Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program

Research presented by faculty members about URCA

Former URCA Associate, Roxane Krutsinger, on the cover of
Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly

Publications:

Pawlow, L., & Sleeper, K. (2018). Multifaceted undergraduate research program assessment plan: Benefits, challenges and utility. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 1(3).

Pawlow, L., & Meinz, E. (2018). Comparing outcomes for undergraduate psychology research assistants and non-researchers. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 1(3). 

Pawlow, L. A. & Meinz, E. J. (2017). Characteristics of psychology students who serve as research assistants. College Student Journal, 51(1), 77-80.

Hildebrandt, K. (2017, April). "Community" and "collaboration" in undergraduate language documentation research: A case study for Nepal and a U.S. University. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 37(3), 47. Click here and go to page 47 to read it.

Pawlow, L. & Retzlaff, W. (2012). How undergraduate researchers at SIUE have become change agents for sustainability issues. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 33, 28-32. ( PDF)

Presentations:

Pawlow, L.A. & Sleeper, K. (2017, June). Assessment of SIUE's URCA Program: What seven years of data suggest. Poster presented at the CUR annual meeting, Council of Undergraduate Researchers, Flagstaff, AZ.

Pawlow, L.A. & Sleeper, K. (2017, June). Multifaceted assessment approach of SIUE's URCA Program. Poster presented at the CUR annual meeting, Council of Undergraduate Researchers, Flagstaff, AZ.

Pawlow, L., & Sleeper, K. (2017, April). Characteristics of student and faculty participants in psychology undergraduate research programs. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Pawlow, L., & Meinz, E. (2017, April). Comparing psychology undergraduate researchers and non-researchers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Pawlow, L., & Meinz, E. (2013, May). Characteristics of psychology students who serve as research assistants. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Pawlow, L., & Scott, V. (2011, June). The undergraduate research and creative activities program at SIUE. Poster presented at the Gateways to Best Practices for Undergraduate Research Program Directors annual meeting, St. Louis, MO.

Retzlaff, W., & Pawlow, L. (2010, October). SIUE's undergraduate research and creative activities program. Poster presented at the CCAS/CUR Creating a Culture of Research on Campus meeting, Williamsburg, VA.

Miscellaneous:

SIUE's URCA program (and our Senior Assignment) were featured in the following: Peden, W., Reed, S., & Wolfe, K. (2017). Rising to the LEAP Challenge: Case Studies of Integrative Pathways to Student Signature Work.  Washington DC: American Association of Colleges and Universities.   https://secure.aacu.org/store/detail.aspx?id=LEAPCASE