Author: Emily Patterson | Major: Psychology and Criminology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Emily Patterson, and I was awarded a University of Arkansas Honors College research grant for the spring semester of 2023, my final semester at the University of Arkansas. I...
Creative Activities for Emotional Regulation; Helpful or Harmful?
Author: Dylan Stevens | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 In the research that is being funded by the Honors College, I am investigating the intricate relationship between emotional regulation, engagement in creative activities, and their influence on...
Can a Single Night of Meditation Fix Your Sleep Problems?
Author: Koushik Thudi | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 Hi! My name is Koushik Thudi. I am a part of the Fullbright College of Arts and Sciences. I am a psychology major in Dr. Ivan Vargas’ Sleep and Stress Research Lab. I have been working on my thesis...
Empowering Women One Project at a Time
Author: Kaylee Phimmasene | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Kaylee Phimmasene, and I was a senior majoring in psychology in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I started my honors thesis in fall of 2022 with Dr. Anastasia Makhanova of the...
Older is Better…Or Is It?
Author: Sophia Chier | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 This past spring semester, I received my second round of funding from the Honors College for my research that I conducted in Japan in the Fall 2022 semester. I wrote a blog post detailing my research and...
Police Lineups: Not as Simple as in Law and Order
Author: Lana Dranow | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Lana Dranow and I was an Honors Psychology major with both Legal Studies and Social Work minors. I completed my undergraduate honors thesis in the Psychology Department in the Spring of 2023...
Memory for Metaphors
Author: Taylor Suneson | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 Hi, I’m Taylor Suneson and I completed my thesis as a requirement for Psychology departmental honors for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. During the fall of 2022, I began work on creating my...
Philosophizing in Oxford
Author: Carson Haller | Majors: Psychology, Environmental, Soil, & Water Science | Summer 2023 My story begins the evening before my introduction to philosophy final paper is due. Keep in mind I was writing during covid, so I literally had nothing better to do,...
A Summer in Athens
Author | Emily Marthey | Major: Psychology, Sociology | Semester: Summer 2023 My name is Emily Marthey, and I am a student of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences studying psychology, sociology, and philosophy. This summer, I studied in Athens, Greece at the...
From Worries to Zzz’s: Unraveling the Connections among Worry, Sleep Hygiene, and Sleep Quality
Author: Anna Quesada | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 Anna Quesada is a senior psychology major and a departmental honors member of the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences. Working in the Cognition of Depression and Anxiety (CODA) Laboratory under Dr....