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Research Interests

I am interested in cognitive aging and the social predictors of healthy aging. My current research interests involve looking at anxiety and social support and their relation to executive function in middle-aged and older adults.

Education

BSc (Hons) 2021, Double-Major in Psychology and Criminology, University of Toronto Mississauga

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant:

• Fall 2022
  • HLTH 201: Aging and Health; SPHS, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
• Winter 2023    
  • HLTH 352: Sociology of Aging; SPHS, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ

Selected Presentations

• Wang, C. (2024, November 29). Functional social support as a mediator of anxiety and executive function in middle-aged and older adults: A moderated mediation analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging [Lecture]. Graduate Seminar I, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, ON, Canada.

• Wang, C., Oremus, M., Newall, N., & Tyas S. L. (2024, April 30). Does functional social support mediate the association between anxiety and executive function in middle-aged and older adults? An analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Symposium on Aging Research 2024, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, ON, Canada.
• Wang, C., Oremus, M., Newall, N., & Tyas S. L. (2024, April 5). Does functional social support mediate the association between anxiety and executive function in middle-aged and older adults? An analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Research and Practice in Health Sciences 2024, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, ON, Canada.
• Wang C, Tyas SL. (2023). Does Anxiety Lower Executive Function by Reducing Social Support? A Moderated Mediation Analysis in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Presentation at the Symposium on Aging Research, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, Canada.