Presentations

2026

I was excited to present at the annual Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) conference in Madison, WI. In this pre-registered project, we examined relationship status (married, widowed, separated/divorced, never married), parenthood, and sense of purpose using three waves of MIDUS data. We conducted multilevel models in R to investigate how between and within-person changes in relationship status and parenthood are associated with sense of purpose. Interestingly, we found that widowed versus married individuals reported significantly lower sense of purpose. Additionally, separated/divorced men and widowed men reported significantly lower sense of purpose than married women.

I was delighted at the opportunity to co-present a poster at the UC Davis Undergraduate Research Conference in May, 2026. In this project, I had conducted a systenamtic review assessing the relationship between personality traits and heart rate variability/heart rate. Personality traits were defined as either the big five or HEXACO. In this work, I had the privilege to mentor two undergraduate students who were the second independent searcher as part of the PRISMA systematic review requirements.

I was excited to present this work at the annual Auburn symposium in March, 2026. In this work, we used a coordinated data analysis (CDA) approach to examine trajectories of sense of purpose across seven longitudinal datasets. Across these large and diverse datasets (N = ~31,000), we used linear and quadratic growth models and included several covariates (i.e., gender, education, relationship status, and health conditions). Across datasets, we found that sense of purpose generally peaks during midlife, particularly around the 50s, and then declines into older adulthood. We found that education and relationship status consistently predicted higher purpose across the lifespan. Conversely, baseline age and health conditions were less consistent predictors. Moreover, gender did not significantly predict purpose across the lifespan.

I was delighted at the opportunity to present my work at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference in Chicago in February, 2026. In this work, we used a coordinated data analysis (CDA) approach to examine trajectories of sense of purpose across seven longitudinal datasets. Across these large and diverse datasets (N = ~31,000), we used linear and quadratic growth models and included several covariates (i.e., gender, education, relationship status, and health conditions). Across datasets, we found that sense of purpose generally peaks during midlife, particularly around the 50s, and then declines into older adulthood. We found that education and relationship status consistently predicted higher purpose across the lifespan. Conversely, baseline age and health conditions were less consistent predictors. Moreover, gender did not significantly predict purpose across the lifespan.

In this poster presentation, I share my research project with Dr. Ariel Mosley at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Group Processes & Intergroup Relations pre-conference in Chicago in February, 2026. In three studies we examine White Americans' policy support for minoritized groups. We hypothesized that a high-status minority group focus will increase zero sum thinking (beliefs that one group come at the expense of others) and prototypicality threat (concerns about the changing identity or status of the dominant group), which will reduce support for minority civil rights. The results confirmed the hypotheses, those who viewed the high-status minority group focus had decreased support for minority civil rights. Zero sum thinking but not prototypicality threat mediated the relationship between group focus and support for minority civil rights.

2025

I was delighted at the opportunity to present my work at the Gerontological Society of America conference in Boston in November, 2025. In this work, we used a coordinated data analysis (CDA) approach to examine trajectories of sense of purpose across seven longitudinal datasets. Across these large and diverse datasets (N = ~31,000), we used linear and quadratic growth models and included several covariates (i.e., gender, education, relationship status, and health conditions). Across datasets, we found that sense of purpose generally peaks during midlife, particularly around the 50s, and then declines into older adulthood.

In this oral presentation, I share my research project with Dr. Mosley at the UC Davis annual Center for Brain and Mind psychology conference. In three studies we examine White Americans' policy support for minoritized groups.

In this presentation, I share my academic & research journey during an Introduction to Research in the Behavioral Sciences lecture at North Idaho College. I also shared two of her current research projects to inspire NIC students for potential research careers. I deeply thank Dr. Victor Duarte for this presentation opportunity.

In this poster presentation, I share my research project with Dr. Ariel Mosley at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in Denver in February, 2025. In two studies we examine White Americans' policy support for minoritized groups. We hypothesized that a high-status minority group focus will increase zero sum thinking (beliefs that one group come at the expense of others) and prototypicality threat (concerns about the changing identity or status of the dominant group), which will reduce support for minority civil rights. The results confirmed the hypotheses, those who viewed the high-status minority group focus had decreased support for minority civil rights. Zero sum thinking but not prototypicality threat mediated the relationship between group focus and support for minority civil rights. In follow-up work we will investigate how minoritized groups respond to the same stimuli.

2024

I was delighted at the opportunity to present my independent study project at the Gerontological Society of America conference in Seattle in November, 2024. In this work, we systematically reviewed the ego integrity literature and identified 17 measures from existing literature that have been used to assess ego integrity. We used artificial intelligence to identify 18 identical or very similar items that were repeatedly administered to participants in the Rush Memory and Aging Project (MAP) and the Minority Aging Research Study (MARS). In follow-up work, we will test the psychometric properties of this scale (exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, test re-test reliability, discriminate validity, convergent validity). In addition, to investigating the association between ego integrity and a range of health outcomes, such as incident dementia, chronic conditions, and mortality risk.

In this poster presentation, I share my independent study project at the 2024 UC Davis Undergraduate Research Conference. In this work, we identified 12 measures from existing literature that have been used to assess generativity and ego integrity. We used artificial intelligence to identify identical or very similar items that were repeatedly administered to participants in the Rush Memory and Aging Project. In follow-up work, we will test the psychometric properties of this scale (test re-test reliability, discriminate validity, convergent validity). In addition, to investigating the association between generativity/ ego integrity and a range of health outcomes, such as incident dementia and mortality risk.

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