Laren R. Conklin

Depression Research Lab
The Ohio State University, Department of Psychology

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Biographical Information:

Laren Conklin earned her bachelor's degree in psychology at Bowling Green State University. While at Bowling Green, she worked with Dr. J. Devin McAuley. She also participated in an intense learning community (the IMPACT Learning Community) designed to hone students’ critical thinking skills. Since joining the Depression Lab in 2006, she has studied the nature of cognitive biases in depression and goal pursuit and depression. Her master's thesis project examines the role of a brief goal skills intervention in facilitating engagement in behavioral assignments used in psychotherapies for depression.

Courses Taught: Introduction to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology

Selected Work:

Conklin, L. R., Strunk, D. R., & Fazio, R. H. (2009). Attitude formation in depression: Evidence for deficits in forming positive attitudes. Journal of Behavior Therapy & Experimental Psychiatry, 40, 120-126.

Conklin, L. R., & Strunk, D. R. (2007, November). Learning deficits in attitude formation: Depressive symptoms and the failure to learn the positive. Poster presented at the 41st annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

Last updated: April 6, 2009