Natalia Babenko, a doctoral student in the School of Aging Studies, was awarded third place in the poster competition at the Southern Gerontological Society Annual Meeting & Conference for her study titled "The Benefits of Social Connection and Engagement in Combating Depressive Symptoms Among Older Cancer Survivors."
The study, co-authored with doctoral student Joanne Elayoubi, Brent Small, PhD, and Distinguished University Professor William E. Haley, PhD, in the School of Aging Studies, explores whether social connection and engagement have a greater protective effect on depressive symptoms in cancer survivors compared to individuals without cancer.