Katherine L. Fiori | Faculty Profiles

Articles

Huxhold, O., & Fiori, K. L. (in press). Understanding loneliness in late life. Current Opinion in Psychology.

So, C., Fiori, K. L., Marini, C. M., Murphy, B. A., & Stein, J. B. (2022). Relationship talk with partners and friends during emerging adulthood: The role of relationship satisfaction. Journal of Social, Behavioral, & Health Sciences, 16(1), 48-72.

Khan, A., & Fiori, K. L. (2022). Sociability moderates the negative association between COVID-related disruptions on life satisfaction. Journal of Social, Behavioral, & Health Sciences, 16(1), 75-93.

Stein, J. B., Fiori, K. L., & Murphy, B. (2022). Exploring the direct and indirect effects that network-based measures share with measures and outcomes of attachment theory. Pennsylvania Communication Annual, 78, 11-37.

Huxhold, O., Fiori, K. L., & Windsor, T. (2022). Rethinking social relationships in adulthood: The differential investment of resources model. Personality and Social Psychology Review.

So, C., & Fiori, K. L. (2022). Attachment anxiety and loneliness during the first-year of college: Self-esteem and social support as mediators. Personality and Individual Differences, 187.

Fiori, K. L., & Rauer, A. (2021). The how, when, and where of women’s social relationships later in life. Journal of Women & Aging. Advanced online publication.

Schoenfeld, R., & Fiori, K. L. (2021). All social media is not created equal: Instagram, Finsta, and Loneliness. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 15.

Capps Umphlet, K. L., Fiori, K. L., Mullin, A. S. J., Cain, L.A., & Hilsenroth, M. J. (2021). Patient crying during psychotherapy intake sessions: Relationship to patient characteristics and early treatment process. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 28(6), 1482-1493.

Fiori, K. L., Rauer ,A. J., Birditt, K. S., Brown, E., & Orbuch, T. L. (2021). You aren’t as close to my family as you think: Discordant perceptions about in-laws and risk of divorce. Research in Human Development, 17(4), 258-273.

Rauer, A., & Fiori, K. L. (2021). The legacy of those we love(d) and lost. Journal of Women and Aging, 33(2), 119-121.

Parmenter, M., & Fiori, K. L. (2021). The positive side of negative interactions: Anxious and avoidant attachment as moderators. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 15(1), 1-30.

Monk, J. K., Proulx, C. M., Marini, C. M., & Fiori, K. L. (2020). Advancing research and theory on aging military veterans in a relational context. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 12(2), 180-99.

Murphy, B., Fiori, K. L., & Stein, J. (2020). Network interference negatively predicts relationship quality and mental health in young dating couples. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 14(1), 138-52.

Marini, C. M., Fiori, K. L., Wilmoth, J., Pleiser, A. P., & Martire, L. M. (2020). Psychological adjustment of aging Vietnam veterans: The role of supportive network ties. Gerontology, 66(2), 138-48.

Marini, C. M., Ermer, A., Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., & Proulx, C. M. (2020). Marital quality, loneliness, and depressive symptoms later in life: The moderating role of self and spousal functional limitations. Research in Human Development, 17(4), 211-234.

Marini, C. M., Pless Kaiser, A., Smith, B. N., & Fiori, K. L. (2020). Aging veterans’ mental health and well-being in the context of COVID-19: The importance of social ties during physical distancing. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(S1), S217-19.

Huxhold, O., Fiori, K. L., Webster, N., Antonucci, T. C. (2020). The strength of weaker ties: An underexplored resource for maintaining well-being in later life. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences, 75(7), 1433-42.

Fiori, K. L., Windsor, T. D., & Huxhold, O. (2020). The increasing importance of friendship in old age: Understanding the role of sociohistorical context in social development. Gerontology, 66(3), 286-94. (invited article)

Huxhold, O., & Fiori, K. L. (2019). Demographic change can threaten social integration in rural regions. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 74(6), 954-963. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Marini, C. M., Jager, J., Brown, E., & Orbuch, T. (2018). “I love you, not your friends:” Links between partners’ early disapproval of friends and divorce across 16 years. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35(9), 1230-1250. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Brown, E., Jager, J., & Orbuch, T. (2017). Social network typologies of black and white married couples in midlife. Journal of Marriage and Family, 79(2), 571-589. doi:

Jofen-Miller, S., & Fiori, K. L. (2017). The impact of psychotherapist training and experience on posttermination contact. Psychotherapy, 54(1), 114-122. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Buthmann, J., Denckla, C. A. (2017). Crying and attachment style: The role of romantic relationships. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 11(1), 133-146. doi:

Smith, S. W., Levy, S. R., Hilsenroth, M. J., Fiori, K. L., & Bornstein, R. F. (2016). Relationship between patient SWAP-200 personality characteristics and therapist-rated alliance early in treatment. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 204(6), 437-444. doi:

Santini, Z. I., Fiori, K. L., Feeney, J., Tyrovolas, S., Haro, J. P., Koyanagi, A. (2016). Social relationships, loneliness, and mental health among older men and women in Ireland: A prospective community-based study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 204, 59-69. doi:

Santini, Z. I., Koyanagi, A., Tyrovolas, S., Haro, J. M. Fiori, K. L., Uwakwa, R., Thiyagarajan, J. A., Webber, M., Prince, M., & Prina, A. M. (2015). Social network typologies and mortality risk among older people in China, India, and Latin America: A 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based cohort study. Social Science & Medicine, 147, 134-143. doi:

Windsor, T. D., Rioseco, P., Fiori, K. L., Curtis, R., & Booth, H. (2015). Structural and functional social network attributes moderate the association of self-rated health with mental health in midlife and older adults. International Psychogeriatrics, 1-13. doi:

