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Hsiao-Wen Liao is an Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at Georgia Tech. She earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Florida in 2017. Liao's research primarily focuses on autobiographical memory, episodic future thinking, adult development, and aging. Her work explores the factors that contribute to meaningful lives, individual life experiences that shape the pursuit of meaning across diverse contexts, and the emotional and cognitive changes associated with striving for meaningfulness. Liao is particularly interested in identifying the affective, cognitive, and sociocultural processes that shape long, meaningful lives, especially for individuals in their eighties and nineties. Her research employs a functional approach to autobiographical memory, examining how developmental changes in motivation influence the adult lifespan.
Georgia Tech - School of Psychology • Atlanta, GA
Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology specializing in developmental psychology with a focus on aging and memory.
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