Research Opportunities
Dr. Richard Ferraro
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Current Research Interests
o Cognitive aging; gerontology; Alzheimer's disease; cognitive neuropsychology;
inhibitory processes in cognitive performance; eating disorders and body image
Looking for
o Undergraduates (on-campus and online)
Duties
o Includes calling/scheduling subjects, testing subjects, entering and scoring data, running
statistical analyses, assisting in poster and/or manuscript preparation, presentation at
local, regional and national conferences, write-up for possible publication
Contact
o f.ferraro@und.edu or 701-777-2414
Dr. April Bradley
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Current Research Interests
o Children’s memory and child forensic interviewing, development of measures for child
custody evaluations, treatment of childhood trauma, effects of childhood trauma, sex
offender risk assessment, perceptions of blame for victims and perpetrators of sexual
offenses, sexual assault prevention, and juvenile competency to stand trial
Looking for
o Undergraduate (on-campus only) for summer and fall 2011
Duties
o Running subjects, data entry and analysis for various projects on sex offenders, child
trauma, and sexual assault
Contact
o april.bradley@und.edu
Dr. Andre Kehn
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Current Research Interests
o Focuses on social cognition and psychology and law: eyewitness identification, the crossrace effect, emotion and juror information processing, and perception of witnesses
Looking for
o Undergraduate (on-campus only)
Duties
o Assisting with all aspects of data collection; may include assembling study materials,
recruiting participants, scheduling and conducting experimental sessions, entering data,
preparing results for presentation, assisting with papers for publication etc…
Contact
o andre.kehn@und.edu or 701-777-5054
Dr. Heather Terrell
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Current Research Interests
o Social and personality psychology: stereotyping and prejudice; gender roles; gender
identity; aggression; evolutionary psychology
Looking for
o Motivated and conscientious undergraduates (on-campus and online)
Duties
o Online students: Involved with uploading photos and creating online surveys, managing
an image database for other studies, data preparation, and conducting literature searches
o On-campus students: Involved in a variety of tasks, which may include literature
searches, creating online surveys, data preparation and analysis, and guiding participants
laboratory experimental procedures
Contact
o heather.terrell@und.edu (include research assistant in the subject header of the email)
Dr. Richard Wise
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Current Research Interests
o Eyewitness testimony, jury perceptions, and effects of gruesome crime scene photos on
jurors
o and law reviews
Looking for
o Undergraduates (on-campus only)
Duties
o Help in data collection, running experiments, data entry and analysis, presenting posters
at conferences, and conducting literature reviews
Contact
o richard.wise@und.edu
Dr. Cheryl Terrance
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Current Research Interests
o Social psychology and the law, with particular emphasis on how marginalized groups are
perceived within the courtroom. Current research examines perceptions and attitudes
towards victims and perpetrators of domestic violence and stalking that vary as a function
of such variables as gender, sexual orientation and ethnicity.
Looking for
o Undergraduates (on-campus only)
Duties
o Attending lab meetings, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting results at local
conferences
Contact
o cheryl.terrance2@und.edu
Dr. Alan King
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Current Research Interests
o Thesis and dissertation students are conducting studies on laboratory induced aggression,
the negative effects of physical abuse, and a variety of other projects
Looking for
o On-campus undergraduate research assistants may be needed at times during the 20112012 year with negotiable hours to coincide with your other commitments
Duties
o Responsible for running procedures for data collection among undergraduate research
participants.
