Clemson in the Lowcountry Presents: Dr. Lesley Ross

Come join us at Founders Hall for an exciting and informative evening featuring Dr. Lesley Ross!

Dr. Ross is the SmartLife Endowed Chair of Aging and Cognition, Director of the Institute for Engaged Aging, Co-director of the Study for Healthy Aging & Applied Research Programs (SHAARP) lab, and a Professor of Psychology.

She joined Clemson University’s Department of Psychology in 2020. Prior to joining Clemson, she was an associate professor and director of the PhD program in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Ross is an active member of the Gerontological Society of America, National Academies’ Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the former chair of the TRB’s Committee of Safe Mobility for Older Persons. She has multiple funded projects through the support of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the US Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). Her main research focus is the development of methods to maintain healthy brain aging, mobility, and independence for older adults.

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