We are pleased to announce that Taylor Elam, a third-year PhD student, has defended her master’s thesis to her department committee. Taylor has been diligently working on her thesis over these past few semesters, and the department was very excited to learn about the findings of her study. Her current research focuses on perceptions of… Read more

Recently in the FF-TIP lab, first semester research assistant and graduate student Katie Romzek gave a presentation on her honors college proposal, regarding depression severity and social distancing. Katie started by laying the necessary background information, citing recent literature regarding her proposal. This highlighted the current stigma around depression and prejudice. She went on to… Read more

Recently in the FF-TIP lab first semester research assistant and graduate student Samantha Hart completed a step-back presentation on adolescent sport participation. Sam started off her presentation by explaining the current trends in sports participation among adolescents. She cited literature regarding athletic skills and developed health benefits as a result from practicing sports. She also… Read more