Participating in lab research has many benefits for students intending to pursue a career or graduate school related to psychology. These benefits include:
- Gain experience and skills
- Learn how to analyze, score, and code data
- Obtain upper division independent study credit
- Present posters/talks at conferences
- Publish as a co-author
- Engage in mentorship with faculty
- Receive solid letter of recommendation
- Add to resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
In 2019, the WWU Psi Chi chapter sent out a survey to all Western psychology professors to inquire about their current research and determine how students could get involved with their research labs. We compiled the responses in an easy-to-navigate spreadsheet.