Members of the AD&D Lab have long been committed to meaningful community engagement, using research as a tool to address the real-world needs of aging populations. Through active participation in community outreach events—such as at the “Science Café” event hosted by the UCF Disability, Aging, and Technology Faculty Cluster, the […]
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Congratulations to three of our undergraduate AD&D research assistants for winning Judges’ Choice Awards for their posters, presented at the 2025 UCF Student Scholar Symposium. Awardees and poster info (left to right): Kazi Salsabil (undergrad RA), Shayna Soares, Nichole Lighthall: “Fake or Real? Unmasking the Role of Personality, Cognitive Reflection, and […]
The Marketplace at Avalon Park hosted Maggie Doheny’s informative talk on maintaining brain health while aging. An enthusiastic crowd drawn from communities all around the Orlando area enjoyed hearing the latest research and learning practical strategies they can implement in their own lives.
The AD&D Lab will begin a new funded project, thanks to a new award to Dr. Lighthall from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The project entitled, “Measuring uncertainty mechanisms with fNIRS”, will support research and student training under the AFRL’s Minority Leaders Research Collaboration Program (ML-RCP). This study seeks […]
Congrats to our three AD&D Lab members who were selected for Judge’s Choice awards at the 2023 UCF Student Scholar Symposium! The studies presented include one 2nd year Ph.D. student project and two Honors Undergraduate Thesis projects. Awardees and poster info (left to right): Jordan Schotz (Ph.D. student), Nichole […]
The AD&D Lab will be contributing to a new R01 project led by Dr. Ladda Thiamwong (UCF Nursing), funded by the NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The project entitled, “Optimizing a technology-based body and mind intervention to prevent falls and reduce health disparities in low-income […]
As the capstone to his Summer Undergrad Research Fellowship, Trenton Lam presented at the UCF Summer Research Poster Showcase. Trenton’s summer project examined how trust-related behavior with new social partners is shaped by past betrayals of trust using a multi-round version of the Trust Game. His results showed that those […]
Congratulations to former AD&D Lab undergraduate research assistant, Michael Gordon who will begin a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology this fall at Boston College where he will receive a full graduate fellowship to support his doctoral training. While in the AD&D Lab, Michael received a Summer Research Award from the […]
With UCF Psychology faculty, Drs. Bohil and Bedwell, Dr. Lighthall recently received funding from a DOD Defense Health Agency Small Business Technology Transfer grant. This collaborative project with SoarTech Inc. explores physiological-cognitive state sensing using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).
Congratulations to former AD&D lab manager, Christina Griep, who will be beginning her Ph.D. training in Developmental, Cognitive, & Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Houston this fall. Christina will be mentored by Dr. Hanako Yoshida and will studying the cognitive development of language. Best wishes, Christina!
Congratulations to former AD&D Lab research assistant, Kipras Varkala, who will be completing his Ph.D. in Cognition, Neuroscience, and Social Psychology at the University of South Florida. Kipras will be mentored by Dr. Geoffrey Potts and will study the role of executive systems in personality and mental illness. Best wishes, […]
During UCF’s coronavirus-related closure, the AD&D Lab stayed connected through weekly meetings on Zoom. Thank goodness for technology that allows us to conduct research and support each other through this bizarre and sometimes frightening moment in history.
Congratulations to AD&D Ph.D. student, Xiaoqing Wan, for her recently awarded grant from LIFE at UCF. The funds will be used to support Xiaoqing’s research on the age-based digital divide. Specifically, her study will build statistical models to predict the likelihood of novel technology use across adulthood. Well done, Xiaoqing […]
Dr. Lighthall was awarded a grant from the Learning Institute for Elders under their 2018-2019 Gerontology Applied Research Program grant competition. Funding from this grant will be used to investigate the efficacy of different disclosure forms on financial decision making in older adults.