MA Student
Jasmine’s research focuses on aging, physical health, and motivation. Her master’s thesis focuses on health-related control strategies among older adults and how they help to maintain objectively measured physical activity in the face of age-related constraints.
In the Fall of 2024, she will continue with this line of research as she begins her PhD in Clinical Psychology. She would like to explore whether the associations found in her master’s research between health-related control strategies and levels of physical activity also benefit older adults’ well-being, stress levels (e.g., diurnal cortisol rhythms), and fitness (e.g., grip strength). Furthermore, she hopes to examine whether changes in control strategies predict maintenance or improvement of physical activity and quality of life outcomes.
Educational qualifications
September 2022 - present
Master’s Student (Psychology – Research and Clinical training profile)
Supervisor: Carsten Wrosch, PhD
Concordia University, Montreal, QC
September 2019 - May 2022
B.Sc. Hons., Psychology
Graduated with First Class Honours
McGill University, Montreal, QC
Awards and Achievements
2023–2024
• FRQ-SC Master’s Scholarship ($20,000)
2022–2023
• Canada Graduate Master’s Scholarship (CGS) - SSHRC ($17,500)
• Concordia Special Entrance Award ($6,000)
• Dean’s Honour List, McGill University
2021
• Dow-Hickson Scholarship, McGill University ($2,000)
• Psychology Undergraduate Research Award (PURA), McGill University ($3,500)
• Dean’s Honour List, McGill University
2020
• McConnell Memorial Bursary, McGill University ($1500)
• Dean’s Honour List, McGill University
Publications
Felice, E., Kotsiopoulos, J., Wrosch, C. (2023). Self-compassion, chronic illness, and physical activity in older adulthood. Concordia Journal of Psychology and Neuroscience.
Presentations
• Kotsiopoulos, J., Giannis, I., Sabiston, C., Wrosch, C., (2023, June). The protective effect of goal engagement and self-protective control strategies on physical activity in older adulthood. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Conference. Toronto, Canada.
• Kotsiopoulos, J., Giannis, I., Wrosch, C., (2023, March). The protective effect of goal engagement and self-protective control strategies on physical activity in older adulthood. Poster presented at the Centre for Research in Human Development Conference. Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
• Kotsiopoulos, J., Giannis, I., Wrosch, C., (2023, March). The protective effect of goal engagement and disengagement strategies on physical activity across older adulthood. Poster presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science. Brussels, Belgium.
• Kotsiopoulos, J., Panier, L., Weinberg, A., (2022, April). Do neural responses to social acceptance and rejection predict anxiety and depression in young adults? Poster presented at McGill University Psychology Undergraduate Poster Session. Montréal, Canada.
• Kotsiopoulos, J., Moore, A., Koestner, R., (2022, March). The COVID-19 pandemic: How the Big Five personality traits relate to changes in depressive symptoms during a pandemic. Poster presented at McGill Office of Science Education Undergraduate Poster Showcase (online). Montréal, Canada.
• Felice,E., Kotsiopoulos,J., Wrosch, C. (2023). Self-compassion, chronic illness, and physical activity in older adulthood. The Centre for Research in Human Development Conference. Concordia University. Montréal, Canada.
• Mpai, R., Kotsiopoulos, J., Hercher, C., Toutée, L., Davoli, M.A., Mechawar, N. (2022). A characterization of perineuronal nets in the human cerebellum: are these structures impacted by child abuse? Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL) Trainee Get-Together. Montréal, Canada.
• Mpai, R., Kotsiopoulos, J., Hercher, C., Toutée, L., Davoli, M.A., Mechawar, N. (2022). The Neuroanatomical Manifestations of Child Abuse and Depression in the Human Brain. Wisdom Exchange Project Research Seminar. Montréal, Canada.
• Kotsiopoulos, J., Moore, A., Koestner, R. (2021, April). The COVID-19 pandemic: How the Big Five personality traits relate to changes in depressive symptoms during a pandemic. Poster presented at McGill University Psychology Undergraduate Poster Session (online). Montréal, Canada.