This page highlights the current events, achievements, and current activities of our lab members:
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The PTG Handbook 2nd edition is coming soon! Here is the weblink. Rich, Jane, Bret, and Kana worked together to make edits and add more up-to-date references and research findings to the original Handbook that was published in 2018. For example, we added recent studies about PTG related to the COVID-19 pandemic and more about
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Congratulations to undergraduate research assistants Jamal Madison and Wyatt Clark for graduating this semester! Jamal graduated from Oakland University with a B.A. in psychology with plans for applying to law school and continuing his psychology research. Since Jamal has been in the lab with us, he has facilitated an online study that investigates suicide risk
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Paxton Hicks, a Masters student and research assistant to the FF-TIP Lab, recently created a personal website that details his work in researching self-disclosure and trauma dumping. On the website, you can find a list of his publications, links to presentations and talks that he has given, his CV, and more! Paxton will also be
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Recently, in the FF-TIP lab, Junior undergraduate student Gina Reyes’ research grant application was selected as the awardee for the Provost Undergraduate Student Research Award! She is excited to conduct an in-person experiment by applying the grant, and as a prep, she gave a step-back presentation regarding her independent study on what causes people to
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Last week, the FF-TIP Lab visited Chicago for the 96th annual Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) Conference. This was a three-day conference at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel, filled with research-minded individuals presenting posters, paper talks, symposiums, and engaging in workshops focused on expanding on and informing psychological research. We are proud to announce that every
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Recently, in the FF-TIP lab, senior undergraduate student Jamal Madison presented his current research on suicide risk assessment, focusing on the differences between medical students and undergraduates. Before presenting his current study, Jamal addressed the current issue of suicide in the United States, sharing current statistics within the trends. He then provided detailed background information
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Recently, in the FF-TIP Lab, Wyatt Clark, a senior undergraduate student, presented his research poster for the upcoming Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) Conference. The presentation, titled “Lord Forgive Me…” Role of Religiosity in Non-religious Confessions, examined the role of religiosity in non-religious confessions, specifically focusing on how one’s level of religiosity influences the likelihood of
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On April 4, 2025, Taylor Elam and Gina Reyes presented a study, “Moral Filters: Investigating How Personality Affects Perceptions of Behavior Change”, at the Graduate Student Research Conference at Oakland University. This study was based on Taylor’s master’s thesis. Prior studies suggest individuals with favorable traits, such as low neuroticism and high extraversion, openness, agreeableness,
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This month, Paxton Hicks, a second-year master’s student in the FF-TIP Lab, gave a departmental talk titled “Thank you for Trauma Dumping” to the Psychology students and faculty. He started by giving two scenarios, one of a conversation between Trisha and Andrew and the other of a conversation between Amy and Derrick. By using these
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Recently, in the FF-TIP lab, graduate student Samantha Hart proposed her master’s thesis topic on the potential effects of positive self-talk on artistic gymnastic performance. Within her proposal Sam sought to examine if various types of self-talk could improve gymnastic performance. During her presentation, Sam presented various literature providing the necessary background information on both
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