Lab Updates

This page highlights the current events, achievements, and current activities of our lab members:

  • Upcoming Presentations

    Valarie Pierson, Melissa Sawa, and Dr. Kanako Taku will present a research, entitled “Subjective Definitions of Growth and Religions Correlate with Posttraumatic Growth” at the 120th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) – 56, Division of Trauma Psychology. The conference will be held in Orlando, Florida, from August 2nd to 5th, 2012. http://www.apa.org/convention/  Upcoming Symposium Presentation With

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  • From WHYY’s “Voices In The Family” With soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, we hear a lot about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Psychologists are also interested in a different response to trauma; post-traumatic growth. Many survivors report personal growth and development in the aftermath of trauma – and say they have found happiness and fulfillment

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  • Dr. Taku and the PTG Lab were featured in the OU Magazine last spring. Check it out below!  Source: OU Magazine

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