Eric Cerino, a 2014 graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University, has been named a recipient of a Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). A $30,000 stipend will cover Cerino’s tuition and support direct research costs during the first 12 months of his Ph.D. program at Oregon State University’s (OSU) LIFE (Linking Individuals, Families and Environments) in an Aging Society program. Cerino’s major is Psychology.
Cerino also recently presented his research project, “Investigating Subjective Age, Level of Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults,” at the 18th annual Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C. The goal of Cerino’s research was to see if depression levels among senior citizens were impacted by how young a person feels and how active he or she is in society. Cerino also created one of 60 posters that were selected from about 600 submissions for the April 2014 Posters on the Hill event.
Cerino also was named as one of two Eastern student recipients of a Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award for the 2013-14 academic year.