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Research Projects and Opportunities
Research is essential to the study and practice of psychology. Psychology is a social science, and as such relies on carefully prepared and executed studies and experiments to understand the world around us and build our base of psychological knowledge. Psychology research can take many forms, including survey research, online studies, naturalistic observation, animal models, and physiological research. In the WIU Psychology Department, research is conducted over numerous topics, including health psychology, social psychology, behavior analysis, drugs and disease, audiology, clinical psychology, sexual relationships, interpersonal relationships, and cognition and emotion.
Graduate Research
- Faculty Laboratories for Graduate Research
- Semi-annual Student Research Forum - Departmental
- Regional and National Conferences
- Recent Thesis Completions
Research Resources
- For More Information, Contact PsychologyResearch@wiu.edu
- Research Forms
- Human Participant Protections Education
- SONA Systems: Experiment Management System
- Video Tutorial for Using Sona Systems (youTube)
Opportunities to Participate in Research
- Psychology Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) Requirement
- Sona Systems
- Faculty Laboratories for Undergraduate Research
- Semi-annual Student Research Forum – Departmental
- Undergraduate Research Day at Western Illinois University
- ILLOWA – Annual Undergraduate Research Conference
- Regional and National Conferences
Opportunities to Conduct Research
Opportunities to Present Research
Research-Related Resources
- Forms and Documents
- Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity Grants/Teeter Undergraduate Research Awards
- NIH Mandatory Investigator Training
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative: Animal Research
- Office of Sponsored Projects
- Psychology Department Research Committee
If you have questions or desire more information about research within the Psychology Department, contact the Research Administrator at PsychologyResearch@wiu.edu.
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