This page highlights the current events, achievements, and current activities of our lab members:
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“Interpretation Thresholds in Ambiguous Discrimination and the Responses of Immigrant Populations.” Her project examines how immigrants interpret and respond to ambiguous discrimination, especially subtle microaggressions that are not clearly identifiable as prejudice. She also discussed the concept of attributional ambiguity, which refers to the uncertainty individuals feel when they are unsure whether a negative interaction…
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A few weeks ago the lab dressed in green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! During a day full of lucky celebrations, Zoe Adams, a first semester undergraduate research assistant at the FF-TIP Lab, presented for the first time in our weekly lab meeting! Zoe shared the findings of a research article about the dual pathways…
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We are pleased to announce that current Master’s student, Samantha Hart, has been offered and accepted admission to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Ph.D. in Kinesiology program with a concentration in Sport Psychology and Motor Behavior. In the Fall, Sam will be joining the Motor Behavior Laboratory under Dr. Kevin Becker. We are so excited…
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Recently, FF-TIP Lab members Ana Samaniego Ramos and Samantha Hart attended the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters (MASAL) virtual conference. They presented their systematic review, titled “Coping across borders: How acculturative stress and emotion regulation interact across immigrant populations,” which examined the bidirectional relationship between emotion regulation and acculturation processes. Through this work,…
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We would like to say a BIG congratulations to Paxton Hicks for receiving the Outstanding Thesis Award from the Oakland University Graduate School. Paxton is one of five graduate students and one of two master’s students to receive this award. His work is being honored for its originality, methodological rigor, and scholarly contribution. We are…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Last week, the FF-TIP Lab had a lot to celebrate, and we would love to share it with you! First up, we have Taylor, who recently passed her comprehensive exams and has officially become a PhD candidate. Taylor has expanded her research interests and knowledge during her time here at Oakland and has successfully applied…
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We couldn’t be happier to start our New Year together with our first lab meeting of the Winter semester (even if it is virtual)! Yesterday, we met and updated each other on our research progress and where we see our research going this semester. We also discussed our upcoming plans for attending the 2026 APA…
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