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Social psychology | Cleveland State University | SPEAR Lab | International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology (ISSEP).

Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Joined January 2018
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Nominate yourself/others for our... ▪️Distinguished Career Award ($1000). ▪️Early Career Award ($1000). ▪️Outstanding Student Award ($500). ▪️Best Paper Award ($500). All nomination materials due November 15. https://t.co/hlwmGv9qI0
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Each year, ISSEP funds the Early and Distinguished Career Contribution Awards ($1000 each), Best Paper Award ($500), and Outstanding Student Award ($500)
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ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
CALL FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS: Apply for a “seed grant” (up to $3,000 per project) for well-designed, well-powered research projects with the potential to advance the field and stimulate further work in existential psych. Applications due Nov 15. https://t.co/RH4XTYgYsX
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
Existential Psych SPSP Preconference Awards: · Innovation in Existential Psychology Research Award ($250) · 10 registration awards (diversity, grad student, undergrad student, $75 each) Abstracts accepted until Oct 18! https://t.co/YIovbsvcdp
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At the Existential Psychology Preconference, ISSEP funds the Innovation in Existential Psychology Award ($250), grad and undergrad registration awards, and grad and undergrad diversity registration...
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
“Existential ecology: Culture, self, and identity” is the theme of our 2024 SPSP Preconference event, as we consider how existential phenomena unfold differently across various cultural settings. Here's what we have in store for ya... 1/5
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
NEW! Existential Psychology Conference on Feb 07, 2024! Keynotes by Lewis Gordon & Steven Heine; Research Talks by Daphna Oyserman, Katherine Du, Toni Schmader, Kate McLean, & Shigehiro Oishi. Posters, data blitz, funded awards! Submit by Oct 18 https://t.co/hEvlTM7GTn
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At the Existential Psychology SPSP Preconference, both eminent and rising scholars present their work in a stimulating variety of formats, including a keynote address, a special address, a series of...
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
Become a member of ISSEP today! 50% student discount! Excellent way to support the field and lots of great benefits -- including eligibility for grants and awards! https://t.co/bWunuoqWOs
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By joining as a member of ISSEP, you’ll have access to funded grants and awards, original articles and interviews, curated teaching materials, and a variety of other great features, supports, and...
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
Remember growing into, or out of, your religious beliefs? Shoko Watanabe studies longitudinal patterns of religious doubt & belief from adolescence to young adulthood. She talked abt that, St. Paul's road to Damascus, South Park, advice, and Lauryn Hill. https://t.co/Xz04VwW5oD
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@ashnkrause
Ashley N. Krause
2 years
I had the opportunity to write about my research funded by @The_ISSEP regarding how place attachment influences various components of meaning in life. Check it out here:
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
Fall semester is coming! We collected and curated a large selection of syllabi, recommended textbooks, handbooks, pop books, documentaries, and teaching aids that either focus on or incorporate the science of existential psychology. Best part: it's free! https://t.co/agFsvch9Kw
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
Very excited abt our newly elected cohort of Board of Directors and Officers! Happy to welcome 6 new faces to the team, @RachelEMenzies @EJayawickreme @drvantongeren @davidereedII Jinhyung Kim, Dane Easden. Congrats - looking forward to the 2023-26 term! https://t.co/DR0jYuvLHh
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ISSEP is led by a large Board of Directors, a set of officers, various standing committees, and ad-hoc task forces. Responsibilities include coordinating programs, managing funding, cultivating...
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
What happens when ppl experience death anxiety? Rachel Menzies' research finds it's a "transdiagnostic factor" behind a variety of anxiety-related disorders. Fortunately, she's developed therapeutic interventions so ppl can live healthy & meaningful lives. https://t.co/OvsqTxjMaG
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
Tessa van der Willigen was the Chief of Staff to 2 of IMF’s Managing Directors. Now, she works on existential psychology and spoke with us about the difference between ontological and phenomenological autonomy. Also, advice, Shakespeare, & Kae Tempest. https://t.co/LrxiOkV6Xe
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
2 years
Meaning/purpose can be tough to find amid indifference, pain, suffering. Daryl Van Tongeren reveals how positive existential psych research studies motivated meaning; the "existential trade-offs" of religious faith; and the path to growth from suffering. https://t.co/hcFBRw0uKw
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
3 years
Think abt the legacy of your actions... Will people remember you for something? Will they be impacted, in some way, by your efforts for years to come? Stylianos Syropoulos studies legacy motivations & shared abt the data, popular culture, and gave advice. https://t.co/LudywWIssr
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
3 years
Existential isolation—the "unbridgeable gap" b/w your mind and rest of the world—inhibits meaning in life, but not for people who've had mystical experiences. Alex Sielaff shared abt that research, Carl Sagan, The Matrix, Ravi Shankar, skydiving, and Tool. https://t.co/j9Pvxp6ZRd
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@The_ISSEP
ISSEP - Existential Psychology
3 years
Eranda Jayawickreme @EJayawickreme argues posttraumatic growth is often reported, but might not be genuine. Alt's include self-enhancement, active coping, expectancy violations, cultural scripts. What do we know for sure? Here are three data-based patterns https://t.co/is2ewSnKTo
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@KennethVail3
Kenneth Vail
3 years
Speaking today about existential psych, Ernest Becker, and ISSEP at a ticketed event celebrating the 50th anniversary of Becker's Pulitzer Prize winning Denial of Death and the EBFs 30th anniversary. @morbidanatomy, @ernestbeckerfdn. Tix here: https://t.co/75rS5GRuK3
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@dylanehorner
Dylan E. Horner, Ph.D.
3 years
Extremely grateful for this educational journey and for everyone who has supported me along the way. On Friday, I graduated from @uarizona with my Ph.D. in Social Psychology. This fall, I will be starting as Assistant Professor of Psychology at my alma mater, @Minotstate! 🎓📚
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