Teaching Research Methods Through Replication Studies with The Collaborative Replications and Education Project

The Collaborative Replication and Education Project (CREP) is a framework for organizing student research projects in psychology across institutions, with a focus on replicating recent published work in psychology. The project has a two-part mission: first, to guide student learning through high-quality, rigorous research projects, and second, service to the field by curating data from these high-quality projects to further our understanding of effects and their boundary conditions. In this talk, I will discuss how CREP works, why CREP works, and some early outcome data from studies comparing CREP projects to more traditional projects. I will also discuss how both instructors and students can get involved as contributors, reviewers, and peer mentors, as well as some suggestions for instructors who would like to adapt parts of the CREP framework for their courses or research supervision.

Data with a Conscience: Integrating Ethics into Psychology Curricula

In this presentation, I’ll explore the critical importance of integrating data ethics into psychology curricula, with a focus on statistics and research methods courses. I’ll discuss some of the ethical challenges arising from data collection, analysis, and interpretation in psychological research. And I’ll share some concrete examples and practical strategies for instructors to incorporate ethical considerations across the psychology curriculum. Topics will include positionality considerations, sampling issues, privacy (and other) concerns in data collection, addressing bias in research design and analysis, and ethical and transparent reporting of results. By the end of this session, attendees will have a toolkit of engaging activities and examples to effectively teach data ethics, preparing students for the growing complexities of modern psychological research and practice.