The most recent lab news can be found in the Spring 2016 APL Newsletter. Be sure to check out what we have been up to.
Launching new yoga study
Moe Kishida is preparing to start her new study on the effects of yoga in yoga practitioners. For more information, please read about her study Yoga 2016 and contact us.
Congratulations to Moe on her SBM award!
Moe Kishida has been selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Student Researcher in Women’s Health Award on behalf of the Women’s Health SIG of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Moe’s work entitled “Daily Physical Activity Enhances Resilient Resources for Symptom Management in Middle-Aged Women” was selected from over a dozen abstracts and was evaluated on the basis of relevance to women’s health, quality of research design and analysis, and the degree to which your research offers a unique or innovative contribution to women’s health.
COPA study completed!
Congratulations to Moe Kishida on successfully defending her Master’s Thesis entitled COPING WITH THE MENOPAUSAL TRANSITION: IDENTIFYING RESILIENT RESOURCES FOR SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION. Moe has currently two conference presentations from her thesis data and is busy working on preparing them for publication. More details about Moe’s findings are forthcoming in our summer newsletter.
FuSE study completed!
Congratulations to Brian Gross who completed his FuSE study and will be graduating with honors in Kinesiology and with neuroscience as a minor. We will share more details about his study soon in our summer newsletter.
Testing for the FuSE study starts Sunday November 10!
This Sunday we will welcome the first wave of our FuSE participants. We are nearly half way there with our recruitment efforts but are in need of more older adults who are low to moderately active. To learn more about the study, please click HERE. If you think you may be interested, please contact us.
The first wave of participants will start testing this Sunday at the Penn State Indoor Multisport Facility. Please remember to bring good shoes and appropriate clothing. The physical tests involve walking on a track so sneakers or similar athletic footwear would work best. Thank you for participating and we look forward to seeing you on Sunday!
Welcome to The Blog Page for The Aging and Psychology Laboratory
Our lab pursues interdisciplinary research integrating the effects of exercise and physical activity on the mind, behavior, and health with a focus on the aging process.
Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population with more than 36 mil adults over the age of 65 (AOA, 2006). Interestingly, Pennsylvania is second only to Florida in the number of older adults living in the state. With advancing age, there is an increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases often leading to compromised physical, psychological, and emotional functioning. Physical activity is one health behavior shown to have the potential to reduce, or prevent altogether the age-related decline in physical function, to enhance psychological well-being, and improve quality of life. In spite of these benefits, only a small proportion of older adults engage in physical activity at levels sufficient to accrue these benefits.
We apply a biopsychosocial approach and study aging from a lifespan perspective, including both middle-aged and older adults as the target populations. Current research in the lab examines how chronic physical activity and acute exercise affect health and well-being indicators in women as they transition through menopause. We also study the factors that impact physical activity engagement in older adults and its health-related outcomes.
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