GROWTH Research Lab

The mission of the G.R.O.W.T.H. Research Lab is to conduct research on racial microaggressions and their influence on mental health, health behaviors, and career development in disadvantaged emerging adult populations (e.g., first generation college students, Black, Indigenous and People of Color, women). We seek to develop interventions to address disparities in health and career outcomes. Overall, the lab seeks to develop knowledge on the factors that precipitate disparities in career and health, and the ways in which these disparities can be decreased. Dr. Laura Reid Marks is the director of this lab.

Research Lab Members

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Dr. Laura Reid Marks, Lab Director

Dr. Marks is an Assistant Professor in the APA-accredited Combined Counseling Psychology and School Psychology doctoral program. She is originally from Kingston, Jamaica. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology, as well as her Master of Arts in Education and Education Specialist in School Counseling from the University of Florida. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Purdue University after completing her pre-doctoral internship at Arizona State University Counseling Services. She spent four years as an Assistant Professor in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Memphis before beginning her position at Florida State University.

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