Smith, S. W., Hilsenroth, M. J., Fiori, K. L., & Bornstein, R. F. (2014). . Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 202, 372-378. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000134

Denckla, C. A., Fiori, K. L., Vingerhoets, A. J. J. M. (2014). . Journal of Personality Assessment, 96, 619-631. doi: 10/1080/00223891.2014.899498

Fiori, K. L., & Consedine, N. S. (2013). . Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 30, 921-942. doi: 10.1177/0265407512473863

Consedine, N. S., Tuck, N. L., & Fiori, K. L. (2013). . American Journal of Men's Health, 7, 382-393. doi: 10.1177/1557988312474838

Sanders, A., Szymanski, K., & Fiori, K. L. (2013). The family roles of siblings of people diagnosed with a mental disorder: Heroes and lost children. International Journal of Psychology, 49, 257-262. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12020

Capps, K. L., Fiori, K. L., Mullin, A. S. J., & Hilsenroth, M. J. (2013). Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 22, 208-220. doi: 10.1002/cpp.1879

Fiori, K. L., Consedine, N. S., Denckla, C. A., & Vingerhoets, A. J. J. M. (2013). . Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 7, 44-62. doi: 10.5964/ijpr.v7i1.109

Conway, F., Magai, C., Jones, S., Fiori, K. L., & Gillespie, M. (2013). . International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 76, 1-27. doi: 10.2190/AG.76.1.a

Consedine, N. S., Fiori, K. L., Tuck, N. L. & Merz, E.-M. (2013). . Journal of Aging and Health, 25, 56-79. doi: 10.1177/0898264312466260

Fiori, K. L., Windsor, T. D., Pearson, E. L., & Crisp, D. A. (2013). . Gerontology, 59, 40-52. doi: 10.1159/000339747

Huxhold, O., Fiori, K. L., & Windsor, T. D. (2013). The dynamic interplay of social network characteristics, subjective well-being, and health: The costs and benefits of socio-emotional selectivity. Psychology and Aging, 28(1), 3-16. doi:

Consedine, N. S., Fiori, K. L., & Magai, C. (2012). . Attachment and Human Development, 16, 477-500. doi: 10.1080/14616734.2012.706433

Fiori, K. L. & Denckla, C. A. (2012). . Journal of Aging and Health, 24, 407-438. doi:

Fiori, K. L., & Jager, J. (2012). . International Journal of Behavioral Development, 36, 117-129. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Consedine, N. , & Merz, E.-M. (2011). . Research on Aging, 33, 465-493. doi: 10.1177/0164027511401038

Marini, C. M, & Fiori, K. L. (2011). Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 16, 180-187.

Windsor, T. D., Fiori, K. L., & Crisp, D. A. (2011). . Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 67, 423-431. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbr117

Consedine, N. S. & Fiori, K. L. (2009). . Aging & Mental Health, 13, 847 - 862. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Consedine, N. S., & Magai, C. (2009). . Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 24, 121-141. doi: 10.1007/s10823-008-9078-2

Magai, C., Consedine, N. S., Fiori, K. L., & King, A. (2009). . Journal of Aging and Health, 12, 286-313. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Consedine, N. S., & Magai, C. (2008). . Aging & Mental Health, 12, 700-712. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Antonucci, T. C., & Akiyama, H. (2008). . Ageing and Society, 28, 203-231. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Consedine, N. S., & Magai, C. (2008). . Ageing and Society, 28, 495-524. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Smith, J., & Antonucci, T. C. (2007). . Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 62B, P322-P330. doi:

Keller-Cohen, D., Fiori, K. L., Toler, A., & Bybee, D. (2006). . Ageing and Society, 26, 585-605. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Brown, E. E., Cortina, K. S., & Antonucci, T. C. (2006). . Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 9, 239-263. doi:

Fiori, K. L., McIlvane, J., Brown, E. E., & Antonucci, T. C. (2006). . Aging and Mental Health, 10, 227-239. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Antonucci, T. C., & Cortina, K. S. (2006). . Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 61B, P25-P32. doi:

Fiori, K. L., Hays, J., & Meador, K. (2004). . International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 59, 391-420. doi:

Chapters

Fiori, K. L., & Rauer, A. J. (2020). Gender and race perspectives on relationship maintenance. In B. G. Ogolsky & J. K. Monk, Relationship Maintenance: Theory, Process, and Context. Cambridge University Press.

Fiori, K. L. (2019). Social networks. In J. J. Ponzetti, Jr. (Ed), Macmillan encyclopedia of families, marriages, and intimate relationships, Vol. 2 (pp. 834-837). USA: Macmillan Reference.

Fiori, K. L., & Denckla, C. A. (2015). Friendship and happiness among middle-aged adults. In M. Demir (Eds.). Friendship and Happiness: Across the Life-Span and Cultures. Springer.

Antonucci, T. C., Fiori, K. L., Birditt, K., & Jackey, L. M. H. (2010). Convoys of Social Relations: Integrating Life Span and Life Course Perspectives. In A.F. Freund, M.L. Lamb, & R.M. Lerner (Eds.). Handbook of Lifespan Development. (pp. 434-473). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons.

Antonucci, T. C., Fiori, K. L., & Brown, E. E. (2006). ). Religion and spirituality at the end of life: A lifespan approach. In E. Dowling and W. G. Scarlett (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Spiritual and Religious Development in Childhood and Adolescence. (pp. 141-2). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Conference Presentations

Florio, K., & Fiori, K. L. (August, 2023). Caregiver and blue at twenty-two? Depressive symptoms in emerging adults acting as family caregivers. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.

Florio, K., & Fiori, K. L. (June, 2023). Comparing emerging adult family caregivers and non-caregivers on mental and physical health outcomes. Poster presented at the 52^nd Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society in Madrid, Spain.

