This page highlights the current events, achievements, and current activities of our lab members:
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The FF-PTG Lab has started back up in full swing for the Fall 2023 semester. We are excited to share two new announcements as follows:
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The FF-PTG would like to make a warm welcome to our newest member: Jamal Madison! He is a sophomore at Oakland university majoring in psychology in order to gain research experience. His goal is to attend Law school after obtaining his undergraduate degree. His research interests lie in the psychological research process or mechanisms that
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Dr. Kanako Taku recently took on the role of the editor for the Journal of Loss and Trauma. It is a position that she enjoys thoroughly. Recently, she published an editorial detailing her experience, and the touching moment she shared with the founder and editor of said journal, Dr. John Harvey. Dr. Harvey’s shared a
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Amani, a senior psychology student and member of the lab, is running a study on how environmental factors may affect the work-life balance of individuals with various levels of self-control and the tipping points in employment status. Anyone 18 years of age or older is welcome to participate in the 30-minute online survey and would
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The FF-PTG lab has taken over Instagram! Follow our lab along with fun content @FFPTGLABatOU! We will be posting lab updates and more information that you will NOT want to miss. https://instagram.com/ffptglabatou?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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The FF-PTG has some exciting news to share about some of the members of the lab. Kaylie, a masters student was accepted into a clinical Ph. D. program through Bowling Green State University! She will be pursuing her research passions with Dr. Carolyn Tompsett. Dr. Tompsett is partnered with the local juvenile court and researches
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Isabelle, the former lab manager of the FF-PTG lab, presented her Honor’s College thesis on the paradoxical nature of resilience, optimism, and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resilience is a familiar topic in the PTG lab being a person’s ability to easily return to a normal state after experiencing trauma. Instead of experiencing negative or
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Avery Machuk, a new member this semester, presented a research article to the members of the FF-PTG lab. The article titled “The Protective Effect of Agency on Victims of Humiliation” investigated if agency and emotions can influence the effects humiliation can have on an individual after an embarrassing experience. In order to understand this topic
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Lewis Luttrell, a first-year Masters student, has been preparing to defend his thesis on poly-culturalism as a method of increasing intergroup relations. Intergroup relations are the interactions between members of different ethnic or cultural identities. When groups interact in hostile ways this can be described as an intergroup threat. America is experiencing increased intergroup threats
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