Research Opportunities
The Department of Psychology has offered research opportunities for students since 1976. Students who are interested in conducting research may enroll in courses PSY-299, PSY-498 or PSY-499. Students should talk to faculty members about their ideas and select a faculty member to supervise the research. After obtaining a research form from the Registrar's Office, the student should complete the form with the supervising faculty.

Psychology students who wish to conduct research with human participants must obtain consent from the Psychology Review Board. For an application form and directions, click here.

Examples of past research projects are listed below.

• Bristol, B. (2009). Emotional expressiveness in the family and children adjustment. Senior Thesis Psychology, Meredith College. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference.
• Chartier, L. & Torres-Emery, C. (2009). Correlation between consideration of future consequences scores, demographics, and environmental choices. Senior Thesis Psychology, Meredith College. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference and Meredith’s Undergraduate Research Conference.
• Cobb, E. (2009). Perspectives on the problem of homelessness in Wake County. Senior Thesis Psychology, Meredith College. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference and Meredith’s Undergraduate Research Conference.
• Inscoe, J & Burriss, B. (2009). Comparing reported recycling behavior and actual recycling behavior using survey and information. Senior Thesis Psychology, Meredith College. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference and Meredith’s Undergraduate Research Conference.
• Loehman, J. (2009). Effects of emotion on a levels of processing task. Senior Thesis Psychology, Meredith College. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference.
• McElvaney, C. (2009). The differential effects of discrete trial learning and computer generated teaching programs on children with autism. Senior Thesis Psychology, Meredith College. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference and Meredith’s Undergraduate Research Conference.
• McCoy, M. (2009). The relationship between considerations of future consequences and incentives to carpool. Senior Thesis Psychology, Meredith College. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference and Meredith’s Undergraduate Research Conference.
• Perez-Huerta, N. (2009). Does personality change in Latino participants as a result of a change in cultural context? Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference.
• Overby, R. (2009). The differences in body image perception between teenagers with visual impairments and teenagers without visual impairments. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference.
• Russell, E. (2009). Intergenerational transmission: correlations between parent/child attachment levels and anxiety.  Senior Thesis Psychology, Meredith College. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference.
• Spencer, L. (2009) An examination of the effects of classical music and self-esteem on immediate free recall among female undergraduate students. Senior Thesis Psychology, Meredith College. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference.
• Stainback, E. (2009). Body image and self esteem levels in female college students and the source of influence. Senior Thesis Psychology, Meredith College. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference.
• Woelfe, G. (2009). The effect of sound length and pauses on the just noticeable differences of sound amplitude. Presented at Carolinas Psychology Conference.