Daily Stress and Adaptive Processes for Healthy Aging
Understanding how everyday stress, health behaviors, and psychosocial experiences shape adaptive processes and long-term health in the context of aging.
Lifespan Connections,
Health, and Technology Lab
Listening to Life as It Unfolds
The LIFE-CHAT Lab is led by Dr. Zexi Zhou, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria, located on the beautiful Vancouver Island.
We explore what helps people and families live healthier and happier lives, with a focus on health behaviors and socioemotional adaptation across the lifespan. We use (intensive) longitudinal methods, wearable sensors, and emerging technologies to understand and promote health and well-being, from everyday experiences to long-term developmental changes.
What We Study
Emerging Technology and Health Across the Lifespan
Harnessing wearable sensors, real-world data, and emerging technologies to advance personalized approaches that promote health and well-being across the lifespan.
Family Relationships Across Generations and Contexts
Exploring how family relationships shape health and well-being across generations and the lifespan, with attention to developmental, social, and cultural contexts.
Interested in daily experiences, healthy aging, family relationships, or innovative research methods? We welcome curious and motivated graduate and undergraduate students who are eager to explore these topics and grow with us.
Join Our LabWe value interdisciplinary collaboration and welcome opportunities to connect with researchers who share our interests in lifespan development, health, family relationships, and emerging technologies.
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