Psychology students Casey Foster ('19) and Maiah Overdorf ('19) presented the results of their humor research at the annual convention of the New England Psychological Association in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Their research was entitled Gelotophobia: Lack of Optimism and Fear of Happiness. The research investigated personality characteristics of people with different types of sense of humor. They are members of the Psychology Department's Humor Research Team.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20181113185613719