{"id":609,"date":"2021-10-06T16:53:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/student-research\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:01:09","slug":"student-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/student-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology Student Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Psychology Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/major-minor\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Major &#038; Minor<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/combined-majors\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Combined Majors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/faculty-research\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty Research<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/student-research\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Research<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/internships\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Internships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/faculty-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/news\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Current News<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/blueprint-for-success\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Blueprint for Success<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/recognition-scholarships\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Recognition &#038; Scholarships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/alumni-profiles\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Alumni Profiles<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-psychology-student-research\">Psychology Student Research<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><source media=\"(min-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/landscape_2_17_1_tablet_1x\/public\/psych_research_stud.jpg?itok=ioRTArlC\u00d7tamp=1608067758 1x, https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/landscape_2_17_1_tablet_2x\/public\/psych_research_stud.jpg?itok=Whe57o2-\u00d7tamp=1608067758 2x\"><\/source><source media=\"(min-width: 1px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/landscape_2_17_1_phone_1x\/public\/psych_research_stud.jpg?itok=CUKEB257\u00d7tamp=1608067758 1x, https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/landscape_2_17_1_phone_2x\/public\/psych_research_stud.jpg?itok=Q711bprO\u00d7tamp=1608067758 2x\"><\/source>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/\">Undergraduate Research Grants<\/a>, which funds honors theses, student travel to national conferences. Students may also apply to participate in the <a title=\"American Psychological Association Summer Science Institute\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/science\/ssi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Psychological Association Summer Science Institute<\/a> and the <a title=\"National Science Foundations Research Experience for Undergraduates\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517&amp;from=fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Science Foundations Research Experience for Undergraduates<\/a> program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-additional-student-research-opportunities\">Additional Student Research Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/honors-thesis\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" target=_blank\">Honors Theses<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/butler-summer-institute\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" target=_blank\">Butler Summer Institute Recipients<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":394,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-609","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Psychology Student Research | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/student-research\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Psychology Student Research | Butler University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/psychology\/student-research\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"College of Liberal Arts &amp; 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