Research is an essential part of the Department of Psychology. Currently there are many different kinds of research studies being conducted in our department, on such topics as cognition, social behavior, color perception, spatial relations, and learning and memory. The advancement of psychology depends on research requiring the participation of investigators, research assistants, and human subjects participants. The Department of Psychology at Colorado State University provides many opportunities for individuals to become involved in the research process.
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Department News
CSU researchers launch study on graduate women in engineering; participants needed
Researchers in the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University are launching a new study aimed at understanding the experiences of women graduate students in engineering programs.
Jennifer Harman receives Research Lifetime Achievement Award from National Parents Organization
Colorado State University Associate Professor Jennifer Harman has received the Ned Holstein Shared Parenting Research Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Parents Organization.
Participants sought for study on virtual reality and nature
Researchers are recruiting human participants for a VR experiment in which participants are invited to complete a task designed to assess stress and attention levels, then experience different VR nature environments.
Participants sought for research study about older adult male suicide
Are you 65 or older and living in Colorado? If so, researchers from the Department of Psychology at CSU invite you to participate in a 30-minute online survey exploring older adults’ views of older-adult male suicide.