Florio, K., & Fiori, K. L. (June, 2023). Caregiving during emerging adulthood: A potential risk factor for generalized anxiety? A comparison of emerging adult family caregivers and emerging adult non-caregivers. Paper presented at the SSEA 2023 Conference on Emerging Adulthood in San Diego, CA.

Garber, M. & Fiori, K. L. (April, 2023). Attitudes on autism: The impact of theatre on stigma. Poster presented at the 2023 Northeast Regional Honor Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.

Florio, K., & Fiori, K. L. (March, 2023). Your young adult patients are sick: Are you assessing them for caregiving? Examining physical health in emerging adult family caregivers vs. non-caregivers. Poster accepted for presentation at the 80^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society in San Juan, Puerto Rico (first author unable to attend).

So, C., Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A., & Marini, C. M. (November, 2022). Generativity and older adults’ COVID-19 adjustment and mental health. Poster presented at the 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Indianapolis, IN.

Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A., Marini, C., So, C., & Khan, A. (November, 2022). The role of sociability in older adults’ adaptation to COVID-19. Paper presented at the 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Indianapolis, IN.

Florio, K., & Fiori, K. L. (October, 2022). “Too little, too late? The moderating role of social support-seeking in the relationship between strain and physical health in informal family caregivers. Poster presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in MA.

Fiori, K. L., Windsor, T. D., & Huxhold, O. (June, 2022). The increasing importance of friendship in late life: Understanding the role of sociohistorical context in social development. Paper presented at the 22^ndWorld Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) (virtual).

Basher, T., Khan, A., & Fiori, K. L. (May, 2022). Differences in the association between religious coping styles and psychological well-being among Christian and Muslim young adults. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Sciences in Chicago, IL.

Khan, A. & Fiori, K. L. (May, 2021). Sociability exacerbates the negative effects of COVID-related disruptions on life satisfaction. Poster for the 2021 Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention and Poster Showcase.

McMann, C. & Fiori, K. L. (May, 2021). Empathy moderates the association between energy and network closeness in emerging adults. Poster for the 2021 Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention and Poster Showcase.

Fiori, K. L., Windsor, T. D., & Huxhold, O. (November, 2020). Rethinking social relationships: The Differential Investment of Resources Model of Social Development. Poster presented at the 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (virtual).

Fiori, K. L., Huxhold, O., & Windsor, T. D. (July, 2020; cancelled). The increasing importance of friendship in late life: Understanding the role of sociohistorical context in social development. Paper accepted for presentation at the Biennial Conference of the International Association of Relationships Research in London, UK.

Parmenter, M. & Fiori, K. L. (July, 2020; cancelled). “I love them, I love them not”: The association of partners’ ambivalent network ties on psychological well-being and couples’ relationship satisfaction. Poster accepted for presentation at the Biennial Conference of the International Association of Relationships Research in London, UK.

So, C., Fiori, K. L., Murphy, B., & Stein, J. (July, 2020; cancelled). Who do you talk to?: The role of relationship talk in couple satisfaction and depressive symptoms among emerging adults. Poster accepted for presentation at the Biennial Conference of the International Association of Relationships Research in London, UK.

Schoenfeld, R., & Fiori, K. L. (May, 2020; in-person cancelled, virtual event). All social media is not created equal: Instagram use negatively predicts loneliness but Finsta use positively predicts loneliness among emerging adults. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Sciences in Chicago, IL.

Marini, C. M., Ermer, A. E., Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., & Proulx, C. M. (November, 2019). Marital quality, loneliness, and depressive symptoms later in life: The moderating role of self and spousal functional limitations. Paper presented at the 2019 Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations in Fort Worth, TX.

Fiori, K. L., & Huxhold, O. (November, 2019). The strength of weaker ties: Have we been ignoring aresource for aging adults? Paper presented at the 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Austin, TX.

Florio, K. & Fiori, K. L. (October, 2019). Family caregiving across the lifespan: Comparing emerging adults and middle-aged adults on caregiving strain and mental health outcomes. Poster to be presented at the 2019 Society for the Study of Human Development Biennial Meeting in Portland, OR.

Murphy, B., Parmenter, M. E., Fiori, K. L., & Stein, J. (August, 2019). Social Networks and Partners Study. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention in Chicago, IL.

Murphy, B., Fiori, K. L., & Stein, J. (May, 2019). Keep your friends out of it: Network interference negatively predicts relationship quality and mental health in young dating couples. Poster presented at the 31^st Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.

Parmenter, M. E., & Fiori, K. L. (July, 2018). Attachment as a moderator of the association between social interactions and life satisfaction in college freshmen. Poster presented at the Biennial InternationalAssociation for Relationship Research Conference in Fort Collins, CO.

Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Marini, C. M., Jager, J., Brown, E., & Orbuch, T. L. (July, 2018). “I love you, not your friends”: Links between partners’ early disapproval of friends and divorce across 16 years. Paper presented at the Biennial International Association for Relationship Research Conference in Fort Collins, CO.

Blair, K., & Fiori, K. L. (April, 2018). The relationship between Facebook use and physical/mental health outcomes with attachment style as a moderator. Poster presented at the 2018 Meeting of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research at the University of Central Oklahoma.

Liasidou, C. & Fiori, K. L. (March, 2018). To cry or not to cry: How social context moderates the association of crying behavior with positive and negative emotions. Poster presented at the Emotions Preconference of the 2018 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention in Atlanta,GA.

Fiori, K. L., & Fuller, H. (July, 2017). Social network typologies and health in late life: The moderating role of gender. Paper presented at the 2017 IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in San Francisco, CA.

