Assistant Professor
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Dr. Willroth (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences. She received her PhD in Psychology from the University of California Berkeley in 2019 and then conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University. Her current research examines how different components of well-being (e.g., emotion, life satisfaction, sense of purpose) vary and change across time, both in the short-term from moment-to-moment and in the long-term across the adult lifespan. She applies insights from this research to examine links between well-being and important health outcomes in middle and older adulthood, such as chronic illness, mortality, and dementia risk.
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The Role of Psychosocial and Lifestyle Factors in Promoting Cognitive Health
Friday, November 10, 2023
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET