Linked Lives Research Lab
“Linked Lives” are the social ties that connect us to one another.
Lifespan development is a process of growth and change from infancy to old age. Humans do not develop alone; our lives are linked, and through those links we influence each other’s development and well-being.
Our research focuses on the role of social support and integration in that developmental process throughout adulthood. Social connections with family, friends, neighbors, and communities are an integral factor influencing human development. In the Linked Lives Lab we seek to better understand how interpersonal connections are associated with development and well-being in adulthood and old age.
Lab members celebrate the end of the first year of interviews for the Social Distancing Study
General Research Focus
Social relationships and well-being across the lifespan
Intergenerational family relationships
Adult development and aging
Social development in cross-cultural contexts
Linked Lives Lab is part of the Developmental Science and Gerontology Ph.D. programs at NDSU. To learn more about these programs click here.
Photos from Recent Research
(L-R) Emily Kinkade, Bryce Van Vleet, and Dr. Fuller visit the 2023 GSA Conference
(L-R) Bryce Van Vleet, Dr. Andrea Huseth-Zosel, and Dr. Fuller present research on coping during COVID-19
Emily Kinkade presents research on older adults transitioning to widowhood
The lab's recent publication on coping during COVID-19 in The Gerontologist
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