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2. Recently, you led a manuscript that was published in a top social psychology journal. Can you tell us about this research project and what the general findings were?

This research extended my Honours work and aimed to replicate and build upon earlier findings that gratitude increases helping behavior (Grant & Gino, 2010). Using open science best practices, including high statistical power and pre-registration, we conducted two experiments to test whether different types of gratitude messages (focusing on a person鈥檚 kind character versus their kind actions) influenced future prosocial behavior. We also included a control group and examined the effect across two different contexts: an undergraduate student sample and an online adult sample, with two forms of giving: interpersonal and charitable. Overall, the results showed some support for the idea that receiving gratitude promotes further helping. However, we did not find evidence that the specific wording or content within the gratitude message (focusing on someone鈥檚 character vs. their actions) significantly affected future helping. These mixed results suggest that while gratitude itself may encourage prosocial behavior, its effectiveness may not depend on how it鈥檚 phrased, or at least the distinction we examined. To read the full article, see here:

3. How did your time at SFU change you and influence your research/career interests? 

Growing up Buddhist, I developed a strong interest in concepts central to positive psychology, such as gratitude. I was also raised with the value of helping others, which made Lara鈥檚 lab an ideal place to explore how to improve the health and well-being of young adults. One of the most valuable lessons I learned while working in the Helping and Happiness Lab was of community - having mentors, graduate students, and peers that you could lean on made such a difference in my experience at SFU. I have made lasting friendships in the lab and also developed skills as both a mentee and a mentor! There is so much learning and growth that comes with having a community around you that wants you to succeed. 

4. Do you have any tips for undergradaute students wanting to get involved in research and/or who wish to pursue graduate school in Psychology?

Take your time! Don鈥檛 hold yourself back by narrowing in on a certain path. There are lots of ways to help people, or be of service, if that鈥檚 part of your motivation. It can feel like everyone knows what they鈥檙e doing, but it鈥檚 perfectly okay to give yourself the gift of time. I didn鈥檛 join a research lab until my third year of undergrad, and I did my honours in my fifth year. I took a gap year before applying to graduate school. These are examples of ways I gave myself the time I needed to reflect, rest, and sit with my decision whether or not to pursue graduate school. If you have made that decision, seek out different experiences - try to gain an understanding of your learning style, what you need in your mentors, and what aspects of the work drive you. Sometimes you need to experience the opposite to know 鈥渙h yeah, definitely not that鈥� not a workplace that doesn鈥檛 value x, or a mentor who is like y.鈥� You often won鈥檛 know until you expose yourself to those environments/ opportunities. If you鈥檙e looking for research opportunities, start from your passions - what interests you? What do you want to learn more about? What topics do you spend time reading or thinking about? Seek out labs that ask those questions - it鈥檚 okay if they鈥檙e not all in the same area of research or even at the same university. For instance, outside of Dr. Aknin鈥檚 social psychology lab, I joined a lab in the department of nursing, a lab in the faculty of medicine, and sought opportunities in various community organizations and hospitals. There are lots of places to do research work if you express that interest and let your work ethic speak for itself.