Ongoing Research

Functions of autobiographical past and future thinking 

  • Latent Semantic Analysis of Life Narratives of Cultural and Ethnic Experiences in Older Black and White Americans. Paper to be presented by Liao, H.-W., Pandare, S. V., Shanbhogue, N. M., Varma, S., Xu, W., Wu., H., & Oltmanns, F. T. at the scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C.
  • Recalling Life’s Highs and Lows in Older Age: Hierarchical Clustering Methods to Topics, Themes, and Structures. Poster to be presented by Liao, H.-W., Shanbhogue, N. M., Wu., H., & Oltmanns, F. T. at the annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D. C.
  • Enhancing self-functioning in college students: Mental time travel through VR. Poster presentation by Pillarisetty, S., & Liao, H.-W at the 2025 APS Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
  • Recalling youth in virtual reality in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Poster presentation by Kim, D., & Liao, H.-W. at the 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Seattle, WA.

Engagement with life and successful aging

See also Published Research.