Fuller, H., & Fiori, K. L. (July, 2017). Longitudinal implications of social integration for health and well-being in late life. Poster presented at the 2017 IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in San Francisco, CA.

Santos, T., & Fiori, K. L. (April, 2017). Music and emotion: The role of music type and individual differences. Poster presented at the 2017 Meeting of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Memphis, TN.

Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Brown, E., & Orbuch, T. (November, 2016). Considering marital instability within the broader family context: A focus on race and gender. Paper presented at the 2016 Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations in Minneapolis, MN.

Higgins, D., & Fiori, K. L. (May, 2016). Social support and college adjustment:Comparisons of a veteran and non-veteran sample. Poster presented at the 2016 Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science in Chicago, IL.

Fiori, K. L., & Huxhold, O. (November, 2015). Educational and regional context interact to shape social development across the second half of life. Paper presented at the 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Orlando, FL.

Fiori, K. L., Denckla, C. A., Gonsalves, V., Ambrose, M., Gomes, D., & Bornstein, R. (2015). Toward an interactionist perspective on the dependency-crying relationship: Differential impact of presence of others in dependent and nondependent college students. In 2015 Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science. New York, NY.

Reisert, L. M. & Fiori, K. L. (2015). The association between adoption status and attachment styles during the transition to college. In 2015 Meeting of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Cheney, WA.

Smith, S. W., Levy, S. R., Hilsenroth, M. J., Fiori, K. L., & Bornstein, R. F. (2015). Relationship between patient SWAP-200 personality characteristics and therapist-rated alliance early in treatment. In 2015 Annual Convention of the Society for Personality Assessment. Brooklyn, NY.

Fiori, K., L., & Rauer, A. (2014). Two can be as bad as one: Marital quality, loneliness, and mental health in older adulthood. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, D.C..

Coyle, K., & Fiori, K. L. (2014). The relationship between Facebook use and emotional well-being as moderated by interpersonal relatedness among college students. In 2014 Meeting of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Lexington, KY.

Miller, S., & Fiori, K. L. (2013). Trajectories and race differences in division of labor and gender-equality norms of early and late transitioners to parenthood. In Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Fiori, K. L., Consedine, N. S., Tuck, N. L., & Merz, E.-M. (2013). Attachment, activity limitation, and health symptoms in later life: The mediating roles of positive and negative affect and emotion regulation. In Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Buthmann, J., & Fiori, K. L. (2013). Attachment style moderates the association between relationship status change and mental health. In Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, D.C..

Singer, J., & Fiori, K. L. (2013). The interplay of physical and emotional dependency in older adults. In Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association. Reno, NV.

Fiori, K. L., Brown, E., Birditt, K. S., & Orbuch, T. (2012). Does personality matter?: Race differences in interactions between spousal personality traits predicting marital well-being 16 years later. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. San Diego, CA.

Fiori, K. L., Birditt, K. S., Brown, E., & Orbuch, T. (2012). Social network typologies of black and white married couples: Implications for positive and negative marital quality. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. San Diego, CA.

Marini, C., & Fiori, K. L. (2012). Work-family spillover and psychological distress in women: A perseon-centered approach. In Inaugural Meeting of the Work and Family Researchers Network. New York City, NY.

Capps, K., Fiori, K. L., Mullin, A., & Hilsenroth, M. (2012). Relationship between in-session patient crying behavior and therapeutic interventions. In 43rd International Meeting of Psychotherpay Research. Virginia Beach, VA.

Fasone, C. A., & Fiori, K. L. (2012). The stress buffering theory of social supprt in the college setting. In Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.

Denckla, C. A., Fiori, K. L., & Vingerhoets, A. D. (2012). Association among crying, empathy, and age: The crying proneness index. In 2012 Consortium of European Research on Emotion (CERE) Emotion Conference. University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.

Fiori, K. L., & Denckla, C. A. (2012). ). Crying and attachment style: The role of romantic relationships. In 2012 Consortium of European Research on Emotion (CERE) Emotion Conference. University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.

Kornobis, B. P., & Fiori, K. L. (2012). Examining the mechanisms of mindfulness in a stress reduction workshop with college students. In Meeting of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Ogden, UT.

Fiori, K. L., Windsor, T. D., & Crisp, D. A. (2011). Can positive social exchanges buffer the negative effects of negative social exchanges?: Age and gender differences. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Boston, MA.

Fiori, K. L., & Denckla, C. A. (2011). Social support and mental health in middle-aged men and women: A multidimensional approach. In Society for the Study of Human Development Biennial Meeting. Providence, RI.

Fiori, K. L., & Denckla, C. A. (2011). Crying in context: The influence of interpersonal dependency and social networks. In Fifth International Conference on The (Non)Expression of Emotions in Health and Disease. Tilburg, the Netherlands.

Fiori, K. L. (2011). Positive and Negative Social Exchanges and Mental Health across the Transition to College. In Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C..

Graziano, B. J., Curtis, R. C., Heinowitz, A. E. & Fiori, K. L. (2011). Personality and political extremism. In Annual Convention for the Association of Psychological Science. Washington, D. C..

Marini, C. M., & Fiori, K. L. (2011). Attachment style and well-being in first-year students: To commute or not to commute. In Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. Cambridge, MA.

Fiori, K. L., & Consedine, N. S. (2010). Gender moderates the associations between attachment and discrete emotions in late middle age and later life. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. New Orleans, LA.

Fiori, K. L., Chung, W.-J., & Consedine, N. S. (2010). The Adaptive and Maladaptive Faces of Dependency in Later Life: Links to Physical and Psychological Health Outcomes. In Annual Convention for the Association of Psychological Science. Boston, MA.

Fiori, K. L., Denckla, C., & Kaufmann, C. (2010). Social Support and mental health in middle-aged adults: Gender moderation. In Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. Brooklyn, NY.

