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SPSP Annual Convention 2024 Dr. Christiane Hoppmann, Dr. Nathan Lewis, and Yoonseok Choi represented the lab at the annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention in San Diego, California. Our delegates had a wonderful experience sharing the diverse research from within the lab with leading researchers from various fields.

Annual Lab Holiday Dinner Current and former lab members all gathered for our holiday lab dinner to celebrate a successful 2023 with one another. We wish each member a wonderful holiday and New Year as we look forward to 2024!

GSA Conference 2023 The Health and Adult Development Lab had a strong representation at this year’s GSA meeting. Dr. Christiane Hoppmann, along with our postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Nathan Lewis, and doctoral students, Ellie Zambrano and Yoonseok Choi represented the lab including sharing current research conducted with world leading researchers in Gerontology! Our delegates also got the chance to […]

17th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine Dr. Christiane Hoppmann was invited to present at the 17th International Congress of Behavioural Medicine about her research focused on Social Relationship Dynamics and Health in Old Age: Evidence from Daily Life Assessments. Our graduate students, Ellie and Yoonseok, also got the opportunity to share their research with other world leading researchers at this conference!

Congratulations to our Spring Graduates! Congratulations to our 2023 spring graduates! Congratulations to our research assistants and lab manager, Matthew Peng, Meaghan Fennell, Mike Min, Yusuf Lahlou, and Kevin Wang on their respective BA and BSc achievements!

Celebrating our Fall Graduates! Current and former lab members gathered to celebrate the series of Fall graduation! Congratulations to Dr. Pauly, Dr. Michalowski, and Tiana on their respective Ph.D and MA milestone!

Congratulations to Dr. Theresa Pauly and Dr. Victoria Michalowski! Congratulations to Dr. Theresa Pauly and Dr. Victoria Michalowski on their recent Ph.D graduation! Best wishes to Dr. Pauly and Dr. Michalowski as they embark on the next chapter of their careers!

GSA Conference 2022 With the return of in-person conferences, our graduate students, Ellie, Tiana, and Yoonseok enjoyed a successful annual GSA conference sharing their research with other graduate trainees from around the world!

52nd Annual Conference for the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology 2022 Dr. Christiane Hoppmann was invited as a featured speaker at the international symposium on “Pathways to Healthy Aging: Insights from Psychoneuroendocrinology and Psychoneuroimmunology” in Chicago where she shared her research on “Everyday Salivary Cortisol in Older Adulthood: Capture Time-Varying Socio-Emotional Contours in the Wild!”

Applied Psychology 2022 Congratulations to Yoonseok on his recent publication on “Having time to oneself in times of extended togetherness: Solitude experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic” that is featured in the world renown journal, Applied Psychology! Congratulations Yoonseok on your contributions towards research advancement in health psychology!

Ellie received a GSA Poster Award! Congratulations to Ellie on receiving a poster award from the Gerontological Society of America 2022 for her research on “Future Time Perspective Modulates Affective Reactivity to Social Problems During the Pandemic.” Congratulations Ellie on your incredible achievement!

Congratulations to Harry Ling! Congratulations to Harry on his recent admission into the graduate program for Special Education in Applied Behavior Analysis at Arizona State University. We wish him a successful journey as he works toward completing his MA at ASU!

Congratulations to Tiana Broen! Congratulations to Tiana on receiving the Excellence in Health Psychology MA Research Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions in research and as a community leader in the field of health psychology. Congratulations Tiana!

Canadian Psychological Association 2022 Yoonseok has been invited to present at Development 2022 held by the Canadian Psychological Association in Calgary. As a delegate on adult development research, his presentation will focus on “Everyday Associations between Solitude Duration and Affective Wellbeing during the Pandemic: The Role of Positive Resources!”

Congratulations to Robyn Ma! Congratulations to Robyn on her admission to multiple graduate programs and the recipient of the Public Health Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship. Congratulations Robyn!

Congratulations to Tiana Broen! Congratulations to Tiana for successfully defending her Master’s thesis. Congratulations Tiana on this tremendous achievement!

Dr. Theresa Pauly received Vontobel Award 2021 Congratulations to Dr. Theresa Pauly, who received the Vontobel Award for Research on Age and Aging from the Center for Gerontology! This distinguished award from the University of Zurich recognizes the excellence of her contributions in her paper on the “Everyday associations between older adults’ physical activity, negative affect, and cortisol.” Congratulations Dr. Pauly!

Congratulations to Yoonseok Choi! Congratulations to Yoonseok for receiving the UBC Four-Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF), a prestigious UBC PhD Stipend for doctoral studies. Congratulations Yoonseok!

Congratulations to Ellie Zambrano! Congratulations to Ellie for receiving the UBC Four-Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF), a prestigious UBC PhD Stipend for doctoral studies. Congratulations Ellie!

