SROP - Psychology began in 1992 as a way to increase the number of underrepresented students who enter Ph.D. programs and pursue careers in university teaching and research psychology. Many former students in this program have been accepted into high quality graduate schools and have presented their research at national conferences. To learn more about whom the faculty members are and what they research click here . The University of Utah's main SROP page .
Students work as an intern on a research project with a faculty mentor and with graduate students.
Work may include conducting experimental sessions, reading background literature, participating in weekly research meetings, collecting, coding, and analyzing data. Faculty mentors are chosen to match each student's research interest. In addition to doing research, students participate in a professional issues seminar, which covers topics such as preparation for graduate school, presentation of research papers, and issues related to becoming a graduate student and faculty member. Students interact with outstanding researchers in clinical, cognitive, developmental, health, physiological, social psychology and neuroscience through presentations and laboratory hours. This program is conducted by the Graduate School at the University of Utah, providing students with the opportunity to attend a GRE preparation seminar, tour universities in the area, and interact with other outstanding underrepresented students in psychology and other disciplines from schools across the country.