About us
The Social Relations lab was founded at Mississippi State University in 2005 (also known among its members as the Mad Scientist lab - because we are mad about science hence our unofficial mascot is the "minion"). The lab was previously known as the Advanced Social Psychology lab and in 2012 transitioned to be the Social Relations ColLABorative when Dr. Goldberg joined the staff and we expanded beyond the Psychology Department to join forces with the Social Science Research Center to foster interdisciplinary scientific research (see the walk-through in our Prezi). We have found that inviting the perspectives of multiple fields - including, thus far, Psychology, Sociology, Education, Counseling, Marketing, Computer Science, Communication, Anthropology, Engineering, Human Sciences - provides remarkable insights into understanding human social behavior. Every field has its own ideas, and each a valuable contribution to make in answering today's pressing questions. Accordingly, we adopt the name "Social Relations" from a famous interdisciplinary department once located at Harvard that fostered some of the founding members of our field.
As a result, the Social Relations Collaborative has grown into a large, energetic, and productive research lab composed of between 12-32 undergraduate and graduate research assistants. While the primary goal of the lab is to produce quality research to increase the body of knowledge on various topics within interpersonal relations (i.e., understanding how people relate to one another in a multitude of contexts), the secondary goal is to provide the students at Mississippi State University with the experience needed to be competitive applicants for graduate schools or research-related positions. We have produced over 100 conference presentations, won multiple awards (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Research Award, SPSP Undergraduate Travel Award, OGS Summer Research Program for Underrepresented Minority Students, Psychology Scholar Award, etc.), and have a high success rate for graduate school admissions (91% success rate).
If you're interested in joining our team, click here.
About Dr. H. Colleen Sinclair
About the Current Collaborators
About the Collaborative Associates
About the Undergraduate Students
About the Graduate Students
Scrapbook
As a result, the Social Relations Collaborative has grown into a large, energetic, and productive research lab composed of between 12-32 undergraduate and graduate research assistants. While the primary goal of the lab is to produce quality research to increase the body of knowledge on various topics within interpersonal relations (i.e., understanding how people relate to one another in a multitude of contexts), the secondary goal is to provide the students at Mississippi State University with the experience needed to be competitive applicants for graduate schools or research-related positions. We have produced over 100 conference presentations, won multiple awards (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Research Award, SPSP Undergraduate Travel Award, OGS Summer Research Program for Underrepresented Minority Students, Psychology Scholar Award, etc.), and have a high success rate for graduate school admissions (91% success rate).
If you're interested in joining our team, click here.
About Dr. H. Colleen Sinclair
About the Current Collaborators
About the Collaborative Associates
About the Undergraduate Students
About the Graduate Students
Scrapbook
