Psychology Research Center
Behavioral Research at Edgewood College
The Psychology Research Center at Edgewood College is a multi-purpose behavioral research laboratory. This research center enables students to engage with the research process as principal investigators, research assistants and research participants. Students who are interested in developing research skills to design and implement high-level projects that are carried out in the Psychology Research Center using any of the many tools available, including recording of behavioral observations, Virtual Reality immersion, physiological data collection, eye-tracking technology and experimental presentation. Such experiences allow students to develop skills that are relevant for a career in research as well as highly valued by employers and graduate school admissions representatives.
Research Participation Opportunities
You are invited to participate in a research study examining your visual attentional responses to sounds and images. You will be asked to wear a glasses frame that contains a device called an eye tracker to measure the movements of your eye. While wearing the eye tracker, you will complete a number of visual search tasks. Participating will take about 30 minutes to complete and will be in person in the Psychology Research Center (DOM 119). More information can be found by contacting the primary investigator below. If you are interested in participating, please contact the researcher below with some of the following times that you are available:
Monday: 9-9:30 & 12:30-3
Tuesday: 9-9:30 & 2:30-5
Wednesday: 9-10
Thursday: 9-9:30 & 5:30-6
Friday: 9-12 & 3:30-6
Alessandra Sardina: asardina@edgewood.edu
Focus of Attention and Skills Learning
In this exciting study, we aim to explore how different types of attention impact the speed of learning and muscle engagement during a dart throwing task. By using Electromyography (EMG) to measure muscle recruitment, participants will engage in a dart-throwing task under two distinct conditions. In one scenario, they will use an internal focus of attention, concentrating on their bodily actions, while in the other, they will adopt an external focus, concentrating on the movement of the dart.
TIMES FOR PARTICIPATION LISTED HERE
If interested in participating in this study, please contact Evan Rufer at ERufer@edgewood.edu to schedule a session form the listed times above.
Tuesday: 12:30-3:30
Wednesday: 2:00-4:30
Thursday: 12:00-2:30
Friday: 10:00-12:30
Emotions and their influence on decision making
You are invited to participate in a research study examining the effects of different kinds of noises on decision making. First, you will be asked to complete several questionnaires relating to your personality. Following this, you will complete a decision-making task, while unpleasant noises will play simultaneously at random times. These sounds may cause emotional distress. Additionally, the sounds are moderately loud and sudden, which may be particularly disturbing for those with sensory sensitivities. The task will be completed in the Psychology Research Center (DOM 119). For concerns relating to COVID-19 and safety protocols, contact the primary researcher. Additionally, you can contact the primary researcher for questions relating to the study, or to ask to participate. If you are interested in participating, please contact the researcher below with some of the following times that you are available:
Monday 12:30 to 2:30
Tuesday 4:00 to 6:00
Thursday 2:30 to 6:00
Friday 1:00 to 4:00
Calvin Moen: cwmoen@edgewood.edu
Internship Courses
There are two ways to fulfill the psychology major internship requirement, this can be through field based, or research based experiences.
Psychology Internship PSY 495 PSY (1.00 – 6.00 credits)
Active experiences involving psychology as a science or in psychology as a means to improving human welfare. 1 credit will be required for Clinical/Counseling and General Psychology Majors. Students will contact the Psychology Department internship director and the nature and extent of the internship experience will determine the number of credits. Internships will be available in settings offering psychological services.
Prerequisites: PSY 101
Human Services Internship: HS 400 (4.00 – 6.00 credits)
This seminar-style internship course provides students an opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge and skills of social work practice. The seminar facilitates the integration of curricular content with supervised social work experience serving diverse populations and social systems.
Prerequisite(s): HS 300, HS 302, and consent of instructor.
Prof Seminar/Internship Sub Abuse: PSY 496 (4.00 Credits)
Work in a setting for the assessment and treatment of alcohol and other substance abuse. The internship participants will discuss their internship experiences, specifically related to issues of case management and referral, assessment and treatment planning, record keeping, cultural diversity, relapse prevention, aftercare, patient and community education, and the ethical considerations facing professionals working in the field. The senior seminars and internships are the clinical capstone within the Substance Abuse Counseling concentration. Substance Abuse concentrations must take 2 semesters of PSY 496 to fulfill this requirement. Students must also take PSY 497 for 1 credit concurrently with PSY 496 for 1 semester.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101, PSY 380
Research Practicum: PSY 292 (1.00 credit)
A beginning level research experience in which students will engage in research in a support role. Students may support the development, implementation or continuation of research projects. Students will gain skills in basic research processes. It may be part of a developmental research process, or a standalone experience..
