Patrick Klaiber has successfully completed his dissertation entitled “Engaging in and responding to daily positive events: Roles of personality and age.” He passed the dissertation defence with flying colours and has completed all Ph.D. program requirements. Congrats, Dr. Klaiber!
American Psychosomatic Society Conference
The UPLIFT Health Lab had a strong presence at the APS conference in Puerto Rico! Nikki Stuart gave a talk on stress and attention in daily life, Jin Wen presented his work on aspects of daily stress and coping that influence sleep, and Lydia Ong shared new findings on anticipation of discrimination and its impacts on emotional well-being. Dr. Sin facilitated roundtable discussions as a member of the APS Antiracism Task Force.
Master’s Thesis Defence
Nicole Stuart successfully defended her Master’s thesis on physical activity and cognitive health across 9 years in an age-diverse sample of adults. For her Ph.D. work, she will be focusing on physical activity as a buffer against daily stress-related changes in memory and attention.
Patrick begins faculty position
Congrats to Patrick! Ph.D. candidate Patrick Klaiber is now an Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology at Tilburg University in The Netherlands. In addition to training the next generation of psychology students, Patrick will conduct research on positive aspects of daily life during major life transitions in older adulthood (e.g., becoming a grandparent, retirement).
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.
Psychology Today, November 6, 2021
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