Jillian Zitars

Jillian is an undergraduate student in her final year of study in the Psychology program in the research stream. She is an active member of the VERiS team as both a research assistant and thesis student. Her current research projects include examining the relationship between psychological wellbeing, physical health and productivity in green office buildings using qualitative photovoice data, as well as connecting wellbeing and time usage in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research interests center around wellbeing and the promotion of positive mental health. Jillian was the recipient of the WLU Library Undergraduate Research Award for her research report entitled ‘The Relationship Between Wellbeing and Productivity in Green Office Buildings’, which was completed in fulfillment of a directed study supervised by Dr. Riemer.