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  • About Dr. Benson
  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Student Mentorship
  • Contact
  Jacquelyn J. Benson, PhD

Life, Death, & Legacy


The Life, Death, and Legacy Project is a study of healthcare decision-making and healthy behaviors in later life.

For this mixed-methods project we have conducted several studies, including a randomized controlled trial to investigate how conversations about life, death, and legacy can lessen older adults' fears about end of life and can influence quality of life. Our preliminary results suggest that these conversations about past, present, and future do lessen one's anxiety about death.

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