Ananya Mayukha’s research focused on how people develop a narrative identity that can help make sense of challenging world events.
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Kyungmin Nam’s research focused on how agency and morality influence people’s judgments of authenticity.
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Chareina Johnson’s research focused on the role of existential isolation in first-generation college students’ academic help-seeking.
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Rebecca Ward’s research is focused on the how self-essentialist beliefs in people’s life narratives impact meaning in life.
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Michaela Glinsky’s research is focused on the existential burden of debt.
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Lydia Needy’s research is focused on state authenticity as fit to the environment among LGBTQ individuals.
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Grace Hart’s research is focused on what people think and feel about death and how these contribute to suicide risk
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Neil Wegenschimmel’s research explores the way people navigate uncertainty and existential nihilism, with implications for misinformation and conspiracy mentalities.
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Bao Han Tran’s research explores how the perception of time—slow, normal, fast—impacts people’s experience of social pain.
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Jon Sundby’s research explores the role of ego integrity in mitigating death anxiety in adult development and aging.
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Michael Mask’s research has explored nostalgia, cross-cultural similarities in meaning in life, and spirituality.
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Mark Matthew’s research explores the existential side of choice, culture, and narrative identity.
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Dr. Emily Courtney’s research explores the existential side of breast cancer, objectification, and health.
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Natalie Fuchs’ research explores existential isolation and the power of I-sharing to create bonds across otherwise disparate groups.
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Phoebe McKenna-Plumley’s research applies both qualitative and quantitative methods to study existential loneliness
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Ethan Trieu’s research explores the impact of meaning and purpose in education on academic self-efficacy.
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Da Ye Lee’s research explores the impact of emotion regulation on feelings of authenticity.
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Joseph Maffly-Kipp’s research found that people with depression can experience anxiety as an authentic self-expression.
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Ana Tello’s research explores the effects of fixed (vs. growth) mindsets and self-compassion on mental health.
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Muireann O’Dea’s research explores the experiences of boredom, self-compassion, and meaning in life.
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