
S. (2012, May). False memory in the DRM
paradigm: A comparison of synesthetes and
non-synesthetic. Poster presented at APS, Chicago.
Atkinson, D., Bohannon, J. N., Leider, M.
(2012, May). Emotion yields isolated tunnel memory, but
collaborative IMAX. Poster presented at APS, Chicago.
Bable, R., Bohannon, J. N., Fisher, C. (2012,
May). Flashbulb memories of sexual versus emotional
infidelity in men and women. Poster presented at APS,
Chicago.
Chen, X., O'Malley, A., Thompson, C., Toomey,
E. (2012, May). A brief mindfulness intervention
mitigates adverse reactions to negative feedback. Poster
presented at APS, Chicago.
Denton, A., Bergamini, T., Bullard, J., Gingerich, M.,
Krueger, L., Shepherd, H., Wright, W. (2012, May).
Often wrong, but never in doubt: The effects of mood on
reality monitoring. Poster presented at APS,
Chicago.
Erb, E., Brownson, C., Giesler, R. B., Kaiser, E.,
Kelleher, J., Weber, G., Wheaton, J. (2012, May). Why
being spiritual means being healthy: The mediating role of
self-regulatory ability. Poster presented at APS,
Chicago.
Geanon, C., Lineweaver, T., Stephan, Y. (2012,
May). Keep an open mind: Openness to experience
influences aging and memory beliefs. Poster presented at APS,
Chicago.
Hamamouche, K., Bohannon, J. N., Jennings,
L. (2012, May). Tylenol enhances memory during
social rejection. Poster presented at APS, Chicago.
Hernandez, M., Lineweaver, T., McLaughlin, A.
(2012, May). Are you positive? Older adults show
emotionality effect in attention and memory. Poster presented
at APS, Chicago.
Jennings, E., Bohannon, J. N., Hamamouche, K.
(2012, May). Coming out memories: Arousal and
recount. Poster presented at APS, Chicago.
Lange, A., Bohannon, J. N., Bohmer, E., Leider, M.,
Modesti, A., Puga, R. (2012, May).
Glucose-induced inhibition during autobiographical recall of remote
memories. Poster presented at APS, Chicago.
Leider, M., Bohannon, J. N., Sauer, K. (2012,
May). Gaps in memories: Evidence of a hippocampal
refractory period. Poster presented at APS,
Chicago.
Lucas, C., O'Malley, A. (2012, May).
Emergence. Poster presented at APS, Chicago.
Miller, M., Gingerich, M., Good, E., Waggenspack, L.,
Wallace, A. (2012, May) Conversations with
couples: Source memory and confidence with romantic
couples. Poster presented at APS, Chicago.
Mion, A., Lineweaver, T., Sapp, A. (2012,
May). Use of shortcuts and pragmatic devices in :) and :(
texts. Poster presented APS, Chicago.
Mion, A., Lineweaver, T., Sapp, A. (2012,
May). Can you hear (read) me now? Voicemail and text
emotionality and memorability. Poster presented at APS,
Chicago.
Pajkos, S., Bohannon, J. N., (2012, May).
Adaptive memory: Arousal is not required. Poster
presented at APS, Chicago.
Rice, J., Bohannon, J. N., Vaclavik, D. (2012,
May). Where were you at the end? Flashbulb memories of
the death of Osama Bin Ladin. Poster presented at APS,
Chicago.
Rodenkirch, S., Giesler, R. B., Kelleher, J., Maraldo,
T. (2012, May). Does homophobia involve
self-disgust? Poster presented at APS, Chicago.
Sauer, K., Bohannon, J. N., Vaclavik, D. (2012,
May). Marriage proposals: Do happy personal memories
last? Poster presented at APS, Chicago.
Summers, K., Allen, A., Lineweaver, T. (2012,
May). Can you span? Working memory capacity affects
frequency and valence of mind-wandering. Poster presented at
APS, Chicago.
Summers, K., Allen, A., Lineweaver, T. (2012,
May). Oh where, oh where has my little mind gone? Mood
and mind-wandering. Poster presented at APS,
Chicago.
True, S., Kercood, S., Lineweaver, T., Morgan,
E. (2012, May). Working memory and distractibility
in team-sports and individual-sports athletes. Poster
presented at APS, Chicago.
Vaclavik, D., Bohannon, J. N., Modesti, A., Sauer,
K. (2012, May). The effects of arousal on divorce
memories. Poster presented at APS, Chicago.
Wilkinson, A., Gingerich, M., Higginbotham, L.,
Lindgren, S. (2012, May). Mood does not affect
retrieval of answers to general knowledge questions. Poster
presented at APS, Chicago.
2008
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2005
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2003
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