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The positive coping, health, and well-being lab within the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education at the 911±¬ÁÏÍø focuses on health counseling psychology by investigating the relationship between biopsychosocial and ecological factors and health and psychological well-being.
RESEARCH GOALS:
- Explore the role that social, psychological, and medical/biological factors play in health and well-being outcomes
- Identify psychosocial and ecological factors that promote positive adaptation to major life events
- Examine the role of positive and adaptive psychological factors such as self-compassion and mindfulness that contribute to healthy adaptation to major life events
- Examine psychotherapy process and outcome and clinical training and supervision
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECT PROJECTS/TOPICS:
- Expressive writing intervention examining mindfulness vs. self-efficacy in outcomes for first-time mothers (Sara Ericson)
- A Feminist Perspective on Coping with Interpersonal Stress in Chronic Disease (Lizz Reeves)
- Pregnancy and Work: The Impact of Workplace and individual Factors on Job Satisfaction and
- Turnover Intentions (Katherine Ross)
- Meaning-focused intervention with caregivers for persons with chronic disease or cancer (Amy Fuhrmann)
- Assessing mediators and moderators through an expressive writing intervention for women with ovarian cancer (Ana Popovska)
- Barriers to mindfulness and meditation in non-meditators (Carly Hunt Rietschel)
- The role of on-line support forums for men with prostate cancer (Fuhrmann, Ross, Hoffman & Sappington)