This page highlights the current events, achievements, and current activities of our lab members:
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Jessica Genaw has successfully completed the application process and is joining the PTG lab for the Winter 2015 semester. Jessica is currently a junior at Oakland University majoring in Psychology and minoring in Sociology. She plans to independently research, complete a literature review, and prepare a presentation on PTG in women who have been emotionally…
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Fall semester is coming to an end but there is a lot more to come. We have completed a high school intervention at two schools throughout the semester. Research assistants visited local high schools and presented and discussed PTG to the students. Next semester there are three more schools to visit. Once data is collected…
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In early November Dr. Taku traveled to Japan to present her Symposium Experiences of Personal Growth Resulting from Trauma: Posttraumatic Growth. The Symposium was presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology. Dr. Taku discussed possible reasons why Japanese consistently report lower growth on the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) across research.…
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The Posttraumatic Growth Lab is currently finishing the last round of interviews for applicants interested in the Winter 2015 Research Assistant position.We are currently only accepting students for the Fall 2015 semester. There is also exciting news about Dr. Taku and here accomplishments at Oakland University! Dr. Taku has received tenure for her record of…
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Journal Club is a way for first semester research assistants to learn about current research in PTG and to practice presenting research findings. Aundreah presented “The Mediating Roles of Cancer-Related Rumination in the Relationship Between Dispositional Hope and Psychological Outcomes Among Childhood Cancer Survivors.” The article found that positive cancer-related rumination mediated the relationship between…
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The PTG Lab had a very exciting trip to Washington, D.C. Sharell Elam and Kellie McGuire presented the poster Effects of Priming the Shared Traumatic Experiences on Posttraumatic Growth. The lab members received honorable mention for the Raymond Corsini Student Poster Award. Their presentation was in Division 1 for General Psychology. Dr. Taku also received an…
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The 22nd Annual Meeting of Minds Conference held at Oakland University is completed. Sharell, Kellie, Bekah, and Leah had the chance to share their individual research on PTG. New members of the lab Ryan and Aundreah attended the conference to support their lab members and be immersed in a educational conference setting. Conferences are a…
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Kellie McGuire and Maggie Britton graduated from Oakland University with their Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Maggie will be attending University at Buffalo to obtain her Masters degree in Social-Personality psychology. Kellie will continue to research in the PTG lab and apply to graduate schools in the fall.
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It is that time of the year again. A few of the lab members submitted and were accepted into the Twenty-second Annual Meeting of the Minds Conference that is being held at Oakland University on May 9th. This conference is held for undergraduate students to present their accomplishments from the semester, and interact with faculty…
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Ryan is currently a junior at Oakland University working towards his Bachelor’s in Psychology. His research interest includes assessing the relationship between PTG and marriage/family life. After Oakland, Ryan plans to attend to graduate school to obtain his PhD in Psychology. Ryan can be reached at: rkreblin@oakland.edu
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