When anyone asks me how studying for comps is going ….

Submitting my first comprehensive exam like:

Have had a #baby in the last 5 years? We want to learn about your experiences #postpartum! Master's student Jordyn Cox wants to learn about pressures you may have felt to lose weight after baby. Please fill our survey here: forms.gle/qMSyqRLmWGmAcA… And share! Obesity Canada

If you heard me speak about this at CAG and want to dive deeper, you can now check out the full publication in Psychosomatic medicine!

Successfully passed both my comprehensive exams - an experience I’ll never forget thanks to this lovely gift from Theodore D Cosco 😂 Now on to the proposal stage (with slightly less imposter syndrome & a slightly bigger mug for my coffee)

🚗 New Publication! 🚗 This one was a little outside of my "wheel"house (get it?). "Older Drivers’ Attitudes are Associated with Readiness for Changes in Mobility" is free to access for the next 50 days! authors.elsevier.com/c/1inaZ4tTwCyY…

Increased time spent alone (solitude) in later life can impact well-being. Our new study offers initial evidence that nurturing and enhancing daily time-savoring may help maintain everyday well-being in older adulthood. doi.org/10.1111/aphw.1… #aging #wellbeing #solitude

So rewarding seeing months of work come together. It was such an awesome night hearing SFU Gero alumni share their experiences and tips.

Congratulations to Dr. Arne Stinchcombe, CLSA site co-principal investigator at Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa @bruyerecare, on being named the 2024 Applied Public Health Chair in addressing health inequities in 2SLGBTQI+ older adults and communities.🏳️‍🌈🙌

I don't think people outside of academia understand how much time we actually spend finding citations for things like "happiness is good for you" and "racism is bad."

Join us May 14 at Noon ET for the next #CLSAwebinar. Shawna Hopper and Dr. John Best of SFU Gerontology will present “Exploring relationships between social isolation and cognitive change in the CLSA.” To register: ow.ly/b1gl50Rp9s0

Happening soon!! 😊

Just presented my research (virtually) to over 150 people 🥹🎉📚🧠 Thankful to have the opportunity to use Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data for my research, along with all of the other opportunities the CLSA has provided me over the past 4 years of graduate school.

Profile of work from Precision Mental Health Director Theodore D Cosco and PhD students Shawna Hopper Lucy Kervin Indira R., using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data to examine #healthyaging #mentalhealth #olderadults

The recording of the May #CLSAWebinar is now available. 🎥 View the recording: ow.ly/74ga50RPT0R 📅 Register for upcoming presentations: ow.ly/4Zbu50RPT0P

#HappyPrideMonth🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ CLSA site co-principal investigator at Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa @bruyerecare, Arne Stinchcombe was recently named a 2024 Applied Public Health Chair for his research program reducing health inequities among 2SLGBTQI+ older adults in Canada. 🔗: ow.ly/gMeG50SiqaS

🚨New paper alert from me, John Best, Theodore D Cosco & Andrew Wister now published online in Maturitas 🚨 Age differences in the moderating effects of neighbourhood disadvantage on the relationship between physical activity and cognitive function maturitas.org/article/S0378-… (A 🧵1/8)

PhD student Shawna Hopper shares her experience participating in a research stay in Germany this summer. Read more: sfu.ca/gerontology/ne…

🕗 8:00 - 9:30 AM ET 🗣️ Shawna Hopper Shawna Hopper SFU Gerontology Simon Fraser University 📝 Transitioning from Driver to Non-Driver: Understanding Correlates of Driving Cessation in the CLSA 🔗ow.ly/GfEx50TROWB #CAG_2024 #CLSACAG2024 #ACG_2024 #CAG2024

I’m convinced that the third year of a PhD program is solely a resilience building year. I don’t like it.