Geena Osowski has successfully completed the application process and is joining the PTG lab for the Winter 2015 semester. She is currently a junior at Oakland University majoring in psychology and minoring in women and gender studies. She joined the PTG lab because of her interest in how individuals deal with trauma, especially young children… Read more

Lauren Harrison is the newest member to the PTG team for the Winter 2015 semester. She is currently a Junior at Oakland University majoring in Psychology and minoring in Communications. Lauren joined the PTG lab because she found that PTG offers an alluring alternative perspective on the effects of trauma. Her main interest in PTG is how… Read more

Our first graduate student, Whitney, presented her research proposal for her Thesis Project. Whitney’s thesis is entitled Animal Assisted Therapy, Perceived Social Support, and Posttraumatic Growth In Traumatized Youth. Whitney’s main purpose of her research is: To demonstrate that working with animals (animal assisted therapy, AAT) increases posttraumatic growth (PTG) To provide additional support that… Read more