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Dr. Leslie Echols, MSU associate professor of psychology, conducts research in a middle school classroom, pre-COVID19.

Professor’s work featured in ‘Top 10 Insights from the Science of a Meaningful Life in 2021’ list

Psychologist Dr. Leslie Echols’ Fast Friends study stood out.

January 11, 2022 by Strategic Communication

Recently, Dr. Leslie Echols, associate professor of psychology at Missouri State University, worked with Dr. Jerreed Ivanich of the University of Colorado to conduct a Fast Friends study. It looked at using questions and answers to foster friendships among middle school students.

This research was featured in the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley’s recent list of the “Top 10 Insights from the Science of a Meaningful Life in 2021.” The annual list highlights what the center sees as the most important, provocative and inspiring findings published about “the science of a meaningful life.”

Filed Under: Faculty and Staff Page, In the News Tagged With: faculty, Leslie Echols, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, psychology, research

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