In an era in which many people can live well into their eighties or nineties, articulating pathways to a quality life becomes more critical than ever before. Our research contributes to this common goal: it identifies the affective, cognitive, and sociocultural processes that shape meaningful lives. At a high level, our research aims to answer Read More…
Congrats Simran on receiving APS Student Travel Assistance for the 2025 Annual Convention
Simran Pillarisetty will present a project titled, Enhancing self-functioning in college students: Mental time travel through VR, at the 2025 APS Annual Convention in Washington D.C.
Congrats DaEun on receiving the CoS Graduate Career Connect Travel Grant!
DaEun Kim has been selected for a College of Sciences Graduate Career Connect Travel Grant for $1,000 to be used towards participation in the Human Computer Interaction International 2025 and giving a presentation on Exploring Longitudinal Affect on Adoption of Persuasive Wearables in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Parcell E., Erickson, J., Gleaton Read More…
Congrats on DaEun’s winning the 2024 ISSI Mini Research Grant Award!
DaEun is one of the three recipients who won the 2024 Mini Research Grant Award ($1000) from the International Society for Self and Identity. She will use the grant to conduct a study titled, The Self-functions of Past and Future Thinking in Adulthood and Old Age in Times of Challenges. Congratulations and looking forward to new discoveries from Read More…
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Paid/GT SONA Credit Future Thinking Study: Recruiting Young Adult Participants
Recruiting Young Adults and College Students from the community and across campus to participate in our Future Thinking Study. For study details and what you will be asked to do, see below Interested in signing up? Click this link
Congrats on Theresa Glasgow’s acceptance into a Psy.D. program!
Congratulating Theresa Glasgow, a Psychology major and a research assistant to the Janus Lab, on her acceptance into Midwestern University’s Psy.D. program! She had completed a couple of interviews and has some more opportunities to come.
Congrats Kelsey Sauers on her admission to medical school
Congrats Kelsey Sauers, our very first undergraduate RA who was a neuroscience major and stayed with us for three semesters (Jan 2021 – May 2022), on her receiving multiple offers from several schools. She will continue her training and education at VCOM Auburn in AL!
Congrats Siddhi Pandare and her team
Congrats Siddhi Pandare, graduate student assistant to the Janus Lab (Jan 2023- May 2023), and her team on winning the best use of omniverse track at ImmerseGT | VR/AR/MR Hackathon where they implemented the concept of interacting to an older self in one of their projects! For more info on the product that they created Read More…
Congrats Cagla Aktas on Receiving APS Travel Support
Cagla Aktas, visiting PhD student in the lab (July 2022 – June 2023), received travel support and presented a lab study before returning to her home country this summer. With her study interest in cultural differences, she presented work related to gender and cultural differences in life narratives from older blacks and non-Latino whites.