Dr. Michele Tugade

One of my biggest honors - to speak w this incredible group of Vassar alums - 6 decades among us! Joyful memories shared & deep dedication, care for the current and future students of Vassar. Thank you, Vassar Legacy Society! ✨💖✨ #vassar #gratitude #light #micromomentsofjoy
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A wonderful URSI Symposium at Vassar College! My students shared findings from our research on Yoga, Mindfulness & Resilience & shared valuable insights with all. Grateful for this amazing team! Aviv-Fisher Brown, Zoë Shelley, Michelle Lima Enriquez, & Carla Olla. ✨ #resilience @vassar.bsky.social

Want to learn more about our research? Please stop by the URSI Symposium at Vassar College to hear about the summer research and ongoing projects by the Vassar Resilience Lab! ✨
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Vassar students! Take a moment for yourself, and participate a new Yoga Program, hosted by the Resilience Lab at Vassar College. A nice way to practice yoga together with other students!

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Congratulations to amazing friend & Vassar sister, Natalie Nixon, PhD, on her new book - "Move. Think. Rest." This is exactly what we need - a new way to define productivity. I loved talking with her as her book developed. A gem! 💎 Book launch is Sept 2nd ! 🎉📚💖

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Grateful to @vassar.bsky.social for featuring our research on Yoga for Resilience. Thanks to an amazing research team, including Carla Olla (Rhinebeck Yoga Center), & my students, Aviv Fischer-Brown, Zoe Shelley, and Michelle Lima-Enriquez. Thank you for reading!
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So great to see The Southlands Foundation featured in the newest issue of Living Rhinebeck! A nice shout-out to our horsemanship program w/ @samaritandv.bsky.social helping to foster wellness & recovery for individuals coping w addiction. #connectwithnature #horsepower #resilience #horsesheal

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Psychological science students dove into some timely issues in social psychology during Vassar’s 2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Institute (URSI)—a unique program that affords closely mentored scientific exploration not typically available at the undergraduate level.
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Even Retirees Get a Case of the Mondays Anxiety about the start of a new week isn't just experienced by those in the workforce. Retirees deal with it, too. Here's why it happens and strategies for dealing with it.

"Many retirees report feeling a 'phantom pressure' on Mondays, rooted in decades of workplace associations." —Michele M. Tugade, Professor of Psychological Science on the William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair.
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So great to speak with Kiplinger on this important topic! Have you ever felt the #MondayBlues? It is real, & retirees feel it, too! Learn why & discover ways to cope w pressures that arise at the start of the week. ✨ #resilience #coping #retirement
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Proud professor moment! Warm farewell (for now!) to Claire Zickl, Vassar College '23, on their way to the University at Buffalo, for a combined Master's Degree in Public Health and Social Work! 💫 The future is bright w this compassionate student! 📚✨🌸 #goodluck #yougotthis #makeadifference @vassar

Some graduation pics with my amazing students! Cheers to your continued success!! @vassar.bsky.social

Vassar College Commencement 2025 - Cheers to another year!! The faculty are beaming ... We are so proud of our graduates. A lovely ceremony, full of all the beautiful Vassar traditions. And I always love the cap toss. Congratulations to all! 🎓✨🎉🌼 #vassar #salve #bethechange 🦋 @vassar.bsky.social

The Theory of Constructed Emotion: More Than a Feeling - Lisa Feldman Barrett, Shir Atzil, Eliza Bliss-Moreau, Lorena Chanes, Maria Gendron, Katie Hoemann, Yuta Katsumi, Ian R. Kleckner, Kristen A. Li... A recently published article by van Heijst et al. attempted to reconcile two research approaches in the science of emotion—basic emotion theory and the theory o...

Our latest in Perspectives in Psychological Science, Association for Psychological Science. "The Theory of Constructed Emotion: More Than a Feeling" with colleagues from the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory. A commentary on approaches to the science of emotion.
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Warmest congratulations to dear friend & colleague, Dr. Peipei Qiu, on her retirement! It has been wonderful celebrating her incredible contributions to Vassar College and beyond. An amazing 31 years! Cheers! 🥂🎉📚💖 #congratulations #rolemodel #compassion #strength #grace
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And, that's a wrap! Very grateful for incredible students who make it a joy to teach every semester. Engaged & expansive thinkers! Good luck to all with finals, and to the college seniors, see you at graduation!
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Congratulations, Wes! Wonderful news! 🎉

Proud professors & happy students! A beautiful day for our end-of-semester picnic w the Psychological Science majors and faculty. Great to see everyone, and many not captured here. Good luck w finals, everyone! 📚☀️📓 #timeflies #thattimeofyear #psychology #vassar #makeadifference
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Thanks Moonbridge Financial Design for featuring me as The Monthly Moonbeam in this month's newsletter. Moonbridge supports financial planning for women! Emotional wellness can affect financial wellness. ✨ #financialwellness #resilience
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Still feeling the glow from an amazing day of yoga w my students at Vassar College. Thanks to Carla Olla for the wonderful #yoga practice & teachings. So valuable for students' lives and the many communities they serve. A fabulous day for all! 🧘🏻‍♀️✨🙏🏻
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Thanks to Carla Olla, Rhinebeck Yoga, for coming my class to discuss the benefits of yoga on mental health & well-being. My students are eager to practice some strategies together & shift their mindsets.
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Our research reaches Germany! Thanks Spectrum Health (Spektrum Gesundheit) for featuring our work in the issue: "The Power of Breathing." The feature article, "How Laughter Can Help in Difficult Times" discusses how humor lifts moods & builds connections. #humor #laugh #breathe @vassar.bsky.social

Research Assistant - Psychology Brandeis University is delighted to announce a job opportunity as a Research Assistant in the Snyder lab. The Research Assistant will assist the Principal Investigator in research projects involving c...

Please share: FT RA opening in my lab w/ June/July start. Join a team studying cognitive risk for internalizing psychopathology during the transition to college. Good preparation for PhD (current RA is starting her PhD this fall, with me!) #PsychSciSky
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An honor to meet Pres. Maurie McInnis, Yale University. So inspired! A strong message in support of Higher Education & Humanity at this critical
time. Many thanks to Ruby Tugade (Yale School of Drama '98) for including me in this special event! ✨
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It's Spring! "Within the rhythms of nature, we find a quiet invitation to reconnect, not just with the earth, but with a more grounded sense of self." Enjoy! 🌸🌷🌼

Spring Awakenings: Embracing Joy, Wonder, and Connection in Nature's Renewal
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Deeply saddened to hear this news. Sam was my classmate in graduate school, and a wonderful friend throughout the years. ❤️

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Excited to launch a new project this summer! Empowerment & Resilience: Investigating Mind-Body Practices to Promote Well-Being. Interested in working in my lab? Apply here for summer funding. Open to Vassar Students! @vassar.bsky.social

URSI applications:
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Much wisdom shared at the Psychological Science career alumni event on Saturday! 👏👏Special thanks to the alumni who could come and share their on-going journeys: Lily Conroy ‘23, Wendy Gonzalez ‘03, Matt Grossman ‘10, Leesh Menard ‘18, Tomomi Uetani ‘00, and Joanna Weill ‘09.
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Thanks to Cosmopolitan Magazine Netherlands for featuring my lab's research in your Special Edition Work Issue! 🇳🇱 #EmotionalIntelligence protects against burnout. Grateful to have this work shared with others globally! 🌎 #resilience

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