Supporting research on decision making in the aging brain
About the Network
Unprecedented demographics changes are drastically and rapidly increasing the relative number of older adults across the globe. The decisions these older adults make will have tremendous economic and social impact. Anticipating and addressing these changes effectively requires an increase in scientific research on decision making across the life span using new and integrative approaches.
SRNDNA combines multiple scientific disciplines to focus on the study of decision making across the life course. The network’s focus over the next five years will be on strengthening the connection between basic research and clinical research, with a focus on Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD) and health disparities. The network focuses on growth, development, and sustainability through scientific meetings, conferences, methods workshops, small grant competitions, and other awards.
Support
The network is supported by a grant from the NIA awarded to Kendra Seaman and Gregory Samanez-Larkin from 2022-2027 (R24-AG076847). Although this is an international network of scientists distributed widely across institutions, core administrative support for the network is now provided by The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Vital Longevity.
The network was previously supported by NIA grants from 2016-2021 to Gregory Samanez-Larkin (R24-AG054355) with administrative support from the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences and from 2010–2015 to Gregory Samanez-Larkin and Laura Carstensen (R24-AG039350) with administrative support from the Stanford Center on Longevity.
People
Co-Directors
Kendra Seaman
Kendra is an Assistant Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and Director of the Aging Well Lab in the Center for Vital Longevity at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Nichole Lighthall
Nichole is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Adult Development and Decision Lab in the Human Factors & Cognitive Psychology program at the University of Central Florida.
Duke Han
Duke is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Han Research Lab in the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at the University of Southern California.
Associates and Fellows
Colleen Frank
Associate Director
Colleen is a postdoctoral researcher at the Aging Well Lab. She received her BA in Psychology from Butler University, then went on to obtain her MS and PhD in Psychology (Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience) at the University of Michigan working with Dr. Patricia Reuter-Lorenz.
Sera Gonzalez
Science Communications Fellow
Sera is a pos-bacc research assistant at the Aging Well Lab. She has a BS in biology from UT Dallas and a BA in journalism from Stephen F Austin State University.
Advisory Board
Previous Directors and Staff
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