University of Manitoba

Thursday, April 21, 2022
12:00-1:00pm Eastern time

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Psychological factors are central to understanding how individuals adapt to challenges in later life.  When facing a severe health crisis or even the incidental obstacles of day-to-day life, one’s mindset can play a role. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Chipperfield has studied the beliefs, expectations, and coping strategies of older adults. Findings from her research suggest that adaptive mindsets can bolster beneficial behaviors like physical activity and the strategic use of health care services, whereas maladaptive mindsets can undermine subjective well being, increase the need for health services, and reduce longevity.  Dr. Chipperfield will summarize a selection of findings and highlight her development of a cognitive treatment that encourages older adults to shift their mindsets in order to benefit from more adaptive ways of thinking.

Dr. Judy Chipperfield is an internationally-recognized scholar in the psychology of health promotion and disease prevention.  Her interdisciplinary work explores the role of psychology in improving health, offsetting caregiver burden, reducing healthcare costs, and promoting the longevity of older Canadians.  Dr. Chipperfield has served in an advisory capacity, both provincially and nationally, to help shape the future directions of health research in Canada.  In a House of Commons discussion, her work was highlighted as an exemplar of a research program that would positively impact the health of Canadians.

Dr. Chipperfield is the 2021 recipient of the CAG Award for Contribution to Gerontology.

(Don't forget to submit your abstracts to CAG2022: Closing the Research-Practice Gap, October 20-22, 2022, Regina, SK: https://CAG2022.ca)