Newsletter April 2023

In this edition of the Director’s Corner, I wanted to focus on the concept of resilience and posttraumatic growth following trauma. Over the centuries, writers have described the human ability to overcome extreme adversity, or to be...

The three-minute thesis competition is an innovative way of showcasing graduate students' research to a diverse audience. It has gained immense popularity and is now an annual event held at more than 200 universities worldwide. The competition poses a unique...

Institute researchers, Drs. Heather Littleton, Bernard Ricca, and Charles Benight, along with Dr. Ashley Allen at the University of North Carolina Pembroke, recently published an article in the Journal of Traumatic Stress on post-trauma recovery trajectories among...

The Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience has recently launched a new and improved Research Participant Registry. The previous registry, known as the Trauma Health and Hazards Center Trauma Registry, had over 1,300...

The Marshall Fire that occurred on December 30th, 2021, is a clear example of the devastating impact that natural disasters can have on individuals and communities. The fire, which rapidly swept through...