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Jamila Bookwala, associate professor of psychology, will present this year’s Jones Faculty Lecture 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights room 104. A reception will follow.
Her talk, “Our Relationships, Our Health,” will focus on her research looking at the link between personal relationships and health during the middle and late adulthood years. In particular, her research examines the interconnections among marriage, stress, and psychological and physical health in adults aged 50+ years.
Bookwala has included several students in her research through the EXCEL Scholars program. Her research has been funded through grants from the National Institute on Aging, American Psychological Association, the Lindback Foundation, and other private and public research foundations. She has shared her work through dozens of journal articles and conference presentations.
The talk is sponsored by the Thomas Roy and Lura Forest Jones Faculty Lecture and Awards Fund, established in 1966 to recognize superior teaching and scholarship at Lafayette.