Margie E. Lachman | |
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| Known for | Research on psychosocial behavioral factors that can protect against, minimize, or compensate for declines in cognition and health |
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| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
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| Discipline | Psychology |
| Institutions | Brandeis University |
Margie E. Lachman is an American psychologist. She is the Minnie and Harold Fierman Professor of Psychology at Brandeis University, [1] director of the Lifespan Developmental Psychology Lab [2] and the director of the Boston Roybal Center for Active Lifestyle Interventions. [3] She was editor of the Journal of Gerontology:Psychological Sciences (2000-2003),and has edited two volumes on midlife development. [4] [5] She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association,Division 20 [6] and the Gerontological Society of America. [7] Lachman's research is in the area of lifespan development with a focus on midlife and later life. Her current work is aimed at identifying psychosocial (e.g.,sense of control) [8] and behavioral (e.g.,physical exercise) factors [9] that can protect against,minimize,or compensate for declines in cognition (e.g.,memory) [10] and health. [11] She is conducting studies to examine long-term predictors of psychological and physical health, [12] laboratory-based experiments to identify psychological and physiological processes involved in aging-related changes, [13] especially in memory,and intervention studies [14] to enhance performance and promote adaptive functioning through active engagement and physical activity. [15]
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Lachman has published numerous chapters and journal articles on these topics and has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning [16] and the NPR TED Radio Hour. [17] Lachman was a member of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Midlife Development [18] and is currently collaborating on a 20-year longitudinal follow-up of the original MacArthur midlife sample. [19] She has conducted intervention studies designed to enhance the sense of control over memory and physical exercise. [14]