Aging Well Lab

It’s official - the AWL just made our first doctor! Congratulations Dr. Galston Wong. Galston started his doctoral journey during the pandemic - taking classes remotely from Singapore (in the middle of the night, nonetheless). That was a rough first semester, but he persevered and excelled! After five and a half years, the lab is going to feel strange without you, but we are so proud of all that you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see what you do next! 💫☄️

There’s another doctor in the house!! Congrats to the AWL’s first graduate student, Galston Wong, on a successful dissertation defense today. We’re so proud of you and all you’ve accomplished.

Congratulations to graduate student Galston Wong on being awarded the Lynne Kirk Fellowship at ’s Booziotis reception earlier tonight! We’re so proud of you for winning this well-deserved award!

Thanks to members of our community who today! We honor those who have lost someone to Alzheimer’s, those who are supporting someone or caring for someone living with Alzheimer’s, and those who are fighting every day for a dementia-free world.💜💜💜

Join us this Thursday, October 23rd, at the 2025 DAGS Fall Forum where our lab director, Dr. Kendra Seaman, will be speaking about motivation and aging! Tickets available at DAGS.org 🎟️

📆 Thursday, October 23rd, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM

📍LakePoint Church East, 9150 Garland Road, Dallas, TX, 75218

This past October 8th, the Aging Well Lab was grateful to take part in Psychology Good Deeds Day by donating canned goods and other non-perishable food items to the Comet Cupboard @ UTD! We’re thankful for the opportunity to give back on campus and hope to do more in the future. 🧡

AWL Lab manager Ariana Plummer presents her first poster at the Society for Neuroeconomics with and .frank.

Every interaction counts so here are some do’s and don’ts when it comes to connecting with Alzheimer’s patients!

It’s a beautiful night for flag football! Let’s tackle AD !

Congratulations to AWL undergradate research assistant Ji Yoon Heo on winning the 2025 Department of Psychology SPUR Award! We’re so proud of you and all the hard work you’ve done 👏🏼🥹 https://spur.utdallas.edu/awards/ #

Congrats to Tinbit and Ji Yoon on KILLING their posters at the Summer Platform for Undergraduate Research poster session last Friday! We’re so excited to have both of you returning to the lab to continue your work 📸 this fall. Center for Vital Longevity