NDSU Linked Lives Research Lab

What an exciting week for our lab! Our Evaluation Coordinator Bryce also successfully defended his thesis!

Congratulations to Developmental Science Doctoral student Bryce Van Vleet who successfully defended his thesis "Temporal Perspectives on Socialization of Coping in Rural Mothers of Adolescent Girls"! Way to go, Bryce!

Kudos to our lab manager Emily on rocking her proposal and successfully advancing to doctoral candidacy!

Congratulations to DS doctoral student Emily Kinkade who successfully proposed her dissertation project and advanced to doctoral candidacy! Way to go Emily!

Heather Fuller was recently awarded NDSU's Mentoring Excellence Award. A group of her students, including Emily and Bryce shown here, and Dr. Hektner nominated her for this recognition.

Dr. Fuller remarked, "Mentoring is one of, if not the most rewarding aspect of my job. It is truly a privilege to have the opportunity to mentor so many amazing students and help them achieve their goals and reach their full potential. I feel extremely lucky to learn from the unique experiences and talents of each of them, and I am honored and humbled to receive this award."

In our final session at the 2022 GSA conference, we had two poster presentations co-authored by the team of Emily, Bryce, Dr. Fuller, and Dr. Huseth.

Bryce led the study: 'Lacking family ties during a global pandemic: Older adults's conceptualizations of social support'.

Emily led the study: 'Changes in Older Adults' Loneliness Over Two years of COVID-19 - A Mixed-Methods Analysis'.

Congratulations to this collaborative team on these excellent presentations!!