This page highlights the current events, achievements, and current activities of our lab members:
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Maggie presented at our last lab meeting of the semester on her individual project about self-esteem, and her Michigan Academy The Combined Role of Gender and Religiosity on the Self-Esteem of American Adolescents. She spent her semester researching how gender and religious strength affect self-esteem, and she plans to continue studying self-esteem more in depth…
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In addition to the busy last days of the Fall semester, two lab members received an exciting e-mail stating that both of their Meeting of the Minds studies were published in the 2013 MOM Journal. This journal is specific for undergraduate research. To view the publications by Sharell Elam and Kellie McGuire, click on the…
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The Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) Lab, led by Dr. Kanako Taku, is currently looking for two to three MS or PhD students for the Fall 2014 semester. Our research has centered on the construct of posttraumatic growth – positive psychological changes that may occur as a result of the struggle with major life crises or traumatic…
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A Japanese-translated book that Drs. Kanako Taku and Ken Shimizu compiled and edited has been published. This is the first translated book of the “Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2006).” Taku, K., & Shimizu, K. (2013). Shinteki-gaishogo seicho handbook: Taegatai taiken wa hitono kokoroni dou sayousuruka [Japanese translation of Posttraumatic…
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Sharell Elam presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies conference in Philadelphia, PA on November 7th. This study was collaborative by Dr. Taku, previous lab member Melissa Sawa, and current lab member Sharell Elam. The purpose of their study was to examine the influence of resilience and personal growth resulting from professional experience on burnout in physicians. To find out more about…
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New lab members Leah Lalonde and Rebekah Hendrian start off their semester with Journal Club. Journal club is an interactive and educational way for the lab members to bring forward studies that have contributed to the world of research and may also be helpful to each member’s specific focus in the lab. Rebekah brought forward…
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The PTG lab welcomes Maggie Britton as another new member! Maggie is currently a senior here at Oakland University majoring in Psychology and minoring in Spanish and Biology. While in the lab, she will be focusing on the relationships that exist between posttraumatic growth and self-esteem. After graduating, she would like to further her education…
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Another new addition to the PTG lab is Rebekah Hendrian! Rebekah is currently working on completing her Bachelor’s in Psychology here at Oakland University. While in the lab, she would like to study PTG specifically towards sport related injuries. After Oakland, she would like to further her education in psychology at Wayne State or Central…
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The PTG lab would like to welcome Leah LaLonde as one of our new research assistants! Leah is currently working on receiving her Bachelor’s in Psychology here at Oakland University. In this lab, she wants to focus her efforts on gaining an understand of PTG in cancer patients specifically. After Oakland, she plans on pursuing…
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The PTG lab is looking for one or two additional research assistants to begin in the Fall 2013 semester. New research assistants must be an enrolled OU student, and must be able to commit 10 hours per week to this lab. If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact the current research…
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