Our diverse faculty mentor research interests have allowed us to create a unique REU program in SDHCNP, to match the interests and experiences of our applicants, and to provide each student with the best research experience possible. Ten Psychology Department faculty have committed to participate in the summer REU program, with each of 6 students assigned to a faculty member according to student interests. Each mentor will provide a rewarding and complete research experience for their mentee, including membership in an ongoing research team, reviewing, analyzing, and integrating relevant research literature, formulating hypotheses, designing a study, submitting for or reviewing (where already received) the IRB application, collecting and analyzing data, presenting findings, and participating in manuscript preparation. Each potential mentor’s research interests, theoretical foundations, and possible research questions follow. Please click on their link below for a complete description.

Melissa Birkett
Psychophysiology of anxiety and stress

Meliksah Demir
Friendship, goals, and happiness

Laurie Dickson
Instructional techniques and teaching practice

Andrew Gardner
Assessment and treatment of childhood behavior disorders

Ann Huffman
Work-life interface, workplace diversity, green issues and job stress

Larry Stevens
Electrocortical (EEG) and psychophysiological effects of altered states of consciousness

Sumner Sydeman
Anxiety, depression, healthy lifestyles, and heart disease

Andrew Walters
Sexual health, well-being, and risk among diverse cultural groups

Heidi Wayment
Perceived similarity, compassion, identification, and the impact of global warming

Chad Woodruff
Neuroimaging and electrophysiological correlates of attention, memory, and social cognitive processing