Research Opportunities at Skidmore
The Psychology Department is located on the first and third floors of Tisch Learning
Center (TLC). Many of our psychology and neuroscience labs are located in TLC; however,
these labs are not immediately obvious because they are tucked away and "off the beaten
track" of most campus tours.
In all, the research facilities include three teaching and research laboratory spaces
along with 15 individual faculty laboratories. These facilities support numerous courses
(by way of lab experiences) as well as faculty/student research projects. This brief
list of the kinds of labs gives a sense of the wide range of research represented
by the department. Our research and teaching facilities include an animal lab, two
perception labs, a psycholinguistics lab, a social psychology lab, two developmental
labs, a clinical lab, both a cognitive and a cognitive neuroscience lab, and additional
research and teaching labs for such courses as Social Psychology, Research Methods,
Hormones & Behavior, and Introduction to Neuroscience. Students interested in learning
more about these research facilities are welcome to schedule a tour of the specific
lab areas.
These research facilities include Biopac systems for testing hypotheses that involve
measuring responses such as EEG, galvanic skin resistance, and reaction time, as well
as eye-tracking systems and other tools for investigating perceptual action and vision
systems. Computer-based testing rooms allow for students enrolled in lab-based courses
to collect data for lab assignments and also support more advanced independent research
projects and senior thesis work. Computer workstations with specialized software (such
as E-prime and SuperLab) for the development of experiments as well as data analyses
(e.g., SPSS, JMP, and R) are available for student use as well.
Research Opportunities
The department offers students a number of opportunities for research participation. In addition to independent research courses (PS 275, PS 373) and senior theses (PS 375, PS 376), students may be able to secure one of the college's student/faculty collaborative research fellowships offered each summer. These fellowships allow the student to work with a faculty collaborator on a research project during the summer. Students receive a stipend and free room and board. The application deadline for this fellowship program is typically in mid-February. Contact the Associate Dean of the Faculty for further information.
PS 101 Students—Research Participation
To fulfill the research-participation component of PS 101, go to http://skidmore.sona-systems.com.
Research Opportunities Beyond Skidmore
There exist many opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate research in psychology. Explore some of the options below:
- The National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
- Psych Research List compiles a number of resources for paid internships and graduate school
- Crowdsourced List of Undergrad and Post-Grad Programs in Cognitive Neuroscience
