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    Our research is focused on understanding psychosocial well-being and biobehavioural mechanisms underlying healthy aging.

  • Daily positive events promote health

    Our work demonstrates that daily positive experiences are associated with lower inflammation, adaptive cortisol profiles, and better health behaviours.

  • Positive experiences and stress processes

    We have found that maintaining positive emotions in the face of stress is important for health.


Welcome to the UPLIFT Health Lab website!

We are interested in Understanding Pathways Linking Inter- and Intraindividual Factors To Health.

Our areas of interest include:

  • Biological and behavioural mechanisms linking daily experiences to long-term health and aging
  • The roles of positive experiences in stress and coping processes
  • Day-to-day dynamics of psychosocial well-being, sleep, and health behaviours
  • Biopsychosocial determinants of risk and outcomes for cardiovascular disease

 

We acknowledge that our learning takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam). We make this acknowledgement with the recognition that our relationships to land and place, the lifelong development of identity, and our understanding of our place in the world are essential to the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. To find out which Indigenous lands you live on, visit native-land.ca.

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PURC and MURC Presentations Olive Huang received the Oral Presentation Award at the UBC Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference! YAY! Congrats to Olive, Angela Lee, and Brian Qi on presenting their Directed Studies projects at the UBC Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference.
Jin receives APS travel award for sleep medicine Congrats to Jin Wen! He received the American Psychosomatic Society (APS) Travel Award for Hall Scholars, an award named for Dr. Martica Hall to recognize outstanding sleep medicine research abstracts presented at the APS Annual Meeting.
American Psychosomatic Society Conference Our lab members will be giving presentations at the upcoming APS conference! Nikki Stuart will present her work on physical activity and cognitive aging, Lydia Ong and Patrick Klaiber will be showcasing their meta-analysis on daily positive events and health, and Jin Wen will give a talk about the effects of sleep on stress anticipation.
Richmond News, February 27, 2022 Microaggressions lead to health issues, says UBC expert. https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/mental-wellness-microaggressions-lead-to-health-issues-says-ubc-expert-5106253
Psychology Today, November 6, 2021 How your personality can help you bounce back. https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/fulfillment-any-age/202111/how-your-personality-can-help-you-bounce-back
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The UPLIFT Health Lab at UBC is exploring how daily experiences contribute to emotional well-being and health among adults in our community. Please visit the Daily Experiences and Health website for more details.
Email: uplift[at]psych.ubc.ca
Phone: 604 827 2241
Location:
UPLIFT Health Lab
Kenny Building, Room 2102
2136 West Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
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UPLIFT Health Lab
Vancouver Campus
Kenny Building, Room 2102
2136 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Tel 604 827 2241
Website uplift.psych.ubc.ca
Email uplift [at] psych.ubc.ca
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