NDSU Linked Lives Research Lab
“Linked Lives” are the social ties that connect us to one another. Human development is a process of growth and change across the entire lifespan, from infancy to old age. Our research focuses on the role of social support in that developmental process throughout adulthood. Social support from family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and communities is an integral factor influencing human developme
01/19/2024
Way to go, Emily! 🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations to Emily Kinkade, doctoral candidate in Developmental Science and Gerontology, for receiving the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for Spring Semester! This award will allow Emily to focus exclusively on completing her dissertation. Well done, Emily!
11/15/2023
Our Linked Lives Lab team just returned from a successful few days of sharing our research, learning, and networking at the annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Tampa!
A few highlights of the trip were:
- Emily rocked her first podium presentation on “Transitioning to Widowhood: The Role of Social Integration in Moderating Well-being Over Time”
- A couple of fun group dinners with NDSU colleagues
- Bryce had a lot of interest in his unique I-Poetry method in his presentation ““There’s a lot of factors”: Utilizing I-Poetry to Understand Vaccine-Hesitant Decision Making”
- Reconnecting with lab Alumna Dr. Jonix Owino, who presented on “The Match/Mismatch in Perceptions of Successful Aging Among Older Burundian Refugees in the US”
- Our Lab Director, Dr. Heather Fuller, had 4 additional presentations, most exciting of which was our final presentation off of the ‘Social Distancing and Aging Study’ entitled “Patterns and Themes of Older Adults’ Coping across Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic”
- Seeing manatees and dolphins in the wild!
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