Our research examines stressful life events (i.e., major life stressors, such as late-life relocation) and daily stressors (i.e., everyday hassles). We are interested in how stressful life events and daily stressors change across the adult lifespan and impact health and well-being. We aim to identify risk and protective factors contributing to individual differences in stress and well-being.

As a Clinical Geropsychology lab, we seek to discover knowledge that will improve the health and well-being of older adults. In our work, we connect stress and well-being to important healthy aging outcomes, such as physical health, mental health, and cognitive functioning/dementia risk.

Our research examines emotional and psychological well-being across the lifespan. We are interested in how emotions and well-being change in the short-term (i.e., from moment-to-moment and day-to-day) as well as in the long-term (i.e., across years and decades as people age).