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Schmitt Russell Research Lecture focuses on effects of daily stress

David Almeida, professor of human development and family studies and a faculty member with the Center for Healthy Aging at Penn State, delivered the Pauline Schmitt Russell Research Lecture, “Health as a Daily Experience: Lessons from 42,243 Days of U.S. Adults,” on 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021.

Almeida, the 2020 recipient of the Pauline Schmitt Russell Distinguished Research Achievement Award, presented on the daily patterns of stress, social interaction, mood, physical activity, and sleep, and their role in our health and well-being.

Each year, the Schmitt Russell Research Lecture is presented by the most recent recipient of the Pauline Schmitt Russell Distinguished Research Achievement Award, recognizing the contributions of a distinguished faculty member whose career-long research has had a profound impact on a specific field of study.