During the 2009–10 school year, a group of psychology students from Northwestern College in St. Paul conducted research on various facets of religiousness and spirituality and will present findings this spring at two prestigious universities—Stanford and Duke.

With direction from Assistant Professor of Psychology, Allison Keuning, Ph.D., students studied areas of religiousness and spirituality, such as religious coping, spiritual experiences, beliefs, values and church attendance, and how these things relate to different aspects of the physiological and overall well-being among the elderly. Research findings were presented at the Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference at Macalester College in April. In the following weeks, students will travel to both Stanford and Duke for presentations:

• 10th Annual Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference
  May 21–22
  Stanford University
  Stanford, Calif.

   

• 3rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Spirituality, Theology & Health
  June 16–18
  Duke University
  Durham, N.C.

Both conferences serve as a showcase for high-quality undergraduate research, providing an opportunity for students to exchange ideas and make contacts in the field of psychology.

Find out more about the Northwestern College Department of Psychology.