When Prof. Chiang started doing research as an undergraduate, she found she had lots of questions. They were good questions. And when the Graduate Assistants couldn’t answer her questions, they told her she should go to graduate school.

Today, Prof. Chiang runs a UG Lab in Social Emotional Development and is on the Advisory Board of the Mentored UG Research and Creative Endeavors program. 

Prof. Chiang joins us on our podcast to talk about UG Research at Georgia College, CUR’s Role, Success Stories, and Advice for High Schoolers.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

• Prof. Tsu-Ming Chiang’s Background
• UG Research at GCSU
• Student Success Stories
• Advice for High Schoolers

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introducing Prof. Tsu-Ming Chiang, GCSU [0:42]
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:50]
• Professional Background [4:42]
• Importance of UG Research [9:18]
• Is Research Teachable? [11:13]
• Prof. Chiang’s UG Research Role [13:08]
• CUR’s Role [16:04]
• Faculty Participation [18:09]
• Across Disciplines [20:05]
• Student Participation [21:27]
• Success Stories [23:59]
• Skills Developed with Research [27:26]
• Helping Undecideds [29:38]
• What’s Next? [34:36]
• Advice for High Schoolers [38:13]

Our Guest: Prof. Tsu-Ming Chiang is a Professor of Psychology at Georgia College and State University. Prof. Chiang received her PhD in Psychology from the University of Wyoming.

Memorable Quote: “As a faculty mentor that it is, it is very exciting to see that your students grow. And I can observe the growth year by year.” Prof. Tsu-Ming Chiang.

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