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Psyc 4990 is a class in which students work directly with a faculty member or graduate student concerning a specific research project. Duties may include, but are not limited to, tasks such as literature reviews, running subjects, or scoring questionnaires. Listed below are the projects for the upcoming semester. You may enroll in Psych 4990 for 1 to 3 credit hours; a maximum of 6 credit hours may count toward degree requirements. Most Psyc 4990 sections require Psyc 3214, Quantitative Methods, as a prerequisite. Some require Psyc 3914, Experimental, as well. Psyc 4990 projects are competitive and the number of positions available are limited. The process for enrolling in a 4990 project is as follows:

1. Obtain a 4990 application form here.

2. Make an appointment to interview with the faculty member (professor's telephone numbers are listed with the projects) who is conducting the research which interests you (research is described below). Do not leave the form in the professor's mailbox. It is your responsibility to contact the professor and set up an appointment time.

3. Bring your completed Psych 4990 application form to your interview.

4. If you are accepted into the project, ask your supervising faculty member to sign the clearance form (at the bottom of the application), detach it, and return the signed clearance form to Silvia Frutos in 211 N. Murray or Kevin Seymore in 318 N. Murray.

Dr. Charles Abramson: The small systems approach to toxicity assessment. Students should have a willingness to work with ants, bees, crabs, and flies. (If you are allergic to stings, it is best that you not apply). Construction skills would be useful. Students will conduct experiments with invertebrates (i.e., flies, bees, worms) that measure learning and how this learning is influenced by toxicants. Construction of apparatus that measure invertebrate learning (such as maze for ants) will also be done.

charles.abramson@okstate.edu. Office 401 N. Murray.

Dr. Ed Burkley: is looking for 2-3 student with research interests in either of these areas: 1) the self, persuasion, self-control, goals and motivation and/or 2) Native American stereotypes. Students' duties will include running participants, administering a series of questionnaires, entering data, and literature searches. Students need strong interpersonal skills, interest in research, and should be self-motivated. Those interested must be available to attend a one hour weekly research meeting in addition to working 8 hours per week.

Dr. Melissa Burkleyis looking for 2-3 students to assist in research focusing on stereotypes, prejudice, and diversity issues. Students' duties will include running participants, administering questionnaires, entering data, and library work. Students should have good interpersonal skills, a strong interest in research, and should be responsible and self-motivated. Those interested must be available to attend a one hour weekly research meeting in addition to working 8 hours per week.

Dr. Doug Hershey: Studies in the Cognitive Development Lab will involve the examination of adult cognitive development, and other aspects of successful aging and life planning. Needs 1 to 2 students. Students will be involved in many different types of activities including data collection, data analysis, and interpretation of findings. Students should have completed a course in experimental psychology and a course in statistics. Weekly meetings are required, and a time commitment of approximately 10 hours per week is expected.

douglas.hershey@okstate.edu. Office 201 N. Murray. Telephone: 744-4594

Dr. Shelia Kennison lab has an ongoing need for undergraduate laboratory assistants in summer and fall.  RA's will test participants in computerized experiments for 8 hours per week and assist in other research related.  Students with interests in languages other than English are encouraged to apply (e.g., Spanish, Japanese, French, German, & Chinese).  You do not need to be a psychology major to apply. For an interview, please complete the following form: http://psychology.okstate.edu/faculty/kennison/kennison4990.htm

You can view the laboratory lab page at: http://psychology.okstate.edu/faculty/kennison/lab.htm shelia.kennison@okstate.edu

Dr. Melanie Page has several projects ongoing for Fall 2008

FiSH lab: This is a large federally funded project looking at preventing obesity in young children. Duties in the fall would include data entry and checking, compiling surveys to be sent out, helping with mailouts. We may also be doing fitness assessments in the schools, but this will depend on funding. There is a possibility of continuing on in the Spring if you do a good job in the fall. In the Spring you would be mainly conducting child interviews with 3rd graders in the school. If you are interested in this project, contact the project manager, Aimee at aimeejobarrett@yahoo.com aimeejobarrett@yahoo.com to schedule an interview. Please bring contact information for at least 2 references (they can be professors, employers, others who know you well but are not related to you). If selected to work on the project, you will need to pay $15 to do an OSBI background check (so criminals need not apply!). We would also consider summer students here.

GSE lab: This is a project that is pending funding. If funded, we will be conducting observational studies in elementary schools (travel will be paid) in the fall and in the Spring will be doing child interviews and parent and teacher focus groups. Unfortunately we will not know for several months if this grant will be funded, so if you are interested in this project, but it does not go through, you could choose to move to the FiSH project or to one of the projects below. Contact Dr. Page by email at melanie.page@okstate.edu

Body Image lab: There are a variety of projects going on in the lab. Your duties would involve running subjects, entering and cleaning data, helping with literature reviews. You may also be lent out to the other lab projects (within my lab), so should be a flexible person. Contact Dr. Page by email at melanie.page@okstate.edu

Dr. Larry Mullins: Child Health Psychology Lab. In this lab, we are interested in investigating aspects of coping and adjustment in children with chronic health conditions, including pediatric cancer, sickle cell disease, asthma, and diabetes, among others. In particular, we are interested in looking at how parents cope with the uncertainty of their child’s illness, and we have developed interventions to assist their coping efforts. Primary responsibilities of assistants will include the conducting literature searches, development of databases (including library searches), assistance with grant preparation, and assistance with recruiting and running participants. At least sophomore standing and library skills are required. Computer skills (including data entry, programming, web design, and/or multimedia authoring) are also advantageous, but not required. Must be willing to commit to weekly lab meetings; other time very flexible. Needs for Summer or Fall of 2008: 3-4 students.

Email: larry.mullins@okstate.edu   221 North Murray. Phone: 744-2341.

Dr. Laricka WingateWingate’s lab is looking for 3-4 students to assist in research focusing on the study of suicidal behaviors/correlates, and the generation of negative life events in participants suffering from symptoms of depression. Responsibilities will include recruiting, screening, and running participants, library research, and data entry. Students need to have an interest in research, should be self-motivated, and should be able to work on their own with little supervision. Those interested must be available to attend a one hour weekly research meeting in addition to working 6 to 8 hours per week. Preference will be given to students who meet the above requirements, and those who are willing commit to the Wingate Lab research team for one year.

Email: laricka.wingate@okstate.edu 216 North Murray. Phone: 744-2988.