Research Guides: *Psychology: Get Help with Writing, Data Analysis, and More

Data analysis help

Need help with data analysis?

Make an appointment with Dr. Claire Pontbriand, the library's science data analysis specialist!

Schedule an appointment with Claire
Email Claire: scidata@brandeis.edu

Also, check out the Library's Workshop Calendar for sessions on R, Python, data management, and more.

Science writing resources

There are many resources out there for improving your writing. Here are a few that are particularly relevant to writers in psychology, or those new to writing about scientific research:

Psychology Writing Center | University of Washington
Writing guides for the field of psychology, covering everything from lab reports to literature reviews, personal statements to laying out statistical tables in a paper.

Effective Writing in Psychology by Bernard C. Beins; Agatha M. Beins
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2012
This book walks readers through all stages of writing a research paper, including brainstorming ideas, searching the literature, writing each section, and formatting citations. Also includes tips on creating poster presentations, giving talks, writing for Internet publishing, and applying to institutional review boards.
The Craft of Research
Publication Date: 2008-04-15
Online Access Available
Science Research Writing: A Guide for Non-Native Speakers of English by Hilary Glasman-Deal
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781848163096
Publication Date: 2009-12-01
Designed to enable non-native English speakers to write science research for publication in English. It can also be used by English speakers and is a practical, user-friendly book intended as a fast, do-it-yourself guide.

Resources for original research

APA Research Center
Tools to help you with every step of the research process, from funding to publishing.
ICPSR
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, a source for raw data on social science topics
Data-Pass
The Data Preservation Alliance for the Social Sciences (Data-PASS) is a voluntary partnership of organizations created to archive, catalog and preserve data used for social science research. Examples of social science data include: opinion polls; voting records; surveys on family growth and income; social network data; government statistics and indices; and GIS data measuring human activity.
Teaching With Data
TeachingWithData.org is a portal where faculty can find resources and ideas to reduce the challenges of bringing real data into post-secondary classes.