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Case Western Psychological Sciences faculty conduct cutting edge interdisciplinary research on the brain, memory, behaviors, speech, swallowing, clinical disorders, learning, expertise, play, perception, and many other topics. We encourage students to become involved in research, especially those who plan to go on to graduate school in psychology. Research experience provides students with the opportunity to learn more about the scientific process and to get to know faculty members and graduate students in the department better. Additionally, research assistant experience provides opportunities for faculty to know you and write letters of recommendation on your behalf. Some research experiences can even sometimes result in student authorship on papers and conference presentations, both of which are helpful if one wants to pursue graduate school.
To learn more about faculty members’ research topics, please see their profiles.
Research Methods Class
We recommend that all psychology and communication sciences majors take Research Methods, PSCL375 during their time at CWRU. This course teaches you foundational information about conducting a literature search, evaluating the scientific merit of existing research, creating hypotheses, and designing studies. The course is offered in a small seminar and involves a large number of exercises and experiential learning. Research Methods is also a pre-requisite for many of the department’s Capstone courses.
Research Assistant Experience
If you are interested in becoming more involved in research, please look at the faculty profiles and contact professors whose research interests you via email. Please send professors your unofficial transcript and CV/resume if you have one. Due to the large number of students who want to serve as a research assistant, it sometimes takes several semesters to find a lab with available research assistant slots. Don’t give up! We highly encourage you to take this opportunity to learn more about research
Looking to be a participant in research?
Please see the SONA system for students in PSCL101 and PSCL375.
Research News
Developmental Screening Day
Worried your child’s not meeting their milestones? Early identification can help connect families with resources and support when it matters most! Our Communication Sciences program and United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland are teaming up to host a developmental screening day for families with children ages 0-3 years that will...
New publication from the SPAR Lab
A new publication of research from Professor Lauren Calandruccio's Speech and Auditory Research lab describing the development and validation of the BabyBEL sentence corpus for use with children ages 5+. Emily Buss (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Lori Leibold (Center for Hearing Research, Boys Town...
Speech and Auditory Research (SpAR) Lab- looking for participants
The Speech and Auditory Research (SpAR) Lab is conducting a speech recognition experiment this summer to examine how Spanish-English bilingual adults from Mexican descent understand speech in the presence of noise. Specifically, we are investigating how language dominance influences speech recognition in the presence of speech-shaped noise among Spanish-English...
PTSD Treatment & Research Program looking for study participants
Globally, lifetime experiences of trauma are high, and a significant minority of people exposed to traumatic or destabilizing life events go on to develop distressing and impairing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depressive disorder (MDD). Recognizing the immense need and gaps in current treatments, experts Dr....
Dr. Obeid publishes study on “Impaired Fine Motor Skills in Developmental Dyslexia”
Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Psychological Sciences Assistant Professor Rita Obeid recently published a study in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. The study, titled “Impaired Fine Motor Skills in Developmental Dyslexia: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of 5 Decades of Research” features insights from: Rita Obeid, Assistant Professor...
Undergrad Psych students present research at Social Science Research Day
On Friday, April 10th, students from various Social Science departments participated in the first ever Social Science Research Day. This day was organized by Anthropology PhD students Jenna Hays, Anuoluwapo Ajibade, Sarah Namirembe, and Aria Wanek, and supported by professor and Anthropology department chair Janet McGrath, PhD. Clinical Psychology PhD...