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Susan Turk Charles
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Southern California
Phone: 824-1450
Office: 3357 SEII
My research examines emotional processes across the adult life span. I am interested in how subjective experience varies across the life course, and how differences in subjective experience may be related to differences in cognitive processes. I am also interested in the interplay between health and emotion, including the relationship between physical health factors (both health behavior and health status) and emotional processes, and how these relationships may vary as a function of age.
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Web Links of Research Sites
Selected Publications
- Charles, S.T., & Almeida, D.M. (in press). The association between somatic symptoms and negative affect: Not all symptoms are created equal. Psychology and Health.
- Charles, S.T. (2005). Viewing Injustice: Age Differences in Emotional Experience. Psychology and Aging, 20, 159-164.
- Charles, S.T., & Carstensen, L. L. (2004). A life-span view of emotional functioning in adulthood and old age. In P. Costa (Ed.), Advances in Cell Aging and Gerontology Series. New York: Elsevier.
- Charles, S.T., Mather, M., & Carstensen, L.L. (2003). Aging and emotional memory: The forgettable nature of negative images for older adults. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 132, 310-324.
- Charles, S.T., & Pasupathi, M. (2003). Age-Related Patterns of Variability in Self-Descriptions: Implications for Everyday Affective Experience. Psychology and Aging, 18, 524-536.
- Charles, S. T., & Mavandadi, S. (2003). Relationships and health across the life span. In F. Lang & K. Fingerman (Eds.), Growing together: Personal relationships across the life span (pp. 240-267). Cambridge University Press.
- Carstensen, L. L, Charles, S. T., Isaacowitz, D. M., & Kennedy, Q. (2002). Life-span personality development and emotion. In R.J. Davidson, H.H. Goldsmith, & K. Scherer (Eds.), The Handbook of Affective Sciences (pp. 726-744). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
- Charles, S. T., Reynolds, C., & Gatz, M, (2001). Age-related differences and change in positive and negative affect over twenty-five years. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 136-151.
- Charles, S. T., Carstensen, L. L., & McFall, R. (2001). Problem-solving in the nursing home environment: Age and experience differences in emotional reactions and responses. Journal of Clinical Geropsychology, 7, 319-330
- Charles, S. T., Gatz, M., Pedersen, N. L., & Dahlberg, L. (1999). Genetic and behavioral risk factors for self-reported joint pain among a population-based sample of Swedish twins. Health Psychology, 18, 644-654.
- Carstensen, L. L., Isaacowitz, D. M., & Charles, S. T. (1999). Taking time seriously: A theory of socioemotional selectivity theory. American Psychologist, 54, 165-181.
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