Patrick Hill | Purpose, Aging, Transitions, and Health (PATH) Lab

B.A. in Psychology and Economics, Indiana University

M.A. and PhD in Cognitive Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Email: patrick.hill@wustl.edu

Pat is interested in understanding the role of individual differences in promoting healthy aging.
His research often focuses on sense of purpose, future time perspective, perceived derailment, and forgivingness.
He is particularly interested in how to promote positive transitions across the lifespan.

Some recent publications include:

Hill, P. L., Klaiber, P., Burrow, A. L., DeLongis, A., & Sin, N. L. (In press). Great, purposeful expectations: Predicting daily purposefulness during the COVID-19 response. The Journal of Positive Psychology.
Hill, P. L., Burrow, A. L., & Allemand, M. (In press). Moving beyond promoting “happiness” in gerontology interventions. Age and Ageing.
Hill, P. L., Sin, N. L., Almeida, D. M., & Burrow, A. L. (In press). Sense of purpose predicts daily positive events and attenuates their influence on positive affect. Emotion.
Hill, P. L., Aschwanden, D., Payne, B. R.., & Allemand, M. (In press). Daily cognitive complaints and engagement in older adulthood: Personality traits are more predictive than cognitive performance. Psychology and Aging.

Understanding the role of sense of purpose during the COVID-19 pandemic
Considering the role of personality dispositions on daily and long-term cognitive resilience
Examining how purposeful individuals identify and cope with daily stressors
Describing what it means to have a purpose in life from different contexts and cultures