Julia Nakamura and Marisa Nelson’s paper honoured with a Dorothy Nyswander Award for 2025

Congratulations to our lab members Julia Nakamura and Marisa Nelson, and to their collaborators Renae Wilkinson, Etsuji Suzuki, and Tyler VanderWeele! Their recent paper, “Volunteering in Young Adulthood: Complex Associations with Later Health and Well-Being Outcomes,” was recently honoured by the American Journal of Health Promotion.

As announced in the journal’s “Best of 2025” List of Health Promotion Researchers, their paper received a Dorothy Nyswander Award. The journal’s editorial team highlighted their sophisticated investigation into how helping others early in life can support health and well-being in the long term.

Click here to see the American Journal of Health Promotion’s full “Best of 2025” List of Health Promotion Researchers.