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Congratulations, LaVonya!    Counseling and clinical doctoral level psychology students (across the nation) are required to complete a one year, intensive clinical training internship during the final year of their doctoral program. This requires students to (a) apply to several sites, nationally; (b) interview with the sites who have selected them for an interview; (c) and conclude with the student and site ranking of their top sites or preferred candidates, respectively. OU move lab member, Read more

The OU MOVE Lab is back home from another successful conference! Stay tuned in our upcoming news for individual updates of presentations this season. Thank you, attending members, for you representation and hard work!    

John Chancey is back at it again, presenting his research Using an Internet-based Mindfulness Intervention to Facilitate Conceptual Change on Fluoridated Water at NCIC 2019. Congratulations and keep it up! Abstract Using a pre- and post- test design we explored whether an app-based mindfulness intervention along with an expository text could facilitate conceptual change toward fluoridated water. Mindfulness is paying attention to the present without judgement (Kabbat-Zinn, 2003) and is associated with high cognitive engagement (Garland Read more

John Chancey of the OU MOVE Lab presented their study Examining the Effects of Single-Shot Mindfulness Intervention on Conceptual Change at AERA 2019. Congratulations! Examining the Effects of Single-Shot Mindfulness Intervention on Conceptual Change Abstract Our research explored whether a single-shot mindfulness intervention combined with refutation text would facilitate conceptual change. Study one addressed Genetically Modified Foods, while study two addressed human-induced climate change.  We used Dole and Sinatra’s (1998) Cognitive Reconstruction of Knowledge Model (CRKM) to Read more

Congratulations to John Chancey, who passed their General Exams! After receiving feedback from the doctoral committee, John’s plan is to begin development of his dissertation proposal and begin data collection by Fall 2019.

Ben Heddy at APA chaired a session on the Evolution of Educational Psychology. The session also included Avi Kaplan, Jeff Greene, and Cynthia Hudley.

John Chancey, along with Ben Heddy, gave a poster presentation at the 2018 American Psychological Association Convention with their research, Mindfully Changing Minds: the influence of mindfulness on conceptual change. Abstract This research project is the first step in a program of research designed to explore the relationship between mindfulness and conceptual change. Using a pre- and posttest design, our research explored whether a mindfulness intervention combined with reading a refutation text could facilitate conceptual Read more

LaVonya Bennett, along with Ben Heddy, presented at the 2018 American Psychological Association Convention with their research on police brutality and the role insidious trauma. They explored this phenomenon through critical race theory and an intersectionality theoretical frameworks.   Abstract Existing literature has explored the actions and perceptions of police (Chaney & Robertson, 2013; Aymer, 2016; Hall, Hall, & Perry, 2016, Staggers-Hakim, 2016), the effects of oppression (Comas-Diaz, 2000), and racial trauma (Carter, 2007; Comas-Diaz, Read more