Contact
o If interested simply pass your name and contact information along to Dr. King
(alan.king@und.edu) who will forward your post to his research team to determine if any
of those graduate students have a need for assistance. Prospect RAs will be
contacted within three days if any of Dr. King's students are recruiting. Otherwise, you
are advised to seek RA slots from other sources listed on this page
Dr. Joelle Ruthig
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Current Research Interests
o Examining perceptions of individuals suffering acute health crises and engagement in
preventative health behaviours (e.g., physical activity) and exploring the benefits of
health optimism and consequences of health pessimism in older adults
Looking for
o Undergraduates (on-campus only)
Duties
o Assisting with all aspects of data collection; may include assembling interview materials,
recruiting participants, scheduling and conducting interviews, entering data, preparing
results for presentation, assisting with papers for publication etc…
Contact
o joelle.ruthig@und.edu
Dr. Jeff Weatherly
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Current Research Interests
o Gambling behaviour and delay discounting (phenomenon that the subjective value of an
outcome is decreased as it becomes delayed. Rates of delay discounting have been
associated with a number of psychological disorders)
Looking for
o Undergraduates (on-campus only)
o Needed in fall and spring semester but especially in the summer of 2011
Duties
o Gambling research: Help with IRB submission, recruitment of participants, running of
participants, data analysis, and writing of the results
o Delay discounting: data entry, data analysis, and preparation of results for publication
(upper level assistants preferred)
Contact
o jeffrey.weatherly@und.edu
Dr. Karyn Plumm
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Current Research Interests
o Social psychological theories, juror perception, and legal policy
Looking for
o Undergraduates (on-campus and online)
Duties
o Online: finding sources, literature review and writing manuscripts (must have completed
Research Methods course)
o On-campus: duties will depend on your level of research experience
Contact
o karyn.plumm@und.edu
Dr. Thomas Petros
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Current Research Interests
o Childhood Psychopathology (LD, ADHD), aging and memory, visual factors in reading,
moderators of aging and memory (dietary intake, sleep, fatigue, circadian rhythms),
aviation psychology.
Looking for
o Undergraduates (on-campus and online)
Duties
o Includes calling/scheduling subjects, testing subjects, entering and scoring data, running
statistical analyses, assisting in poster and/or manuscript preparation, presentation at
local, regional and national conferences, write-up for possible publication
Contact
o thomas.petros@und.nodak.edu or 701-777-3260
Dr. John-Paul Legerski
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Current Research Interests
o Autobiographical memory functioning; emotional expression, posttraumatic stress
disorder; ethical issues in research participation, peer socialization and psychological
functioning among children and adolescents
Looking for
o Undergraduate (on-campus only) for summer and fall 2011
Duties
o Attending weekly meeting and involvement in a variety of tasks, which may include
literature searches, assembling questionnaires, recruiting participants, scheduling and
administering questionnaires/interviews, entering data, and preparing results for
presentation
Contact
o johnpaul.legerski@und.edu
Dr. Adam Derenne
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Current Research Interests
o Learning and behavior, behavioral genetics, stimulus generalization and peak shift, aging
o Dr. Derenne maintains two research laboratories: one is concerned with learning and
memory, and other is concerned with behavioral genetics. In the former lab, data are
collected with undergraduate students; in the latter, data are collected with mice.
Research assistants can choose where to work. Research assistants' primary
responsibility is to help collect data. Other responsibilities differ due to students'
interests, experience, and availability, and include such tasks as organizing the data in
Microsoft Excel, analyzing the data using SPSS, presenting the results at professional
conferences, and assisting with the publication of the results in scientific journals. For
additional information, please see http://www.und.nodak.edu/instruct/aderenne/
Looking for
o Undergraduates (on-campus only)
Duties
o Assisting with all aspects of data collection. Some students (interest and availability is
taken into account) may be asked to help analyze the data, help present the results at
professional conferences, and contribute to manuscripts submitted for publication.
Contact
o adam.derenne@und.edu
Dr. Mark Grabe
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Current Research Interests
o Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, college student study effectiveness
o Dr. Grabe creates and evaluates on-line study tools intended to improve the performance
of students who enroll in large, introductory courses (e.g., Intro Psychology). He studies
how factors such as reading skill and motivational variables interact with use or nonuse
of these study systems to influence examination performance.
Looking for
o Undergraduates (on-campus only)
Duties
o Required to record data and upload information to the server
o Opportunities for students to get involved in data analysis, data presentation and writing
of results for publication
Contact
o mark.grabe@und.edu