Congratulations to Ellie Zambrano! Ellie has passed her Masters Defense with flying colours! Congratulations, Ellie.

Congratulations Graduates! We would like to wish Andrea Chen, Mali McHugh, and Melody Shayanfar congratulations on completing their undergraduate degrees. Happy trails!

Congratulations to Tiana Broen! Tiana Broen received the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada- Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s Award. Congratulations Tiana!

Congratulations to Tiana Broen Congratulations to Tiana for receiving the Faculty of Arts Graduate Award.

Congratulations to Ellie Zambrano Congratulations to Ellie for receiving the Elizabeth Young Lacey Scholarship in Psychology! Ellie has also received the International Tuition Award and the Faculty of Arts Graduate Award.

Congratulations to Yoonseok Choi Congratulations to Yoonseok for receiving the Faculty of Arts Graduate Award.

Congratulations to Dr. Victoria Michalowski Congratulations to Dr. Michalowski for successfully defending her dissertation. We wish her all the best for her future endeavors!

Welcome Tiana and Yoonseok Tiana Broen and Yoonseok Choi have joined our lab as new graduate students. Tiana is pursuing an M.A. and Yoonseok is in his first year of doctoral studies.

Congratulations To Dr. Theresa Pauly Congratulations to Dr. Pauly for successfully defending her PhD and moving to the University of Zurich for her post-doc.

New Study: Allies in Health   We are inviting older individuals together with a close other (e.g. a spouse, friend, neighbor) to participate in the Allies in Health Study. The primary purpose of this study is to understand how close others shape each other’s health behaviours, social interactions, and experiences in the current pandemic. The results of the study can […]

New Study: Tracking Health and Relationships in Everyday Contexts The THRIVE (Tracking Health and Relationships In Varying Everyday contexts) Study seeks to better understand how Canadians can maintain their wellbeing and social connectedness in times of social distancing. We recognize that these are extraordinary circumstances that require all of us to flexibly adapt. We are particularly interested in what distinguishes good days from less […]

Dr. Niall Bolger Visiting Dr. Niall Bolger, Professor of Psychology at Columbia University, spoke at the University of British Columbia’s Psychology Colloquium Series.

GSA Conference 2019 The GSA annual meeting was a great success! Theresa Pauly received the BSS pre-dissertation award   Ellie Zambrano presented her first poster Hoppmann Lab met collaborators and trainees from the Chinese University of Hongkong (Dr. Helene Fung) and the University of Jena, Germany (Dr. Klaus Rothermund). Dr. Jacqui Smith (University of Michigan) with some of […]

Theresa Pauly received GSA Award Theresa Pauly has received the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Behavioural and Social Sciences Section Pre-Dissertation Research Award. Congratulations, Theresa!

European Health Psychology Society 2019 Dr. Christiane Hoppmann and Theresay Pauly presented at the 33rd annual European Health Psychology Society along with friends and former colleagues.         Dr. Jennifer Lay, a former colleague, also had a poster presentation.

Lab Hike The Health and Adult Development Lab recently went on a hike at Hollyburn Mountain!  

Congratulations to Kevin, Izzie, and Sarah! Congratulations to our undergraduates, Kevin Chi, Izzie Fortuna, and Sarah Park on their graduation!

Western Psychological Association 2019 Kevin Chi presented a talk, “Everyday prosocial behaviour and well-being among older adults: A community-based participatory study” at the Western Psychological Association annual convention in Pasadena, California. Kevin was also awarded the Quinn Travel Award and Psi Chi Honors Society in Psychology Regional Travel Grant. Congratulations, Kevin!

CPA Award Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Lay, who received the Canadian Psychological Association Certificate of Academic Excellence for her doctoral thesis!

Vancouver Sun Run The Health and Adult Development Lab participated in the 2019 Vancouver Sun Run!

Kevin Chi awarded Psi Chi Distinguished Undergraduate Research Award Congratulations to Kevin Chi, who won the Psi Chi Distinguished Undergraduate Research Award!

Stella Baehring receives CIHR MA stipend Congratulations to Stella Baehring, who received a Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship awarded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)!

Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference 2019 Izzie Fortuna presented her paper, “Links Between High-Arousal Positive Affect, Perceived Partner Closeness, and Physical Activity in the Everyday Life of Stroke Survivors and their Partners” at the UBC Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference. Izzie is also the recipient of a Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Award. Congratulations, Izzie!

New lab members! We are excited to have several new lab members joining the Health and Adult Development Lab! Ellie Zambrano will be joining the lab as a graduate student in the fall. Johanna Bock (MA student at the University of Wuerzburg) will be visiting the lab from July to December 2019. In addition, Phileas Heim (undergraduate student […]

Alexandra Yam awarded Quinn Research Assistantship Alexandra Yam has received the Quinn Research Assistantship Award to support her research project in the PULSE study. Congratulations, Alexandra!

