Independent Research Opportunities

Independent Research Opportunities

Kutztown University gives students opportunities to acquire credit-bearing and non-credit-bearing research assistant experience, apply for student research funds, present papers, and attend psychology conferences.  

Our annual student research conference is jointly sponsored by the Kutztown University Chapter of Psi Chi and the Lehigh Valley Psychological Association.   

Through the University Undergraduate Research Committee, student researchers can apply for funds to conduct research and to present their research at conferences. Students who are members of the International Psi Chi Honor Society are also eligible to apply for various research awards and grants in addition to presenting their work at the Psi Chi sessions held at EPA, APA, and APS. Finally, through the generosity of emeriti faculty, the Psychology Department has the Keller-Sharp Research Fund available for student research support. 

KU also has a relationship with the Research Scholars program at Lehigh Valley Hospital.  If you have an interest in obtaining research experience at LVH you must contact Dr. James Jackson: jackson@kutztown.edu. Some of these positions are full-time paid positions during the summer; during the academic year you may be able to earn credit for PSY 305 or 370, but for course credit, you will also need a supervising faculty member from KU. 

Independent Study Request Form