Fiori, K. L., & Jager, J. (2009). Social Support Networks and Health across the Lifespan: A Longitudinal, Pattern-centered Approach. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Atlanta, GA.

Fiori, K. L., Consedine, N. S., & Magai, C. (2008). Late life attachment in context: Patterns of relating among men and women from seven ethnic groups. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. National Harbor, MD.

Consedine, N. S., Fiori, K. L., & Magai, C. (2008). Gender, attachment, and emotion in later life: patterns of relating are more closely linked to emotional experience among older men. In Annual Conference of the State Society on Aging (New York). Saratoga Springs, NY.

Fiori, K. L., Consedine, N. S., & Magai, C. (2008). The adaptive and maladaptive faces of relating to others in later life: Links to physical and psychological outcomes. In Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. W脙录rzburg, Germany.

Fiori, K. L., Consedine, N. S., & Magai, C. (2007). Ethnic differences in patterns of social exchange among older adults: The role of resource context. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. San Francisco, CA.

Fiori, K. L., Consedine, N. S., Magai, C., & King, A. (2007). Sharing the good, sharing the bad: Gender and ethnicity moderate the benefits of positive and negative self-disclosure among middle-aged and older adults. In Fourth International Conference on the (Non)Expression of Emotions in Health and Disease. Tilburg, Netherlands.

Fiori, K. L., Consedine, N. S., & Magai, C. (2007). Ethnic differences in patterns of social exchange among older adults: The role of resource context. In LIFE Spring Academy. Berlin, Germany.

Fiori, K. L., & Antonucci, T. C. (2006). Social relations and heath among older adults: A network typology approach. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Dallas, TX.

Fiori, K. L., Birditt, K., & Antonucci, T. C. (2006). Social integration and health: Understanding micro-level mechanisms in a lifespan context. In Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. New Orleans, LA.

Fiori, K. L., Smith, J., & Antonucci, T. C. (2005). Social contacts and loneliness among older adults: A typology. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Orlando, FL.

Fiori, K. L., & Antonucci, T. C. (2005). Social relations and health among the elderly: A cross-cultural and pattern-centered approach. In Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development. Asilomar, CA.

Fiori, K. L., Smith, J., & Antonucci, T. C. (2005). Social relations among the elderly: A person-centered approach. In Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D. C..

Keller-Cohen, D., Toler, A., Miller, D., Fiori, K. L., & Bybee, D. (2004). Relating social contact and communicative competence in the oldest old. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, D. C..

Fiori, K. L., & Antonucci, T. C. (2004). Network typologies and depression among older adults: A replication. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, D. C..

Keller-Cohen, D., Miller, D. L., & Fiori, K. L. (2004). Social engagement and communicative skills in the oldest old. In Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Associatio. Honolulu, HI.

Fiori, K. L., Brown, E. E., Cortina, K. S., & Antonucci, T. C. (2004). Religiosity, locus of control, and life satisfaction: Age, race, and gender differences. In Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Honolulu, HI.

Brown, E. E., & Fiori, K. L. (2003). Marital tension, sense of control, and depression in black and white married couples. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. San Diego, CA.

Fiori, K. L., Antonucci, T. C., & McIlvane, J. (2003). Social support and depression: Efficacy as a mediator. In Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Torontou, Canada.

Fiori, K. L., Antonucci, T. C., Cortina, K. S., & Langfahl, E. (2002). Religiosity, sense of control, and life satisfaction: Mediation and moderation. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Boston, MA.

Fiori, K. L., Antonucci, T. C., & Cortina, K. S. (2002). Religiosity, sense of control, and life satisfaction: Mediation and moderation. In LIFE Fall Academy. Berlin, Germany.

Fiori, K. L., & Smith, J. (2002). Religiosity and well-being: Sense of control as a mediator. In Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Chicago, IL.

Fiori, K. L., & Hays, J. (2001). Spiritual history: A qualitative study of spiritual turning points and perceived control. In Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Chicago, IL.

Invited Presentations

Fiori, K. L. (April, 2019). The strength of weaker ties: Have we been ignoring a resource for aging adults? Invited presentation for the Social and Health Area of the Psychology Department at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Fiori, K. L. (November, 2016). The Sandwich Generation: Challenges of Caring for Parents, Children, and Yourself. Invited presentation at the Center for Health Innovation Fall Symposium, 91国产, Garden City, NY.

Fiori, K. L. (2012, May). Social networks across the lifespan: A LIFE perspective. 2012 Spring Academy of the International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course, Berlin, Germany.

Fiori, K. L. (2010, August). Social support networks and health across the lifespan. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

Fiori, K. L. (2009, August). My Fulbright experience: Paving the way towards understanding mechanisms and engaging in international collaborations. 2009 Annual Convention for the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Other Work

NON-REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLE

Fiori, K. L. & Rauer, A. (2021). How working with friends led to a paper about how bad friends could be for your marriage. Relationship Research News, 20(1).

Fiori, K. L. & Birditt, K. S. (2012). What if my spouse makes me more lonely?: Revisiting functional specificity. Adult Development and Aging News, 40(3).

BLOG ENTRIES

Fiori, K. L. (October 16, 2018). Are your spouse’s friends interfering in your marriage? A husband’sdisapproval of his wife’s friends predicts divorce in white couples. Invited blog post in Psychology Today.

Fiori, K. L., & Rauer, A. J. (October 5, 2018). Are your spouse’s friends getting in the way of you aging gracefully? Challenges of ‘yours, mine, and ours’ in later life. Invited blog post in International Network for Critical Gerontology.

Fiori, K. L. (September 25, 2018). The ties that bind, or binding ties? The challenges of yours, mine, and ours in later life. Invited blog post in Psychology Today.

