Dr. Callista Ottoni Achieves PhD for Research that Provides New Insights on Older Adults’ Social Connectedness and Loneliness
On June 5, 2024, Dr. Callista Ottoni successfully defended her doctoral dissertation titled, ‘“We dodge each other smiling”: older adults’ social connectedness and everyday well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.’ To obtain her PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Callista designed a community-based study to explore social connectedness and […]