Congratulations to undergraduate research assistants Amani Qaqish, Avery Machuk, and Amber Efthemiou for graduating this semester! Amber graduated from Oakland University with a B.A. in psychology and minors in holistic health and sociology. She will be attending graduate school for clinical psychology and plans to continue to explore topics such as trauma/PTG, dynamics of personality,… Read more

This week, many of our current FF-TIP members and alumni attended MPA’s 96th annual conference! Paxton Hicks, Jamal Madison, Taylor Elam, Kaylie Williams, Amber Efthemiou, Amani Qaqish, Avery Machuk, and Natalie Safo all had posters at the conference. Additionally, Taylor presented a talk regarding resiliency, post-traumatic growth, and new-type depression. We are very proud of… Read more

Recently, Avery Machuk, a senior at Oakland University and third semester research assistant here in the FF-TIP Lab, recently gave a presentation regarding the defense of her Honors College thesis on changes in social anxiety. In this study, she investigated social anxiety, what contributes to changes in social anxiety, and the  gaps in research surrounding… Read more