Diplomas/Degrees

Ph.D., University of Michigan (2006)

B.S., Duke University (2000)

Personal Statement

As a lifespan developmental psychologist, I am trained to be mindful of the "big picture." I consider not only the current contexts in which individuals live, but also the past and the broader cultural and historical factors that shape people's lives. My commitment to understanding this "bigger picture" is reflected in my teaching in a variety of ways. At the most basic, course-specific level, I want my students to understand how the different components of a single course only make sense in light of the course as a whole. To meet this teaching goal, I make a concerted effort in my classes to connect chapters, lectures, and assignments. At the content-specific level, I want my students to understand the big picture of psychology. In order to help them achieve this goal, I encourage them to interpret real-life experiences through the lens of psychology. At the most abstract but what I view as the most important level, I want my students to develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills. In addition to learning goals, I place great importance on my relationship with my students and their relationships with each other. Psychology, of all disciplines, should be taught with the whole person in mind. To this end, I strive to get to know my students as individuals with unique life stories, motivations, and goals. By being enthusiastic, open-minded, friendly, and humorous, I create a warm, open, and safe environment both in my classroom and outside of it. Such an environment allows students to freely communicate, feel respected, take intellectual risks, and safely question their assumptions. Although not all of my students will pursue a career in psychology, I hope that for all of them the skills developed, the relationships created, and the assumptions questioned in my classes become integral parts of their lives.

Research Interests

I am interested in the mental and physical health of young, middle-aged, and older adults, especially as a function of social relations and social networks. My colleagues and I have developed a theory of social relations across the lifespan () that emphasizes the important role of context and the social opportunity structure in driving our social relationships (e.g., changes in social relationships and social networks across important life transitions, such as starting college and retirement; COVID effects on social relationships; etc.). According to the DIRe model, individuals' investment of time and energy is the key mechanism driving the formation and maintenance of social relationships. The model also highlights the roles of individuals' capacities, motivations, and skills, as well as the importance of the diversity of social ties in individuals' well-being. My most recent work with colleagues at the University of Tennessee focuses on weak ties - why they are important, and how they shape both well-being and the impact of close ties. Learn more about the model in this .

I have also explored in my research how individuals in romantic relationships negotiate the merging of their social networks (e.g., upon marriage), and how these 'joint social networks' change over time and influence the trajectory of the relationship (e.g., divorce). I have written several papers on this topic based on the Early Years of Marriage Study, a 16-year longitudinal study of Black and White newlywed couples from Detroit. received much interest in the popular press and won Best Paper award in 2020 from the International Association of Relationship Research.

I am also interested in and have conducted research on related issues, such as interpersonal dependency, attachment, emotions, marriage and divorce, religion, and spirituality. I am actively conducting research on many of these topics, using large publicly-available data sets as well as my own smaller data sets collected from emerging adults and older adults. In addition, I collaborate with colleagues at UT Knoxville in Tennessee, U of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Germany, and Australia on a variety of projects focused on social relations and aging.

I have also conducted research on the adaptive versus maladaptive nature of expressive behavior (in particular, crying). I have published several studies on the nature of crying in psychotherapy, have collected my own data examing the effects of interpersonal dependency and the presence of others on crying, and have also collaborated with researchers in the Netherlands to explore the issue of crying in a large, nationally-representative Dutch data set.

I am open to working with students who have an interest in any of these (or loosely-related) areas. I am particularly interested in working with students who would like experience in collecting and analyzing data and publishing research.

Grants

2021-2022 Dean's Research Grant, $1,000
“Highway61: A Digital Community for Older Adults”

2019-2020 Faculty Development Grant, $3,800
“Yours, Mine, and Ours: Couples’ Social Networks and Well-Being”

2018-2019 International Faculty Development Grant, $5,000
For travel and conducting international research with German colleague Dr. Oliver Huxhold

2015-2016 Faculty Development Grant, $3,650
"An International Comparison of Dynamic Changes in Network Size and Composition: Testing the Differential Investment of Resources (DIRe) Model of Social Development"

2012-2013 Faculty Development Grant, $3,000
"Expressive Emotions and Personality"

2010-2011 Faculty Development Grant, $2,500
"Changes in Social Networks across the Transition to College: Physical, Psychological, and Academic Outcomes"

2008-2009 Wisconsin Longitudinal Pilot Grant, $10,000
"Social Exchange Networks and Health across the Lifespan: A Longitudinal, Pattern-centered Approach"

Recent Courses

Directed Individual Research Emerging Scholars Program

Doctoral Thesis Supervision I

Doctoral Thesis IV: Dissertation Supervision

Psychological Research I

Psychological Research II

Psychological Research III

Psychological Research IV

Psychological Statistics

Psychological Statistics Lab

Specialization/Interests

Developmental Psychology, Adult Development and Aging, Psychological Statistics, Research Methods

Teaching Philosophy

As a lifespan developmental psychologist, I am trained to be mindful of the "big picture." I consider not only the current contexts in which individuals live, but also the past and the broader cultural and historical factors that shape people's lives. My commitment to understanding this "bigger picture" is reflected in my teaching in a variety of ways. At the most basic, course-specific level, I want my students to understand how the different components of a single course only make sense in light of the course as a whole. To meet this teaching goal, I make a concerted effort in my classes to connect chapters, lectures, and assignments. At the content-specific level, I want my students to understand the big picture of psychology. In order to help them achieve this goal, I encourage them to interpret real-life experiences through the lens of psychology. At the most abstract but what I view as the most important level, I want my students to develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills. In addition to learning goals, I place great importance on my relationship with my students and their relationships with each other. Psychology, of all disciplines, should be taught with the whole person in mind. To this end, I strive to get to know my students as individuals with unique life stories, motivations, and goals. By being enthusiastic, open-minded, friendly, and humorous, I create a warm, open, and safe environment both in my classroom and outside of it. Such an environment allows students to freely communicate, feel respected, take intellectual risks, and safely question their assumptions. Although not all of my students will pursue a career in psychology, I hope that for all of them the skills developed, the relationships created, and the assumptions questioned in my classes become integral parts of their lives.

