Wichita State University
Psychology Research
Department of Psychology
Who We Are
The psychology department engages in continuous research that focuses on applied solutions to real world problems. From distracted drivers and police training, to community responses and accessible environments, faculty and students work together to create change and equity in the community.
Research Labs and Teams
Dr. Quan Lei received a pilot grant ($72,670) from the Kansas State University Cognitive and Neurobiological
Approaches to Plasticity (CNAP) Center, funded through the National Institutes of
Health (NIH, P20GM113109). Dr. Rachael Goodman-Williams was awarded two grants, one from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against
Women ($411,943), and another from the Department of Justice Bureau Assistance ($73,255). Dr. Baldwin is the active PI on a grant awarded by the FAA titled Review and Analysis of Human
Error Methodologies, Frameworks, and Taxonomies ($100,000) and a project titled Driver
Vigilance Framework for Level 2 and Level 3 Driving Automation Systems which was awarded
by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ($100,000).
Grant Highlights
Abernathy, D., &Zettle, R. D. (2022). Inducing amusement in the laboratory and its moderation by experiential approach.
Psychological Reports, 125(4), 2213-2231. Bauman, A., Martinez, K. A., Moroney, K. J., Piros, H., Clark, C. B., & Cropsey, K. L. (2023). Examining the association between cognitive testing results
and length of time incarcerated. North American Journal of Psychology, 25(2). Boone, D. M., Stromberg, S., Fritz, A., Rodriguez, J. H.,Gregus, S., & Faith, M. A. (2022). Relationships among parenting stress and well-being, COVID-19
information management, and children's COVID-19 fear. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 43(9), e581-e589. Chong, S., & Baldwin, C. (2021). The Origins of Passive, Active, and Sleep-Related Fatigue. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics. Doi:10.3389/fnrgo.2021.765322 Campbell, R., Goodman-Williams, R., Engleton, J., Javorka, M., & Gregory, K. (2023). Open science and data sharing in
trauma research: Developing a trauma-informed protocol for archiving sensitive qualitative
data. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15(5), 819–828. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001358 Chung, S. T. L., Fung, W., & Lei, Q.(2023). Sensitivity is not the highest at the preferred retinal locus of people with
central vision loss. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 64(8), 2434. Goodman-Williams, R.,Dworkin, E., & Hetfield, M. (2023). Why do rape victimization rates vary across studies?
A meta-analysis examining moderating variables. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 71, 101839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2023.101839 Lewis, R. K.,Martin, P. P., & Guzman, B. L. (2023). Introduction to volume 2 –COVID-19 and vulnerable
populations. Journal of Community Psychology, 51(6), 2327–2330. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23072
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