This week, the University of Toledo Department of Psychology proudly announced that former InSPHIRe Lab member, Dr. Olivia Aspiras, was selected as the recipient of the 2019-2020 Meritorious Dissertation Award! In her dissertation entitled, “Comparative Thought and Physical Activity: Using Social and Temporal Comparison to Change and Maintain Behaviors” Dr. Aspiras explored social and temporal comparisons using a longitudinal experiment and structural equation modeling. Congratulations and well-earned Dr. Aspiras!