Mara Mather, Ph.D.
Professor of Gerontology and Psychology

Mara Mather, Professor of Gerontology and Psychology at the University of Southern California, received an A.B. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Princeton University. Her innovative research elucidating the interaction of emotion, cognition, and aging has been recognized with the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology and the Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging. She also received a National Institutes of Health K02 Career Development award and the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award from the Gerontological Society of America. Her current research focuses on how emotion and stress affect memory and decisions, and how these processes change as we age.