Directed Research (PSYC 393/394) Student Application
COURSE DESCRIPTION: PSYC 393, 394 DIRECTED RESEARCH (1-3 credits)
Students in this course will be involved in carrying out one or more empirical research projects currently being conducted by the supervising faculty member. Students will meet regularly with the faculty member, read relevant research articles, and collect data. Students may also participate in entering, coding, or analyzing data. Enrollment in this course is subject to approval of the supervising faculty member. Required application and recommendation forms for this course are available from the supervising faculty member or on the Psychology Department’s website.
NOTES: PREREQUISITES: AT LEAST SOPHOMORE STANDING. PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED PSYC 271, WHO HAVE A STRONG PSYCHOLOGY GPA, AND WHO PLAN TO APPLY TO GRADUATE SCHOOL.

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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Enrollment in directed research is selective, and openings on research teams are limited. Interested candidates must apply and be accepted onto a research team before enrolling.  

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS BEGINS 1 WEEK BEFORE REGISTRATION.

To apply, you need to do the following:
1.  Fully complete this application form.
2.  Contact 2 Augustana faculty/staff members who know you in a professional capacity (as your professor and/or supervisor) who you think would be willing to recommend you. One can be a psychology professor, but at least one should come from outside of psychology. Explain to them what the course is / why you want to take it, and tell them when the deadline is (figure out the date that corresponds to one week before registration begins) and ask them if they would be willing to give you a recommendation. If they agree, please ask them to fill out the online form here while logged into their Augie Google account: https://forms.gle/swX66449mSgm3PiX6.

Applications are considered complete when these materials have all been received.

We will begin reviewing completed applications 1 week prior to registration, and will contact you by email to inform you whether your application has been accepted. If your application is approved, we will authorize you to enroll in Directed Research and let you know which faculty member you will be working with. You should talk with this faculty member about the number of credits that you should register for.  

Please enter the names of the two faculty/staff members that you are requesting recommendation letters from here:
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Current GPA: *
Which semester/year are you applying for? *
What class year will you be in that semester? *
Have you taken PSYC 270 - Statistics? *
If you have taken statistics, please indicate the semester/year you took this class and the grade you earned :
Have you taken PSYC 271 - Research Methods? *
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If you have taken research methods, please indicate the semester/year you took this class and the grade you earned:
FACULTY PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH:
Dr. Howard researches disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. She aims to examine facets of interpersonal interactions within social contexts that contribute to disordered eating and body image issues. Her current research projects are looking at social deficits present in mouse models of anorexia nervosa and the efficacy of a peer-led body image intervention on Augustana's campus.

Dr. Proksch  is the director of the Music, Social Interaction, & Cognition (MuSICog) Lab. She researches the neural dynamics of music cognition -- from lower level beat-processing and rhythm perception to higher-level coordination and social interaction.  Students in her lab will have the opportunity to work with electroencephalography (EEG) to record electrical activity in the brain during music listening, to work with acoustical or motion capture data to study the rhythms of coordination during human group interaction and/or music-making, or to work with survey data regarding social/musical interactions.

Dr. Hamilton is the director of the Healthy Experiences Across Life (HEAL) Lab. His research interests are quite broad but focus on issues related to healthy adult development. This includes current studies on Alzheimer's disease, mental health stigma, and mixed emotions. His work utilizes social network analyses, neuropsychological evaluations, social cognitive vignettes, and emotion reactivity paradigms alongside standard survey-based tools.

Dr. Jeppsen researches the relationship between prayer and mental health. Specifically he examines the variables that explain the diverse effects of prayer on mental health (both positive and negative). Some of the variables include level of self disclosure in prayer, interpersonal relational factors (relationship to God, social support), prayer types, trust-based beliefs, and locus of control. His lab is also working on a large meta-analysis of the sampling representation and measurement of prayer in psychology of prayer studies over the last three decades. 

Dr. Zell conducts research related to social psychology. She has studied how narcissism, psychopathy, and machiavellianism relate to student behavior; the benefits of receiving supportive affirming responses when sharing positive personal news on social media; and motivated reasoning regarding politics. Other past research topics have included humility, forgiveness, how competition affects relationships, moral evaluations of deception, and how receiving praise affects people.


Review the research lab descriptions above, and then indicate your preferences regarding research lab assignments: *
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Which of the following PSYC courses have you taken? *
(include courses you are taking this semester; check all that apply)
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Which PSYC courses do you plan to take the same semester you are planning to take Directed Research? *
(include all that apply, making your best guess if the rest of your schedule is not yet set)
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Why are you interested in taking Directed Research? *
Have you ever completed any research projects (inside or outside of psychology) before? If so, please describe.
Do you have any special qualities/skills/abilities that might contribute to the Directed Research project? (Include any technical skills such as computer programming, library research, writing, etc.)
What sort of career(s) are you considering? Do you think you might go to graduate school? If so, what programs/areas? *
A note on Directed Research credit hours:
We encourage students to enroll in Directed Research as a 3 credit course. This means you will be expected to complete a total of 10 hours of tasks related to research each week (3 x 3 credit hours +1 hr for lab meeting). This includes ALL tasks for this class (e.g. time in the lab, reading, “homework,” etc.).  

Will you be able to enroll in Directed Research for 3 credits? *
If you are requesting to take Directed Research for fewer than 3 credits (e.g. 2 credits = 3 hrs x 2 cr + 1 = 7 hours per week), please provide a brief rationale for this request:
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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