Ethics in Psychological Research: A Practical Guide for the Student Scientist

About Daniel Paul CortsHolly E. (Elizabeth) Tatum

Daniel Corts earned a PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Tennessee and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the teaching of psychology at Furman University. He has been at Augustana College for 17 years where he has stayed busy mentoring student research. Dans work in supervising independent research mentoring senior capstones and bringing students into his lab has led to a number of publications and over 100 conference presentations. In addition he works with various public k-12 educational agencies to acquire and evaluate grants.  These education projects have allowed Dans students to see how the research methods they practice in the lab can be applied in practical situations as well. Dan is an active member of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and recently completed his term as President of Psi Chi the International Honor Society in Psychology. Dans most significant publication experience is as coauthor of the Introductory Psychology text Psychological Science: Modeling Scientific Literacy (2e Pearson) with Mark Krause. After a day of musing about methodology and ethics with his students he enjoys spending time with his family where his kids Jonah  and Sophie have proclaimed such topics off-limits. Holly Tatum is the Mary Sabel Girard 34 Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Psychology Department at Randolph College in Lynchburg Virginia. She teaches undergraduate courses in experimental research methods tests and measurements gender and health psychology as well as the senior capstone course. Hollys research interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning. Her recent work has examined the effect of different types of honor codes on academic integrity. As a proponent of undergraduate research Holly has co-authored book chapters on research-based capstone courses and summer research programs for undergraduates. Holly regularly participates in the Randolph College Summer Research Program supervising undergraduates conducting research. She also involves students in her own research as assistants and collaborators.  These projects have led to numerous presentations at national conferences a book chapter and three peer-reviewed journal articles with undergraduate co-authors. Holly earned her PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Tennessee.