We would like to sincerely congratulate Samantha Hart, a second year Master’s student in the FF-TIP Lab, who has officially defended her Master’s thesis! Sam impressed her committee with her thesis about the effects to instructional and motivational self-talk on psychological and performance outcomes of young artistic gymnasts. Samantha began by explaining the phenomenon of… Read more

Congratulations to Dr. Taku on receiving the Faculty Research Excellence Award! This award recognizes outstanding faculty for their significant achievements in research. Through her hard work and dedication, Dr. Taku earned this honor. We are so proud of Dr. Taku, for her continued commitment and dedication to her research and mentoring her students in the… Read more

In our lab meeting this past week, Marina, Paxton, and Gina presented their progress on a study aimed to understand volunteer recruitment, participation, and retention in a hospital-based program called No One Dies Alone (NODA). The goal of NODA is to provide companionship and a reassuring presence to terminally ill patients who are expected to… Read more