REU Site--Psychology and Law: Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

该项目是一个面向本科生的研究体验(REU)网站，为来自弱势群体的10名心理学专业的高级本科生提供一整年的心理学和法律问题研究培训。内布拉斯加州大学林肯分校招待了三年级的学生。学生们每周在一个研究团队中工作10-12个小时，参加一个密集的研究生院准备课程，并在UNL参加全部课程。智力优势-REU参与者加入了四个正在进行的研究团队之一。主题包括：法律决策；现实世界中的陪审员、证人和诉讼人；文化和社会团体对司法系统的态度和信仰的影响；以及法律能力。与教师导师一起，学生开发他们自己的项目设计、数据收集和分析。最终目标是让学生发表可发表的论文和/或在专业会议上展示他们的研究。更广泛的影响-该项目针对的是来自中西部代表性不足群体的学生。它通过在团队环境中的密集研究经验和专门的研究生院准备课程，为他们进行高级心理学研究生培训做好准备。重点是让学生在早期接触一些职业发展活动，所有这些活动的目的都是为他们在学术和应用环境中的研究生涯做好准备。该项目还包括一项全面评估计划。

This project is a research experience for undergraduates (REU) site that provides 10 advanced undergraduate psychology majors from underrepresented groups a full year of research training into issues of psychology and the law. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln hosts the students for their junior year. Students work 10-12 hours per week in a research team, participate in an intensive graduate school preparation course, and take a full course load at UNL. Intellectual Merits- REU participants join one of four ongoing research teams. Topics include: legal decision-making; jurors, witnesses and litigants in the real world; cultural and social group influence on attitudes and beliefs about the justice system; and legal competencies. In conjunction with faculty mentors, students develop their own project designs, data collection, and analyses. The ultimate goal is to have students produce publishable papers and/or present their research at professional conferences. Broader Impacts- The project targets students from underrepresented groups in the Midwest. It prepares them for advanced graduate training in psychology through an intensive research experience in a team-based environment and a special graduate school preparation course. The focus is on exposing students early on to a number of professional development activities all aimed at preparing them for research careers in academic and applied settings. The project also includes a comprehensive evaluation plan.