Study Finds Peer Pressure Susceptibility Lasts into Adulthood
March 1, 2024
Dr. Kendra Seaman and colleagues used mobile experience sampling surveys to naturalistically track how 157 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 80 practice self-control over spontaneous desires in daily life.
Dr. Colleen Frank Receives Summer 2023 HIVE Award
July 31, 2023
Aging Well Lab postdoctoral researcher Dr. Colleen Frank was selected as the Summer 2023 HIVE Award recipient.
Lab Members De’Jiah Edwards and Natalie Laguer Torres Awarded the Diversity Summer Research Awards
March 15, 2023
Two Aging Well Lab members, De’Jiah Edwards and Natalie Laguer Torres, were awarded the Diversity Summer Research Awards from the Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging (SRNDNA).
Study May Offer New Clues on Aging, Financial Trustworthiness
April 21, 2023
Dr. Kendra Seaman and colleagues conducted a study investigating trust and decision-making behavior, providing further insight into why older adults may be more susceptible to financial fraud.
Veteran Journalist Pursues Passion for Science
December 12, 2022
Sera Gonzalez worked for 15 years in a newsroom before joining UTD as a biology undergraduate (and the AWL as a research assistant).
PhD Student Galston Wong awarded the Matthew S. Perry Fellowship in Cognition and Neuroscience
August 5, 2022
The Aging Well Lab’s first PhD student, Galston Wong, was awarded the Matthew S. Perry Fellowship in Cognition & Neuroscience. This fellowship supports graduate students with outstanding academic achievement pursuing degrees in cognition and/or neuroscience. Congratulations, Galston!
Researchers Aim To Make Sense of Risky Financial Behavior in Older Adults
October 22, 2021
Dr. Kendra Seaman received a National Science Foundation grant to better understand the psychological mechanisms and motivations that lead some older adults to make riskier financial decisions than younger adults.
Dallas County considers cash prizes to persuade people to get vaccinated
June 11, 2021
Million-dollar jackpots. Full-ride scholarships. Some states are pulling out all the stops to persuade people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Kendra Seaman uses psychology to explain why financial incentives may help increase vaccination rates in some states, but not in others.
The Other Essential Pandemic Office Trump Eliminated
March 18, 2020
It’s not just the Pandemic Response Team’s elimination that’s frustrating. Dr. Kendra Seaman provides her input for how we can use behavioral science to help older adults stay safe while maintaining social connections.
New Researchers Bolster BBS’ Strength in Neuroscience, Psychology
September 23, 2019
Dr. Kendra Seaman joined three other new tenured and tenure-track faculty members in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences this year, including dean Dr. Steven Small.