McNair Student Spotlight

Winter 2013 Student Spotlight: Brittany Schryvers

Brittany Schryvers is a senior psychology major who is graduating in May 2013. After graduation she will be taking a year off before applying to graduate school. Brittany is currently planning a poster presentation for the Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference in April.

Thoughts on the McNair Program: “Participation in the McNair program has given me the opportunity to have an incredible amount of help in preparing for graduate school. The McNair program has taught me about all the important things that are necessary in applying and preparing yourself for graduate school work. The McNair program has provided me with opportunities for GRE prep, writing my CV and practicing writing personal statements for graduate school applications. I have gained a lot of confidence in my ability to apply to graduate school. Before I was in the McNair program, I had no idea what applying and attending graduate school really entails and the McNair program has helped me prepare so much.”

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Francella Quinnell

McNair Research Project: “My research project was studying Jealousy in Friendships. Dr. Quinnell and I put together a questionnaire that the introductory level psychology students were able to fill out. My hypothesis for the study was that the higher quality of a friend, the more jealousy would be reported and that the longer two people are friends, the more jealousy would be reported. The results from the research were not what we expected and we think that our data replicated previous research in jealousy in romantic relationships. This research project has definitely taught me what sort of work is expected when working on your thesis in graduate school.”

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