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Health Psychology Senior Research Project Topics2007
Research Project Survey/Experimental Projects - Blood type and introversion/extroversion
Research Synthesis Projects - Wilderness/outdoor therapy for ADD/ADHD
One project, by class of 2007 students Angelina Bowen and Neilee Price, "Wilderness/outdoor therapy for ADD/ADHD" was accepted as a poster presentation for the annual meeting of the Washington State Psychological Association. 2006
Research Project Survey/Experimental Projects - Weight change, body image and cognitive dissonance
- Women’s attitudes toward menstruation
- Health locus of control and altruism
Research Synthesis Projects - Cognitive-behavioral interventions for reducing childhood obesity
- Mindfulness meditation and the treatment of anxiety and depression
- Cognitive biases and treatment options
- Yoga meditation and wellbeing
2005
Survey Projects - The effects of perfectionism on runners
- Moral attributions and prejudices about weight
Research Synthesis Projects - T’ai Chi and Qi Gong as treatments for panic disorder
- Using meditation as a treatment for substance abuse
- CAM therapies and the terminally ill
- Animal-assisted therapy and dementia
Three projects from the class of 2005 were accepted as poster presentations for the annual meeting of the Washington State Psychological Association. Dr. Lester was faculty sponsor for each of the submissions. These projects where: - Diane Fodge and Jennifer Johnson: The effects of perfectionism on runners
- Amy Davis: T’ai Chi and Qi Gong as treatments for panic disorder
- Kendra Kruse: Using meditation as a treatment for substance abuse
2004
Research synthesis projects - Animals and health in the elderly
- Horticultural therapy and well-being
- The role of intuition in clinical decision-making
- Traditional Chinese medicine and quality of life in cancer treatment
- Psychological and biological effects of yoga
- Somatic-based psychotherapy and mental health
2003
Survey study projects - Health behavior and ecological behavior
- Music and short-term memory
- Gender roles and environmentalism
- Creativity and locus of control
- Food and mood
Survey study projects - CAM treatments for autism
- Western culture and eating disorders in non-western cultures
- Psychotherapy and trauma
- Cognitive changes and menopause
Three projects from the class of 2003 were submitted as poster presentations for the annual meeting of the WA State Psychological Association.
2002
Survey study projects - Beliefs in a higher power and coping with loss
- Experience with sexual education in high school
Research synthesis projects - Stages of change and drug treatment
- Coping skills training and adolescent diabetes
- Personality and HIV risk
- Complementary and alternative approaches for HIV/AIDS
- Complementary and alternative for ADD/ADHD
Five projects from the class of 2002 were submitted as poster presentations for the annual meeting of the WA State Psychological Association.
2001
Survey study projects - Birth order and personality (study accepted for publication)
- Relationship of happiness to income
- Experiences with subtle healing energies
- Bias and knowledge about treatment options
- Motivations for studying complimentary and alternative medicine
Research synthesis projects - Meditation and coping with chronic pain
- Sex-offender treatment and recidivism
- Optimism, religious beliefs and quality of life
- The role of social support in dietary interventions for children and adolescents
- Attachment and the development of antisocial behavior
- Art therapy and chronic illness
- The biological basis for healing through emotional expression
2000
Survey study projects - Healing methods and interpersonal relationships
- Food intolerance and symptoms of anxiety and depression
- Listening styles and comfort with self-disclosure
- Human experiences with the natural environment
- Coping with symptoms of the blues
Research synthesis projects - Using hypnosis versus Lamaze in childbirth
- The Health Belief Model and mammogram use among minority women
- Trauma, self-mutilation and body art
- Attachment theory and the effects of full-time day care
- Comparing educational methods for gifted children
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