The Role of Inspiration in Scientific Scholarship and Discovery

Authors

Kari O’Grady, Brigham Young University
Dr. P. Scott Richards, Brigham Young University

Keywords

scientific scholarship, behavioral science, religion, inspiration

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Communication Disorders

Abstract

I used my ORCA scholarship to fund a research study investigating the role of inspiration in scientific scholarship and discovery among BYU natural and behavioral science professors. Dr. P. Scott Richards of the Counseling and Special Education Dept. was my faculty sponsor. I conducted all phases of the study and Dr. Richards supervised my work. In order to better understand the role of inspiration in scientific scholarship and discovery, we felt it was essential to more adequately document this phenomenon in the lives of contemporary natural and behavioral scientists. We felt that Brigham Young University provided fertile ground for such a study.

Recommended Citation

O’Grady, Kari and Richards, Dr. P. Scott (2013) "The Role of Inspiration in Scientific Scholarship and Discovery," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 21.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/21