Dissertations Chaired

Amna Khan (2024). The Association between Parent-Child Religiosity and Mental Health Outcomes in Christian and Muslim Emerging Adults: The Moderating Role of the Parental Bond.

Christine So (2023). The Costs and Benefits of Generativity and Middle-aged and Older Adults’ Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Bonnie Ippolito (2022). Growing up with a Sibling with a Mental Illness: Exploring Potential Adaptive Outcomes.

Megan Parmenter (2021). Individual, Couple, and Network Resources: Associations with Psychological and Relational Well-being.

Constantia Liasidou (2020). Crying, Affective Experience, and Emotion Regulation within The Context of a Romantic Relationship.

Maria Schoenhammer (2018). Cohort Memberships and Perspectives on Aging. Derner School of Psychology.

Sarah Jofen-Miller (2016). When It’s Over: Post-Termination Contact Following Psychodynamically-Oriented Psychotherapy. Derner School of Psychology.

Kristen Capps (2014). Patient Crying in Psychotherapy: Who Cries, and Why? Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies.

Theses Advised

UNDERGRADUATES

Shayne Georges (2023-2024, Emerging Scholar). "Stress and mental health."

Melissa Garber (2022-2023, Emerging Scholar). "Theatre as an Intervention Against Autism Stigma."

Tasmiah Basher (2021-2022, Emerging Scholar). "Differences in the association between religious coping styles and psychological well-being among Christian and Muslim young adults."

Carlyn McMann (2020-2021, Emerging Scholar). "Empathy moderates the association between energy and network closeness in emerging adults."

Rebecca Schoenfeld (2019-2020, Emerging Scholar). "All social media is not created equal: How Finsta and Instagram use differ in their associations with loneliness and social engagement in a sample of emerging adults."

Blakely Murphy (2018-2019, Emerging Scholar). "Keep your friends out of it: Network interference negatively predicts relationship quality and mental health in young dating couples."

Kimberly Blair (2017-2018, Emerging Scholar). "The relationship between Facebook use and physical/mental health outcomes with attachment style as a moderator"

Theresa Santos (2016-2017) (Emerging Scholar). "Music and emotion: The role of music type and individual differences"
Best Undergraduate Psychology Poster, 2017 91国产 Research Conference

Margaret Byrnes (2015-2016) (Emerging Scholar). "The Role of Commuting Status: Does Social Support Predict Health Outcomes Differentially across the Transition to College?"

Leah Reisert (2014-2015) (Emerging Scholar). "The Association between adoption status and attachment styles during the transition to college"

Kathryn Coyle (2013-2014) (Emerging Scholar, Honors College). "The Relationship between Facebook Use and Emotional Well-being as Moderated by Interpersonal Relatedness among College Students"
Best Undergraduate Psychology Poster, 2014 91国产 Research Conference

Jessica Buthmann (2012-2014) (Emerging Scholar, Honors College). "Relationship status, risk-taking, and attachment in first year college students"
Best Undergraduate Psychology Poster, 2013 91国产 Research Conference

Jonathan Singer (2012-2013) (Emerging Scholar). "The interplay of physical and emotional dependency in older adults"

Brian Kornobis (2011-2012) (Emerging Scholar). "Examining the mechanisms of mindfulness in a stress-reduction workshop with college students"
Best Undergraduate Psychology Poster, 2012 91国产 Research Conference

Colleen Fasone (2011-2012) (Emerging Scholar). "Stress buffering theory of social support in the college environment"

Jamie Spiegel (2011-2012) (Honors College). "Facebook, intimacy, and attachment among college freshmen"

Christina Marini (2010-2012) (Emerging Scholar, Honors College). "Work-family spillover interactions and psychological distress"
Honorable Mention, Undergraduate Psychology poster, 2011 91国产 Research Conference
Best Undergraduate Psychology poster, 2010 91国产 Research Conference
Paper awarded Second Place for the “Psi Chi/Guilford Psychology Award”
Marini, C. M., & Fiori, K. L. (2011). Work-family spillover interactions and psychological distress. Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 16(4), 180-187.

MASTERS

Daniel Holzmacher (2010-2012) (Masters)
“Coping with mental illness and mental health treatment related stress: Positive and negative patterns of religious coping”
Honorable Mention, Graduate Psychology Poster, 2012 91国产 Research Conference

Honors and Accomplishments

2020 Top Article Award, International Association for Relationships Research (IARR) (Awarded to the top article published in Personal Relationships or Journal of Social and Personal Relationships that made a significant and original contribution to the study of personal relationships)

2019-2020 Scientific Teaching Fellow for the Mobile Summer Institutes on Scientific Teaching

2017 Accepted into the American Psychological Association (APA) Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology (LIWP)

2015 Nominated for Professor of the Year by the 91国产’s Student Government Association

2014 Awarded Fellow Status in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America

2013 Nominated for 91国产’s Teaching Excellence Award (Untenured)

2012 APA International Travel Award

2008 Scholarship Recipient for the 2008 RAND Summer Institute

2007 GSA Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Student Research Award (Dissertation Category)

2006 APA Div. 20 Retirement Research Foundation Completed Research Award, Honorable Mention

2005-2006 AARP Scholars' Program

2005-2006 Daniel Katz Dissertation Fellowship

2005 Summer Training on Aging Research Topics Mental Health (START-MH) Fellowship

2004 NSF/JSPS East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute

2004 Recipient of the Barbara Perry Roberson Endowment

2001-2002 Angus Campbell Award, University of Michigan

2000-2001 Fulbright Scholarship, Berlin, Germany

University Service

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE (ONGOING)