American Psychosomatic Society 2019 Theresa Pauly and Nadine Ungar presented their papers at the American Psychosomatic Society meeting in Vancouver, Canada. Congratulations to Theresa, whose presentation was also featured as a research highlight!

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Lay Congratulations to Jennifer Lay (Ph.D) on her graduation! Dr. Jennifer Lay is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Chinese University of Hong Kong working with Dr. Helene Fung.  

Happy Holidays The Health and Adult Development Lab celebrated a successful winter season. We wish everyone a wonderful holiday season!  

Gerontological Society of America 2018 Victoria Michalowski, Theresa Pauly, and Kevin Chi presented their research at the 2018 Gerontological Society of America conference in Boston, USA.

Canadian Association on Gerontology 2018 Victoria Michalowski, Stella Baehring, Kevin Chi, and Nadine Ungar presented their research at the 2018 Canadian Association on Gerontology conference in Vancouver, Canada.

‘Demonstrating Health’ showcase at UBC Homecoming Stella and Anna represented our lab and the Department of Psychology at the ‘Demonstrating Health’ Faculty Showcase at UBC Homecoming. Thank you to everyone who visited our booth to learn more about our research!  

Theresa Pauly’s research featured in Irish Health Foundation article Theresa Pauly’s research was featured in an article by the Irish Health Foundation. Click here to read the feature!

Graduate Student Theresa Pauly won a poster award at the EHPS conference Congratulations to Theresa Pauly, who won a poster award for her poster, Tablet Use is Associated with Physical Activity and Loneliness in Older Adults, at the European Health Psychology Society conference in Galway, Ireland!  

New PULSE study video Watch our recent video on the PULSE study to meet our participants and learn first-hand about their experiences taking part in this study.

PULSE Study featured in a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada story The PULSE Study was featured in an article by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada! Click here to read the feature.

Faces of Research featuring Dr. Christiane Hoppmann The director of our lab, Dr. Christiane Hoppmann, was recently featured in a Faces of Research story on Canada Research Chairs in the Faculty of Arts. Click here to read the feature.  

PULSE study featured in Vancouver Coastal Health newsletter The PULSE study was featured in the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute newsletter! Read the newsletter here.

Kevin Chi presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology conference Kevin Chi (4th year undergraduate student) presented a research poster at the 2017 Canadian Association on Gerontology conference in Winnipeg, Canada. Congratulations to Kevin, who also received the Quinn Research Travel Award and Arts Conference Award to support his presentation at the conference!  

Welcome Magdalena Magdalena Gilch will be joining our lab as a visiting research student from Germany for an internship in the PULSE study. Welcome Magdalena!

Jan Keller, Jennifer Lay, and Theresa Pauly presented at the Society for Ambulatory Assessment conference Jan Keller, Jennifer Lay, and Theresa Pauly presented their research posters at the Society for Ambulatory Assessment conference in Luxembourg.

PULSE study featured in the Vancouver Courier Our PULSE study appeared in the Vancouver Courier. Read the newsletter here to learn more about the study.

Kevin Chi awarded Peter Crocker Award in Psychology Kevin Chi has received the 2017 Peter Crocker Award in Psychology. This award is given to the most outstanding undergraduate student in Health Psychology at UBC. Congratulations, Kevin!

Welcome Lea Lea Wilhelm will be joining our lab as a visiting graduate student from the Free University of Berlin for the summer. Welcome Lea!

Victoria Michalowski attending a CIHR summer program Congratulations to Victoria Michalowski, who was selected to attend a CIHR Summer Program on Aging in Montreal!

Congratulations to our RAs on their graduation Congratulations to our undergraduate research assistants, James, Janice, Sarah, Richelle-Joy, and Maggie on their graduation!

Stella Baehring, Kevin Chi, Katrina Ross-Ghali, and Maggie Zhou presented at PURC Stella Baehring, Kevin Chi, Katrina Ross-Ghali, and Maggie Zhou presented their research at the 19th Annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference.  

Kevin Chi awarded Quinn Research Assistantship Award Kevin Chi has received the 2017 Quinn Research Assistantship Award. This award will provide funding to support Kevin’s research project on social engagement and wellbeing. Congratulations, Kevin!

Theresa Pauly awarded PhD stipend Congratulations to Theresa Pauly, who was selected for a PhD stipend from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes for academic excellence and social responsibility! This prestigious stipend is awarded to less than 1% of German students.

Lab members attend a workshop at the Free University of Berlin Dr. Christiane Hoppmann and the graduate students in the lab attended a collaborative workshop hosted at the Free University of Berlin. The workshop was designed to foster training opportunities for graduate students and generate a platform for the development of new collaborative research projects among faculty. The theme of the workshop was on social relationships […]

Our lab is UBC Psychology’s January Lab of the Month! The Health and Adult Development Lab is UBC Psychology’s January Lab of the Month! To read the feature, click here.