Welcome to the Research Updates page! Here is where you will find information on past, present, and future progress we have made on our project, “What is Hope? Bridging the Gap Between Lived Experience, Practice, and Research.”
Stories of Hope
Stories of Hope: In the 2024-2025 academic year, an interdisciplinary team of undergraduate students, graduate and professional students, faculty, and staff at Duke University were assembled to gather stories of hope, the main focus of this project.
Hope in Tanzania
Currently, we are collaborating with Dr. Kim Madundo at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC) in Tanzania in an effort to begin expanding our collection of hope stories to different cultures and religions across the world. Click here to read more!
Publications
Edwards, M. E., Booker, J. A., Cook, K., Miao, M., Gan, Y., & King, L. A. (2025). Hope as a meaningful emotion: Hope, positive affect, and meaning in life. Emotion. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/emo0001513
