This page highlights the current events, achievements, and current activities of our lab members:
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Aundreah is currently a sophomore at Oakland University majoring in Psychology and minoring in Spanish. Her research interest includes assessing the relationship between PTG and divorce. In the future, Aundreah would like to continue her education and pursue a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. Aundreah can be contacted at: amwalens@oakland.edu.
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Dr. Taku and the PTG lab were featured in the Hour Magazine. The article Trauma and Triumph talks about Luke Fleer’s experience with PTG after a car accident in 2004 that lead to five surgeries, months in recovery and two years in physical therapy. The article discusses Fleer’s reaction to his traumatic experience and his path…
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Ross grew up in Macomb County and shares his traumatic experience. Check out the videos sharing his story. At the end of the videos he shares how his views on life have positively changed as a result of his near death experience. This is a story of an adolescent that may have experienced posttraumatic growth.…
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Last year, the PTG lab conducted the High School Intervention project, which assessed posttraumatic growth in high school students from both the U.S. and Japan. The members went to local high schools to conduct pre and post surveys, along with presentations discussing PTG, PTSD and cross-cultural differences. This year, the lab is hard at work…
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Maggie Britton and Leah LaLonde presented The Combined Role of Religiosity and Gender on the Self-Esteem of American Adolescents at Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. This was the first conference for both Maggie and Leah. They thought it was a great experience and were able to share their research with faculty and students. They feel…
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Sharell Elam and Kellie McGuire presented their poster Cross-Cultural Comparisons of the Awareness of Posttraumatic Growth on Positive Psychological Change Among American and Japanese Adolescents at Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Both members had the opportunity to share their current research right here at Oakland University. Conferences are a great opportunity for others in the…
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Our former PTG lab member, Katherine Lewitzke, visited OU campus and made her research presentation, entitled “Influences of social learning and cognitive development theories in the formulation of a religious self– concept” as a part of Michigan Academy of Science Arts and Letters conference, February 28th 2014. Kat graduated OU in 2009 and received her…
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A very exciting time for Dr. Taku, Sharell Elam, and Kellie McGuire. Lab members and Dr. Taku’s study abstracts were accepted into American Psychological Association Conference in August. They are presenting their research, Effects of Priming the Shared Traumatic Experiences on Posttraumatic Growth. Their research stemmed from the curiosity to find out if people report higher PTG…
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Multiple members of the lab finished working on their submissions to the Michigan Academy Conference, being held at Oakland University on February 28th. The members just received an e-mail early this week stating that their submissions were accepted. Now Kellie, Sharell, Maggie and Leah will be busy putting together their poster presentations to present at…
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James is currently in his junior year at Oakland University and is working on a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. His research interests includes assessing the relationship between PTG and job loss. After Oakland, he would like to further his education by attending graduate school to obtain a PhD. James can be reached at: jacasola@oakland.edu
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