Each semester the Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Counseling Research Symposium Series sponsors lectures that showcase research in the behavioral and social sciences. The purpose of the program is to create a culture in which students understand the importance of scientific research in the behavioral and social sciences. The symposia also give our students an idea of the variety of research projects in which they could become involved.

Now in its fifth year, the Series has evolved to include one faculty presentation and guest speakers recognized for her/his research in the behavioral or social sciences.

The Social Sciences Research Group was formed to promote student understanding of research processes. Students have the opportunity to work with their colleagues in small groups in order to be actively involved in creating, planning, and carrying out independent research projects under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Student projects may culminate in a presentation at an appropriate conference.

Individual faculty members often have projects with which students can be involved in collecting data or other aspects of the research process. If you are interested in working with an individual faculty member, please review the information on the faculty web pages to identify a faculty member with interests similar to yours. Then, contact the faculty member directly to inquire about opportunities.

The department of Psychology, Sociology, and Counseling has obtained a sponsorship from QuestionPro.com in order to allow faculty and students access to a comprehensive Internet-based survey tool.

• Students and faculty must register with a university assigned email address.
• Use of the free license should not be part of any paid research (including grants) or consulting.
• Students and faculty must be actively enrolled/working with the university.
• A maximum of one QuestionPro account can be created per individual. Creating multiple accounts with different email addresses is not permissible, and grounds for immediate termination of the individual license.

Note: Violation of any of the terms mentioned above will result in the termination of the individual license.

In addition, presentations or publications based on data collected via QuestionPro should cite QuestionPro in the method section.

QuestionPro Online Survey Software employs an easy to use wizard interface to author and deploy web based and email surveys. A comprehensive suite to analytical tools, ranging from simple frequency analysis to Conjoint and TURF analysis is also provided for data analysis.

QuestionPro Online Surveys licenses its software free for students and faculty members of universities.