Professor Jasmine Mote was awarded funding to explore ways to reduce loneliness during a global pandemic

Assistant Professor Jasmine Mote was recently honored by the Faculty Research Awards Committee.
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The Faculty Research Awards Committee awarded Assistant Professor Jasmine Mote funding for her project, “Skip the Small Talk: Assessing a community-based virtual event to improve social connection and reduce loneliness during a global pandemic.”

Mote's Faculty Research Fund (FRF) application titled “Cardiovascular regulation through social contact: Examining the impact of loneliness on heart rate variability in schizophrenia” was also funded by the Faculty Research Awards Committee.