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Health & Well-Being Lab
Our goal is to understand how everyday experiences influence physical and mental health across a person's lifespan.
Welcome!
Welcome!
The Health and Well-being Lab at Eckerd College focuses on the connections between psychological factors and health outcomes across the lifespan.
Our diverse team of researchers investigates aspects of life that promote psychosocial resilience and positive health outcomes in children, teenagers, college students, and adults of all ages.
We employ an interdisciplinary set of research methods, including methods from health psychology, neuroscience, and developmental psychology.
Our diverse team of researchers investigates aspects of life that promote psychosocial resilience and positive health outcomes in children, teenagers, college students, and adults of all ages.
We employ an interdisciplinary set of research methods, including methods from health psychology, neuroscience, and developmental psychology.
Undergraduate Student Involvement
Undergraduate Student Involvement
Students volunteering with the Health and Well-Being Lab can gain a variety of research skills including:
- Anthropometric measurement (e.g., blood pressure, height, weight, and waist and hip circumference)
- Sleep assessment
- Survey administration
- Qualitative coding (e.g., scoring interviews, observational videos, and written responses)
- Acute stress administration (e.g., Cold Presser Task and the Trier Social Stress Test)
- Psychosocial measurement selection
- Statistical techniques
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