Eric S. Kim, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan, where he also trained in statistics. He then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Kim’s research encompasses four areas. First, he investigates how facets of psychological well-being (e.g., purpose in life, optimism) influence age-related health outcomes. Second, he studies the behavioral, biological, and neural mechanisms underlying the psychological well-being-health association. Third, he investigates how psychological well-being interacts with the environment to influence behavioral and physical health outcomes; for example, at the meso-level (e.g., dyadic psychological dynamics in couples, neighborhood contexts, religion/spirituality, altruism/volunteering) and the macro-level (e.g., social cohesion). Fourth, he partners with non-profit and healthcare companies to conduct translational research projects.