Research by Hendersonville college student gains national attention

NASHVILLE, TN (02/07/2014)(readMedia)-- Lanie Foutch, a senior exercise science major at Trevecca Nazarene University, recently participated in a research project that has earned her national attention. Foutch and a classmate conducted original research as part of their class in research methods for psychologists. Under the supervision of their psychology professor, Randy Carden, they developed a study topic, collected and analyzed their findings in that study, and wrote a paper which reported their study. Their paper impressed Carden, who worked with them to turn their paper into an article and submit it for publication in a scholarly journal. That partnership paid off. Their article, "'I'll Sleep when I'm Dead': Exploring the Relationship between Fatigue, Memory, Feeling, and Mood States among College Students," was accepted for publication in Modern Psychological Studies. Later this spring Foutch and her classmate will present their study and their findings at the annual Trevecca Spring Research Symposium.

Foutch, who is a varsity athlete on Trevecca's women's soccer team, has received awards for both her academic work and sportsmanship: she has been named to the Trevecca Dean's List, and she was named as a National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) scholar athlete. She has a heart for missions which has led her to participate in several missions trips to Uganda, Africa. Her plans include graduate school, where she will pursue a master's in physical therapy from Texas Women's University in Houston, TX. A native of Hendersonville, Tenn., Foutch is the daughter of David and Elizabeth Foutch.