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
Independent Research: PSY 392 (1.00 – 2.00 credits)
An intermediate level research experience in which students will engage in independent research. This could be a new research project, or the continuation of a project. Students may gain skills in study design, data collection, data analysis, and presentation. This may be the second stage of a developmental research process and can fulfill the internship requirement when taken concurrently with 1 credit of PSY 497 3.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 ; Consent of instructor.
Psychology Research Thesis: PSY 492 (2.00 credits)
A two-semester senior level capstone research project. In the first semester, students will develop and implement an independent research project. Students will gain skills in searching data sources, research ethics, reviewing and analyzing empirical research to drive study design, creation and programming of research materials, preparation for data collection, as well as writing the introduction and methods of a research manuscript. This may be the third stage of a developmental research process and can fulfill the internship requirement. In the second semester, students will continue to develop research skills in the form of data collection, data coding and analysis, public research presentation as well as the writing of the results and discussion section of a research manuscript. This may be the fourth stage of a developmental research process and can fulfill the internship requirement when taken concurrently with 1 credit of PSY 497 3.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101, PSY 375, and consent of instructor.
Psychology Internship Opportunities
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Dane County
Kristin Burki; kburki@bbbsmadison.org or (608) 661-4393
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County
(608) 257-2606
YS- (608) 245-2550 BP- (608) 251-1126
(608) 838-8999
Jill A. Haglund- (608) 267-9625
(608) 249-0861
(608) 663-4100
Mr. Burrows (608) 257-1023
tanyamk@goodmancenter.org (608) 241-1574 ext 231
Healing Horsemanship Program of the Interstate Horse Center
(608) 372-1761
Lussier Community Education Center
Dan Woodard (608) 833-4979 x211
Madison School and Community Recreation
(608) 255-7356
(608) 243-7764
Neighborhood Intervention Program
Andre Johnson (608) 288-2402
(608) 255-7356, extension 316
Vera Court Neighborhood Center—Afterschool Programs
(608) 246-8372
(608) 257-4576
1-800-238-1174
Kim Adams (608) 255-0307 x313
Canopy Stress Center/Oasis-Parental Stress Center / Families United Network
(608) 729-1130
(608) 233-0115
(608) 243-3305
Hancock Center for Movement Arts and Therapies, Inc.
hancockcenter.net (608) 251-0908
Jan—(608) 283-6435
(715) 424-4682
Samantha Rivers (608) 257-1436
ywcamadison.org / (608) 255-3098
East Madison/Monona Coalition of the Aging
(608) 223-3100
(608) 274-7900
South Madison Coalition of the Elderly
Joan Duerst (608) 251-8405 x18
(608) 283-6426
(608) 251-8881
Madison Area Rehabilitation Centers (MARC)
Teresa Kennedy-Kamstra (608) 223-9110 x12
(608) 222-7311
(608) 276-0102
Don Wigington (608) 221-2900 Broadfield
St. Mary’s Adult Day Health Center
(608) 838-8999
Dana Slowiak (608) 241-2131
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services
(608) 251-1237
(608) 255-3018
WIS Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(608) 257-1516
Anna Pludeman (262) 523-5516 Broadfield
Epilepsy Foundation of South Central WI
(608) 442-5555
(608) 873-0572
Mari Demoya (608) 227-1250
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane County
(608) 273-4434
Achieving Collaborative Treatment
(608) 497-3230
Alzheimer and Dementia Alliance of WI
Mary Reines (608) 232-3403
Julieanne Carbon (608) 256-3102
Karen Bittner/ (608) 250-6634, ext. 126
(608) 249-7477
Mendota Mental Health Institute
(608) 243-2500
(608) 249-7188
(608) 270-1960
(608) 251-6901
Sharon/volcoord@porchlightinc.org (608) 241-9447 ext. 10
(608) 252-1320
(608) 663-6154
WI Alliance for Infant Mental Health
(608) 442-0360
Wisconsin Early Autism Project
(608) 288-9040
Multicultural/Socioeconomic Outreach
(608) 417-7571
(608) 256-2267
Fair Housing Program—Milwaukee Office Only
(414) 278-1240
(608) 204-3043
Jewish Social Services of Madison
Louise Goldstein (608) 278-1808
(608) 244-4721
Jan Reek (608) 246-3737/(608) 246-3722
(608) 238-3448
(608) 257-0143—Broadfield
United Refugee Services Of Wisconsin
(414) 220-6826
volunteeryourtime.org / x211 /(608) 246-4350
Urban League of Greater Madison, Inc.
(608) 729-1200
Wisconsin Psychological Association
(608) 251-1450