Below are listed the professors participating in the program with examples of the kinds of research projects(s) on which they feel qualified to work with students. Please note that, since these are “apprenticeship” courses in research psychology, it is necessary that the projects be those which the professors are specially qualified to handle. The present list is not exhaustive, but will give the student a clear indication of the research areas in which the professors are interested and now doing research work. Students should keep in mind that the work undertaken by professors for the Psychology [297 and] 397 courses is in addition to the professors’ normal teaching assignments, and that such work can only be continued if students come halfway with enthusiasm, ideas, a desire to learn, and a sense of real responsibility. Psychology 120 is not a prerequisite for Psychology [297 or] 397.
Dr. Beebe-Frankenberger (SB 204)
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- Early intervening services in schools: Response to Intervention (academic, social/behavioral, emotional); fidelity of the process, social validity and acceptability, collaboration, leadership
- Academic intervention: reading and math
- Parent/family involvement to promote child competence
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Dr. Campbell (SB 312)
Will work with 2-3 selected students |
- Barriers to depression care: Stigma as a barrier to depression treatment; stigma activation as a result of specific depression treatment options; attitudes and beliefs about depression and depression treatment options.
- Treatment of depression in general medical settings
- Adult depression: Personality -based vulnerability and protective factors
- Mental Health Management and the health care system.
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Dr. Cochran (SB 364)
Will work with selected students. |
- Substance abuse and dependence
- Treatment for substance use disorders
- Sexual minority (LGBT) mental health
- Psychotherapy process
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Dr. Conway (SB 239)
Will work with 6-12 selected students
For info, please see webpage at http://psychweb.psy.umt.edu/conway/and click on "join the lab."
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- Political and Social Psychology
- Causes and consequences of cognitive complexity (relevant to politics, culture, and mental health)
- Causes and consequences of shared beliefs (e.g., collectivism, stereotypes, etc.)
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Dr. Denis (SB 369)
Will work with selected students
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- Foundations of math and statistics
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Dr. Fiore |
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Dr. Hall (SB 207)
Will work with several students.
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- Issues in neuropsychological assessment
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Dr. Harris (SB 352)
Will work with selected students.
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- Public health interventions and program evaluation
- Tobacco use prevention and treatment
- Issues related to recruitment and retention study participants
- Health issues among young adults and ethnic minorities
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Dr. Hughes (Corbin 248)
Faculty Affiliate; Rural Institute
Will work with 1 or 2 students.
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- Interpersonal violence against women with disabilities
- Interpersonal violence against men with disabilities
- Self-esteem and women with physical disabilities
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Dr. Kibler (SB 203)
Will work with selected students. |
- Suicide prevention in youth.
- Self-injurious behaviors in youth.
- Crisis response in the schools
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Dr. Koester (Corbin 338)
Will work with 2-3 students.
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Coding of videotaped observations:
- Parent-infant interactions with deaf infants
- Infant preferences for sensory stimulation
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Dr. Machek (SB 240)
Will work with selected students. |
- Function of bullying behavior
- Judgments of responsibility in cases of chronic peer harassment/bullying
- Bully prevention efforts in public schools
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Dr. Muir (Corbin 335)
May work with 1 or 2 students. |
- Prenatal/perinatal factors and maternal bonding
- Mothering styles and infant attachment styles
- Impact of motherhood on women’s identity
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Dr. Ravesloot (NCOR 244)
Will work with 1 or 2 students |
- Behavioral medicine and health psychology for people with disabling chronic illness and injury
- Quality of life and motivation for health behavior change
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Dr. Seekins (Corbin 241 & SB 238)
Will work with one or two students. |
- Community psychology
- Rehabilitation or medical psychology- health/promotion disease prevention
- Political behavior, citizen empowerment
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Dr. Schuldberg (SB 143)
Will work with several students. |
- Research on dynamic changes in emotion and other self-rated characteristics
- Research on health and mental health services
- Research on Psychological well-being
- Additional projects conducted by Professor and Graduate research team
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Dr. Shields (SB 367)
Will work with selected students. |
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Dr. Silverman (SB 366)
Will work with several students. |
- Measuring attachment status in school-aged children
- Parental competence assessment
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Dr. Swaney (SB 310)
Will work with selected students. |
- Resilience in American Indian populations
- Trauma/Violence in Indian Country
- Acculturation Stress
- Grief
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Dr. Szalda-Petree (SB 143)
Will work with up to 8 students.
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- Choice behavior in rats, betta splendens, and humans
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Dr. van den Pol (MCG 015)
Will work with several students. |
- Therapeutic and educational interventions with young children, including children with disabilities
- Challenging behavior of young children in CO-TEACH preschool program on campus
- School Violence Prevention
- Child Traumatic Stress
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Dr. Wallace (SB 370)
Will work with several students. |
- Stress, coping, and resilience in older adulthood
- Sources of strength in Native American older adults
- Survey and qualitative research methods
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Dr. Waltz (SB 241)
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- Responses to psychological trauma
- Mindfulness-based practices and interventions
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