Departmental Chair

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Chair

Emerging Scholars Committee, Member

Teaching Fellows Seminar, Instructor

UNIVERSITY SERVICE (ONGOING)

Senate Committee on Scholarship, co-founder and co-chair

Co-Chair: Kevin Mercier

Faculty Committee on Retention, Tenure, and Promotion (FCRTP), member

Chair: Mariano Torras

Fulbright Committee, Member

Chair: Dr. Robert Schwarz

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE (PAST AND/OR TIME LIMITED)

Spring 2016
Developmental Psychology Position Search Committee, Chair

Fall 2009 – Spring 2015
Psi Chi International Psychology Honor Society, Faculty Advisor
Organized outside speaker for each semester and two Derner faculty speakers each semester; oversaw application procedures; organized induction ceremonies, fundraising events, etc.
2010-11, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014: Awarded “Model Chapter Award”
2010-11: Psi Chi Member Christina Marini awarded Second Place for the Psi Chi/Guilford Psychology Award under my mentorship
2011-2012: Graduate Student Psi Chi Member Jackson Taylor awarded a Psi Chi Graduate Assistantship Grant

Fall 2012 – Spring 2015 Doctoral Admissions/Financial Aid Committee, Member

Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 Statistics/Research Methods Position Search Committee, Chair

Fall 2012 – Spring 2013 Social Psychology Position Search Committee, Member

Fall 2010 – Spring 2011 Dean Search Committee, Member

Fall 2009 – Spring 2013 Research Standards Committee, Member
Helped develop revised dissertation proposal and research matching procedures

UNIVERSITY SERVICE (PAST AND/OR TIME LIMITED)

Spring 2014 – Fall 2015
Faculty Senate Task Force on Scholarship, Co-Chair
Co-Chair: Kevin Mercier

Spring 2013 – Fall 2013
Faculty Senate Task Force on Scholarship, Member
Co-Chairs: Julie Altman and James Hazy

Fall 2013 – Fall 2015
Classroom Technology Advisory Group, Member
Chair: Joseph Battaglia

Fall 2010 – Fall 2015
First Year Experience Committee, Member
Chair: Dr. Sokthan Yeng

March 20, 2012
Health and Wellness Lecture, Presenter
“The Sandwich Generation: Challenges of Caring for Parents, Children, and Yourself”

Spring 2010
Teaching Excellence Award Selection Committee, Member

Oct. 27, 2009
“Swine Flu, Snowstorms or Just a Conference – How to Continue Instruction Away from
the Classroom,” Panel Member

Professional Activities

2020 – present Associate Editor, Journal of Women & Aging

2019 – 2021 Guest Editor, Journal of Women & Aging, two special issues (one on Intimate Relationships in Late Life, the other on Social Relationships and Aging (both to be published in 2021)

2018 – 2020 Book Review Editor, Journal of Women & Aging

2017 – present Editorial Board Member, Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences

2017 – present Editorial Board Member, Gerontology

2016 – 2019 Editorial Board Member, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

2015 – present Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Psychology: Developmental Psychology

Ad-Hoc Reviewer for the following journals:
Ageing and Society, Aging and Mental Health, BMC Psychology, Demographic Research, Developmental Psychology, The Gerontologist, International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Journal of Aging and Health, Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, Journal of Social Issues, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Personal Relationships, Personality and Individual Differences, Psychology and Aging, Psychology and Health, Psychotherapy, Research on Human Development, Research on Aging

Member-at-Large, Executive Committee of Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging), American Psychological Association (3-year term: June 2012 – June 2015)

Symposium Co-Chair, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Washington, D.C. in November, 2014

Symposium Chair, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in San Diego, CA in November, 2012

Grant Proposal Reviewer, Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund in July, 2012

Symposium Chair, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Boston, MA in November, 2011

Symposium Chair, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Atlanta, GA in November, 2009

Symposium Co-Chair, Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) in Wuerzburg, Germany, July, 2008

Symposium Chair, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November, 2007

Member of the Gerontological Society of America and the American Psychological Association (Member-at-Large of Division 20: Adult Development and Aging)

International Experience

Berlin, Germany

I studied abroad in Berlin, Germany as a college student at Duke University for one semester (Fall 1998) as part of the Duke-in-Berlin program.

In addition, in 2000-2001, I received a Fulbright Scholarship to Germany. I studied at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin where I worked with Dr. Jacqui Smith.

I was also a member of the International Max Planck Research School (LIFE) titled "The Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Dynamics" (a graduate training program offered in collaboration between the Berlin Max Planck Institute for Human Development, the University of Michigan, and several other universities in Germany, the US, and now other countries as well). I participated in three LIFE Academies in Berlin from 2002 through 2007, and also had a research stay from April to June 2004 as part of the LIFE program. My dissertation that was partially funded through the LIFE program was titled: "Social Relations and Health Among Older Adults: A Cross-Cultural and Pattern-Centered Approach."

Finally, I maintain an ongoing collaborations with Dr. Oliver Huxhold at the German Centre for Gerontology in Berlin (DZA) (a fellow graduate of the LIFE program), and have visited as a guest scholar several times over the past few years (most recently for 1 week during my sabbatical in March 2017).

Tokyo, Japan

In the summer of 2004 I spent two months in Tokyo, Japan working on my dissertation through the EAPSI Program (East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute) where I worked with Dr. Hiroko Akiyama at the University of Tokyo.