Making Meaning of the Messes: College Student Development and Incidents of Trauma

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 5
  In Roundtable Session: College Student Learning and Development Roundtable

Abstract

College students are particularly at risk for experiencing psychologically traumatic events. Given the high prevalence of trauma, there is a surprising dearth of information relating to the ways that trauma affects college student development. This study aims to shed light on how trauma affects college student meaning making.

Authors

• Gordon J. M. Palmer, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

• Kamaria B. Porter, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor