But that will not be occurring until after I complete my research here in Evanston.
I’ve always loved reading and storytelling. I believe that through stories we can experience a different perspective, a different way of processing the same world that we all live in. That is what originally sparked my interest in Psychology. My research specifically deals with life stories and narrative identities. Therefore I will be reading these life stories of over 70 people and coding them for various attributes or identities. Hopefully my research will shed light on whether negative occurrences effect different outcomes such as social well-being and psychological well-being. It may be that the ways we tell our life stories is connected with our internal and external well-being.
I am extremely excited to start my research and have a substantial impact on the progress of Psychology!