Cal Poly Humboldt
Psychology Department
Scholars
Of
Academic
Research
Announcements
Join SOAR for our CV Workshop on Monday, May 4th, from 5:00-7:00pm in BSS 317!
Watch the most recent Psych Talk!
Beth Larson - "Psychological Implications of Traumatic Brain Injury"
Original Date: March 27th, 2024
Hot and Spicy Psych Trivia Night!
Join the Psych department for a fun
trivia night inspired by Hot Ones!
Use this link to sign up!
ABOUT
Scholars of
Academic Research
Scholars of Academic Research is a club that hopes to create and foster an environment that encourages student's interest in psychological research. The club consists of undergraduate psychology majors and Academic Research Master's students. This mix allows for different knowledge and understanding levels and for important mentorships to exist.
As a club, we organize Psych Talks, a colloquium that brings CPH faculty, community members, and professors from other universities to speak at CPH and discuss their research. The goal of this is to get all students engaged in psychological research and highlight the many different paths that students can take in psychology.
In addition, through fundraising efforts, we plan to help fund students to attend academic conferences. Commonly, students attend Western Psychological Associaton (WPA). We plan to fund students who are serious about a career in research and are accepted to present at a conference. While WPA is the most commonly attended conference, we will also fund members to conferences that are specialized for their chosen field. Examples include Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Society for Neuroscience, and Society for Research on Child Development. We will also help students find conferences to attend, internships, and other academic opportunities.
We hope to encourage a love for research in all forms and help students find the path that works best for them!
Club Meeting Schedule:
Select Mondays from 5-6 pm in HGH room 204 :) Look out for emails with meeting dates!
Our
Officers
Kay Hall
President
Kay is a blended student doing her undergrad in Psychology with a minor in Early Childhood Development and her Master’s in Academic Research. She transferred to Cal Poly Humboldt three years ago. Kay is interested in relationships with food, parenting and family relationships, and different types of education. She is a part of the CDAD Research Lab and the AMR Research Lab. Kay has experience working with children and currently works in childcare.
Jesse Linder
Vice President
Jesse Linder is a psychology student at Cal Poly Humboldt with strong interests in therapy and psychopathology. Jesse has worked as a research assistant in several labs at Cal Poly Humboldt, including the Health Behavior Lab, the Social Influence Lab, the Cognition Lab and the Native American Food Sovereignty Lab. Jesse serves as the WPA Student Convention Coordinator and is an executive board member at Humboldt Mediation Services. He also works professionally as a behavioral nutrition coach, helping clients build healthier habits and long term lifestyle changes.
Secretary
Rebecca Barish
Rebecca is completing her Master’s in Academic Research in Psychology with a specialization in Developmental Psychology. Rebecca is interested in the student-athlete population and is researching the relationship between motivation, identity foreclosure, and athletic identity. During her undergrad, Rebecca used to tutor the student-athletes as well as mentor them. She currently works as a Graduate Research Assistant as well as a Lab Assistant for the AMR Lab.
Melissa Torres Escalante
Treasurer
Melissa is a graduate student and currently completing her Master’s in Research in Psychology with a focus on cultural psychology and developmental psychology. She is interested in exploring Latine mother-daughter conflict, acculturative stress, and young adults. She is part of the CDAD research lab and is currently a research assistant for El Centro Académico Cultural.
Zoe Poer
Events Chair
Zoe is an undergrad in the psychology department. She is a research assistant in both The Cognition Lab and Social Identity Lab here at Cal Poly Humboldt. She is interested in becoming a graduate student at Cal Poly Humboldt researching Cognitive Psychology. Zoe also serves as part of WPA student council, as an officer of Psychology Club and Psi Chi. Professionally Zoe works as a Behavior Technician, helping clients with developmental disorders improve behaviors to help them be able to communicate and much more. She also loves animals, especially her dog Zola and gecko Dino.
Lacie McGaughey
Historian
Lacie is a blended student who is currently working on getting her Master’s in Research in Psychology. She is interested in looking at how to self-motivate students in academia. She is a part of the cognition lab run by Dr. Sanchez. She is a local and enjoys taking hikes.
Sophia Hummel
Website Manager
Sophia is an undergraduate student who is not just working on Psychology, but a minor in Chemistry as well. She is interested in eventually getting a PhD in neuroscience and becoming a professor with a research lab. Her interests in neuroscience research involve empathy and stress. Currently, Sophia works as an RAMP Mentor and helps students with academic success. In her free time, she likes to do creative activities and spend time with loved ones.
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