Colleen Chase is a PhD Student in the Behavioral Medicine Laboratory in the Kinesiology Department. Under the mentorship of her advisor, Dr. Katie Potter, her research goal is to leverage human-animal interactions and the human-animal bond as a tool for improving the health, well-being and quality of life of all members of the family. Her current predissertation research project is focused on the relationship between family dog ownership and youth physical activity and social-emotional outcomes, and she is piloting novel measurement methods for determining the time that family members spend active with their dog. The Conference Registration Award from the Center for Research on Families will help support her attendance at the American College of Sports Medicine National Conference in San Diego from May 31st – June 3rd, 2022, where she will be co-presenting a tutorial lecture on the health benefits related to dog ownership across the lifespan.