Natalie Safo, a third semester undergraduate research assistant, presented her Honors College Thesis Defense to the FF-PTG Lab this past week. All of her hard work designing this project, collecting data, and running statistical analyses to interpret her results culminated in this presentation. Natalie shared the hypotheses, methodology, results, and future directions of her Honors… Read more

Paxton Hicks, a first-year graduate student and former lab manager, captivated our attention with his recent presentation on his thesis proposal titled “Depenetration Process of Self-Disclosure”. Paxton is intrigued by the exploration of Self-Disclosure, a deliberate process involving the communication of personal information to another individual, and its impact on intimacy. The concept of intimacy,… Read more

Avery Machuk, senior and undergraduate research assistant, recently presented her Honors thesis research and collaborated with the lab to finalize the study. The current study looks into how humiliation impacts change in social anxiety levels. Avery hypothesized that (1) Participants who seek either social support, peer support, or self-support will experience a decrease in social… Read more