Students can help research in space exploration psychology
October 31, 2016
UAF students age 18 and above can participate in a research project this semester
on the psychology of space exploration.
Participants will be entered in a drawing for a single iPad in December.
The research project's title is "Bored out of this world?" It deals with personality
characteristics that might be relevant when screening astronauts for the long-haul
space missions, such as those to Mars. Participants will fill out three questionnaires
online and meet in person with a researcher to do a simple experimental task and one
more questionnaire. The experimental task does not require any preparation, knowledge
or physical activity.
To participate, contact UAF student Aleksandra Milanovic at amilanovic@alaska.edu.
Dani Sheppard, associate professor of psychology, is overseeing the project. The Office
of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity provided funding. UAF's Institutional
Review Board approved the work (project No. 941211-1). Participants with questions
about their rights can contact the UAF Office of Research Integrity at 474-7800 (Fairbanks
area) or 1-866-876-7800 (toll-free outside the Fairbanks area) or uaf-irb@alaska.edu.
Download a poster for the project here.