It's so important to recognize that October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Research demonstrates this is such a prevalent occurrence, and it's one of the core areas of study in our REACH lab. Check out our website to see some of our work on this significant topic: reachlab.psych.wisc.edu

ISTSS starts tomorrow, and I am excited that the REACH lab will be presenting on the Pregnant Moms' Empowerment Program as well as religious coping and posttraumatic growth among bereaved youth. Check out our posters and presentations from September 17th-20th at @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social 2025!

I'm looking forward to attending APA later this week! Come visit my presentation on resilience, complicated grief, and somatic complaints in bereaved youth on Thursday, August 7th from 4pm - 5pm in the exhibition hall.

I wanted to acknowledge that today, June 27th, is national PTSD awareness day. Trauma is one of the topics we focus on heavily in the REACH lab. Here's a link to our lab's website to learn more: reachlab.psych.wisc.edu

I'm excited to join @changelab.bsky.social and other colleagues at the Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology (CRCP)! On June 13th, we'll be giving a roundtable presentation on Building Well-being and Resilience across the Lifespan via Community and Interdisciplinary Partnerships.

Please stop by my presentation at #SRCD2025 on May 2nd! I'll be presenting on the 4-year follow-up Pregnant Moms' Empowerment Program data. The session is from 8:30am - 10am, "Evaluating the Long-term Impact of Brief, Evidenced-Based Interventions for Family Violence" in room 211A, level 2.

ResilienceCon is next week, and I'm really eager to connect with colleagues and students there! I’ll be presenting about kids' perspective on intervention development on Monday morning. For more information, visit ResCon's website: www.lifepathsresearch.org/resilienceco...

I am excited to be here! The REACH Lab is in full swing this semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison! Please check out our website for updates as we continue in the spring semester: reachlab.psych.wisc.edu