| Area of
Interest: |
Individual
differences in stress and coping and measuring these differences. |
| Courses
Taught: |
Personality
(Psy 356, 458), Psychometrics (Psy 314) |
|
Description of Research: |
Research is typically
conducted in the community: surveying levels of stress, coping
strategies, & illness outcomes. |
| Student
Participation: |
The
research group is small, and highly selective. About half the members
are graduates and half undergraduates. Psy 499 (independent study) is a
option for those selected into the group. |
|
Requirements: |
- GPA should be high (3.5)
- Student should have taken at least one course from
me
- Pleasant Personality
- Willingness to occasionally do mundane and boring
tasks (e.g. data coding)
- Familiarity with SAS
- Be available for 2 to 6 hours per week. This
varies by the week and sometimes will even be a little less than two
hours or a little more than 6 hours.
|
|
Participation Description: |
- Attendance at a weekly research meeting
- Performing data collection, coding, or entry on own
time
|
| Semester(s) Needed: |
Fall 2004 and Spring 2005.
Group votes on whether to accept new member. |
| Contact
Information: |
Faculty Office Hours and Other Information |