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On Feb. 28 Sarah Arpin, Gonzaga University assistant professor of psychology, will discuss “Better Relationships for Better Health” in a public lecture.

“Your perception of how responsive a romantic partner is really makes a difference in relationships,” she said.

Arpin’s research generally explores the impact of social relationships on health and well-being, and how a perceived lack of social connectedness influences daily life, including health behaviors, social interactions and decision-making.

In addition to sharing details of the study, Arpin will discuss insights from the research relating to loneliness, intimacy and overall health in relationships.

The lecture will be at at 10:30 a.m.Tuesday, Feb. 28 in the McCarthey Athletic Center’s Herak Club Room on the Gonzaga campus.  The meeting starts with social time at 10 a.m.Parking is free in the lot immediately south of McCarthey Athletic Center (801 N. Cincinnati St.).

 

Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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