In our lab, we seek to understand the obstacles that people face while making friends and seeking social support from loved ones, and the health consequences of loneliness and interpersonal conflict. We are developing interventions to promote social connection, with the goal of making a positive impact on people’s health and well-being. Information about our ongoing research projects can be found here.
Dr. Chen is currently accepting applications from prospective graduate students. More information can be found here.
Lab News
Yeeun Archer Lee successfully defended her PhD
Her dissertation was entitled, “Prosocial Behaviour as an Antidote to Daily Social Disconnection.” Congratulations, Dr. Archer Lee! We will miss you and wish you all the best in your new postdoctoral position at the University of Toronto.
SHL at PURC 2023!
Keya Malhotra, Wenjing Cao, Cassidy Cardle, Luke Forrester, Jiayi Li, Nicholas Latimer, Isaaca Wang, Alice Erchov, Joshua Costa, and Linda Wang represented the lab at UBC’s Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC).