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    Population aging is one of the most important social trends of the 21st century. The Psychosocial Flourishing and Health Lab’s overarching goal is to substantially help improve the psychological well-being and physical health of our rapidly growing population. Read More

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    Our research aims to identify, understand, and intervene upon the dimensions of psychological well-being that reduce the risk of age-related conditions. Read More

Welcome to the Psychosocial Flourishing and Health Lab!

Our Lab’s Mission: Be part of a team that substantially improves the psychological and physical health of as many older adults as possible (across the racial/ethnic and socioeconomic spectrum), via rigorous research that informs the development of scalable individual-level interventions, and policies that drive systemic change in our society.

Our Lab’s Research: In pursuit of our overarching mission, our research aims to identify, understand, and intervene upon the dimensions of psychological well-being that reduce the risk of age-related conditions. We also aim to understand the influence that the social environment has on the connection between psychological well-being and physical health. In our work we integrate perspectives from health psychology, other areas of psychology (clinical, developmental, social, personality), gerontology, social epidemiology, biology, biostatistics, and translational science.

We would like to acknowledge that this lab resides on the unceeded, traditional ancestral territory of the Coast Salish, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.

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New research news release: Satisfaction with Aging in Older Adults Congratulations to Julia Nakamura for her recent publication and associated news release, Associations Between Satisfaction With Aging and Health and Well-being Outcomes Among Older US Adults. You can find the UBC News article here and the UBC Psychology News article here .
Pennsylvania State University T32 Training Program Congratulations to Joanna Hong, a previous Post Doctoral Fellow with our Lab, for her acceptance to the Pennsylvania State University T32 Training Program. We're very excited to see the wonderful work she will accomplish!
Deloitte Artificial Intelligence Stategy Team Congratulations to Tiana Wang, who will be leaving her position as research assistant with our lab to join Deloitte's highly revered Artificial Intelligence Strategy Team. Welcome to the future, Tiana!
UBC Science Co-op Supervisor Recognition Award 2021 Congratulations to Dr. Eric Kim, who has been recognized for the UBC Science Co-op Supervisor Recognition Award! Thank you for creating such an encouraging work environment. You can find more information here
Are All Domains of Life Satisfaction Equal? Congratulations to our graduate student, Julia Nakamura, for the publication of a new paper on the associations between specific domains of life satisfaction and favorable health and well-being outcomes!
Gerontological Society of America Behavioural and Social Sciences Award Congratulations to our graduate student, Julia Nakamura, for recieving the BSS Student Research- Pre Dissertation Level Award!
Columbia University Talk Dr. Eric Kim will be speaking at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health on October 21st.
Office of the U.S. Surgeon General Talk Dr. Eric Kim will be speaking at the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and joining a round-table discussion on how sense of purpose in life research might be implemented at scale on August 20th.
Elizabeth Young LACEY Scholarship Congratulations to our graduate student, Julia Nakamura, for receiving the Elizabeth Young LACEY Scholarship in Psychology!
IPPA Early Career Researcher Award Dr. Eric Kim received the International Positive Psychology Association’s (IPPA) Early Career Researcher Award. Congratulations, Dr. Kim!
Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3) Fellowship Congratulations to our graduate student, Julia Nakamura, for receiving the Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3) Fellowship
Society for Epidemiological Research Interview Dr. Eric Kim was interviewed by the Society for Epidemiologic Research for their podcast Epidemiology Counts, where he spoke about the health benefits of having a positive outlook on life and striving for a sense of purpose.
The Washington Post Dr. Eric Kim’s research and interview on purpose and longevity was featured in The Washington Post. Click below to read the article! January 3, 2021. “Boosting our sense of meaning in life is an often overlooked longevity ingredient”.
Our Research
Our research aims to identify, understand, and intervene upon the dimensions of psychological well-being that reduce the risk of age-related conditions. We also aim to understand the influence that the social environment has on the connection between psychological well-being and physical health. In our work we integrate perspectives from health psychology, other areas of psychology (clinical, developmental, social, personality), gerontology, social epidemiology, biology, biostatistics, and translational science.
Learn more about our research here!
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Psychosocial Flourishing and Health Lab
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Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
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