This page highlights the current events, achievements, and current activities of our lab members:
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Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is defined as positive psychological changes experienced as a result of the struggle with a major life crisis or a traumatic event. Lawrence G. Calhoun and Richard G. Tedeschi are two of the pioneers in the research and theory on PTG. These amazing researchers are sharing their wealth of knowledge and interesting…
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Whitney is the only Ph.D. student in the PTG lab. This is Whitney’s second semester in the lab and keeps exciting us with all of her accomplishments. Whitney has been quoted in the Oakland post regarding animals and stress relief. Whitney’s abstract on Compassion versus Strength: cultural disparities in personal growth has been accepted to…
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Lab member, Geena presented a study Exploring self-perceived growth in a clinical sample of severely traumatized youth. This was Geena’s first Journal Club Presentation in the PTG lab. First and second semester research assistants present an article of their choose to the other lab members. The study aimed to add to research of PTG in…
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The PTG lab is excited to announce they have been selected as one of the twenty-five mutually beneficial projects for the Oakland University and Pontiac Initiative. The Oakland University Pontiac Initiative is advancing the vitality of the City of Pontiac while providing experiential learning opportunities for OU students. On Saturday, March 5th lab members Aundreah…
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Are you 18 years of age or older? YOU ARE INVITED to participate in a one session online research study that is being conducted by researchers from Oakland University. This study is being led by Aundreah Walenski and Dr. Kanako Taku (Associate Professor). You will be asked to do the following: 1) provide demographic information…
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Lab member, Lauren Harrison, presented her first Journal Club Presentation at our last meeting. Journal Club Presentations give our research assistants an opportunity to present a PTG article of their interest to the lab and challenge their research skills. Lauren choose an article on Personality, posttraumatic stress and trauma type: factors contributing to posttraumatic growth…
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This semester has been a productive semester for the PTG lab. Currently, three abstracts have been accepted for poster presentations at the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), three abstracts are to be presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) this August 2016, and two symposiums are invited for International Congress Psychology (ICP). In addition, some of the lab…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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