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October 2026
October 2026
Professor Lyons developed a Summer Abroad cours on Healthy Aging to be taught in Dublin, Ireland (May-June 2027). Details available here!
April 2026
April 2026
Claire Duncan and Kailin Wenke (Undergraduate Research Fellows), presented research from the TCU Lab at the Boston College Research Day.
April 2026
April 2026
Kaitlin Wenke (Undergraduate Research Fellow) received the Spirit of Sigma award from Alpha Chi.
March 2026
March 2026
Professor Lyons travelled to Washington, DC, in her role as member of the board of directors at The Gerontological Society of America to advocate for increased funding to support research on older adults and their families. Both the Boston College magazine and The Heights student newspaper wrote about the trip.
February 2026
February 2026
Alyssa Abbott (PhD Research Fellow) presented some of her work on loneliness in care partners at the annual Pecha Kucha forum in the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College.
January 2026
January 2026
Professor Lyons, in collaboration with Professor Rauer and Proulx, published the first book on Dyadic Health Science with Cambridge University Press.
November 2025
November 2025
Members of the TCU Lab presented at the Gerontological Society of America in Boston, MA.
October 2025
October 2025
Alyssa Abbott (PhD Research Fellow) received the 2025-2026 Evelyn J. Barclay Scholarship for the pursuit of her PhD from the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College. This award will provide critical support as she advances her dissertation research on loneliness among older adults and older adult informal caregivers.
August 2025
August 2025
Professor Lyons was named the Inaugural Elizabeth Power Keohane Faculty Fellow in recognition of her contributions to research and teaching.
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