MARSH Lab RA Blake Germann has been accepted to Miami University’s School Psychology Master’s program, his top choice program. Congrats Blake!
New paper in Current Opinion
Dr. Farrell has published a new paper with two of her favorite co-authors, Sarah Stanton and Emma Marshall, on the strengths and weaknesses of small, tight knit social networks versus larger social networks with more weak links for combatting social disconnection and promoting better health. Check it out here!
New paper in Perspectives
Dr. Farrell has published a new paper, "Good Theories in Need of Better Data: Combining Clinical and Social Psychological Approaches to Study the Mechanisms Linking Relationships and Health,” in Perspectives on Psychological Science. Thanks to co-authors Sarah Stanton and Dave Sbarra for making this possible! Check out the online-first version of the paper here.
Prit Patel has master's proposal approved
Prit Patel had her master’s thesis proposal approved. We are excited to launch this dyadic daily diary study soon!
Special Issue now available
A special issue of Personal Relationships on advancing understanding of mechanistic pathways connecting close relationships and physical health that Dr. Farrell co-guest edited is now available. Check out this fantastic and informative collection of papers!
Prit Patel gives first year talk
Prit Patel gave an excellent first year talk outlining her masters proposal, “Interaction of Attachment and Self-Determination Need Fulfillment to Predict Daily Support Behavior.” Congrats to Prit on a successful first year amidst a pandemic!
Dr. Farrell named Rising Star
Dr. Farrell has received the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science. The Association for Psychological Science awards Rising Stars to especially promising recently-minted PhDs based on excellence in publications, significant recognitions, demonstrated independence from mentors, and work with broad impact. Congrats to Dr. Farrell!
Prit Patel joins lab!
The MARSH Lab is thrilled that Prit Patel accepted our offer to join Miami University’s social psych program as the lab’s first grad student! Prit is graduating from the University of Florida this spring, where she has worked as a research assistant in Dr. Greg Webster’s lab.
Dr. Farrell at SPSP
Dr. Farrell presented research from the MARSH Lab on parental involvement buffering the effects of financial stress and SES on glucocorticoid resistance as part of a symposium on SES, relationships, and health that she co-chaired.
MARSH Lab space update
The MARSH Lab space in the Psychology Building at Miami University is coming along! The room has been polished and painted and new furniture has been brought in to make it a cozy space for couples and families. New equipment coming soon! Check out the before (from August 2019) and after:
