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Elizabeth Zelinski, Ph.D.
Rita and Edward Polusky Chair in Education and Aging
Professor of Gerontology and Psychology, University of Southern California
- Long Beach Longitudinal Study (LBLS) Principal Investigator
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Elizabeth Zelinski, Ph.D., born in Brooklyn, NY, graduated
summa cum laude with a B.A. degree in Psychology from Pace University (New York, NY), and continued her education
at the University of Southern California, where she secured both her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology. She has devoted
most of her time afterwards to discovering ways to improve the quality of life for everyone (particularly
older adults), focusing on memory, cognition, and the use of cognitive training and games for older adults.
Dr. Zelinski was the Associate Dean/Director of the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology from
1999 to 2004, and continued as a Dean from 2004 to 2006. In addition, she was the Scientific Advisor for
the Nintendo Corporation in 2005, and since 2006 she has been been the Scientific Advisor to Posit Science
Corporation.
Dr. Zelinski hopes to continue her current research well into the future.
Amongst her numerous interests, Dr. Zelinski enjoys gardening, cooking, camping, hiking, traveling,
theatre, yoga, Trojan football, and Eastern philosophies. In 2007, she started to learn to play the piano with no
previous musical training -- she aspires to someday be able to play a song using both hands without making mistakes.
Additionally, her two sons (ages 18 and 22) keep her thoroughly entertained.
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Phone (toll-free): 1 (888) 748-0828 |
Fax: (213) 740-5694
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Robert Kennison, Ph.D.
Research Associate, University of Southern California
Assistant Professor of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles
- LBLS Co-Principal Investigator
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Robert Kennison, Ph.D., is a southern California native born in Fullerton, California, received
his B.A. and M.A. degrees from California State University, Fullerton. He obtained his Ph.D.
in Cognitive Psychology from Claremont Graduate University, following which he joined the Long
Beach Longitudinal Study under a post-doctoral fellowship guided by Dr. Elizabeth Zelinski.
Dr. Kennison's research focuses on memory and aging. He has published 15 journal articles and
2 chapters in edited books. At California State University, Los Angeles, where he currently holds
an Assistant Professor position in Psychology, he teaches courses on aging, cognition, and
statistics.
During his free time, Dr. Kennison enjoys travel, photography, and cooking.
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Phone: (213) 821-5390 |
Fax: (213) 740-6223
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Sumera Raoof, M.D.
Research Associate, University of Southern California
- LBLS Project Administrative Specialist
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Sumera Raoof, M.D. was born in
Karachi, Pakistan. She received her medical degree from Dow Medical College, also located
in Karachi, Pakistan. She has been with the Long Beach Longitudinal Study since 2007.
Dr. Raoof's research interests are focused on Clinical Research. Regarding
personal interests, she enjoys creative cooking and spending time with her son. Other interests include
oil painting, crochet, interior decorating, traveling/exploring, volunteering, event organizing, mentoring,
and fashion and design.
Dr. Raoof also has her own column, where she muses over medical advancements,
discusses the latest health trends, and offers useful advice. You can access it
HERE.
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Mia Harrison
Research Associate, University of Southern California
- LBLS Project Assistant
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Mia Harrison was born in Los Angeles, California and
received her B.S. in Physiological Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. Soon after,
she began working at USC as a Physical Therapy Aide and is now working with Professor Elizabeth Zelinski on
the Long Beach Longitudinal Study.
During her free time, Mia enjoys cooking, traveling, reading, spending time with her family and
friends, playing sports like tennis and softball, and watching movies.
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Sarah Dalton
Graduate Student, Gerontology, University of Southern California
- LBLS Research Consultant
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Sarah Dalton is a PhD student in Gerontology at the
University of Southern California.
Sarah Dalton was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois' Southside and has had no trouble adjusting to life in beautiful Southern California. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received a bachelor's of science in Psychology in 2008.
Sarah's research interests center on the psychology and neurobiology of aging, including normal changes in memory, perception, cognition, and metacognition across the lifespan as well as with the progression of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. She is also interested in developing better measures of cognition in late age and studying mediators to cognitive decline such as cognitive training programs, video games, and cardiovascular exercise.
When she is not in the lab, Sarah enjoys bike riding, wine tasting, hiking, traveling, and cheering on the Chicago Cubs.
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Shoshana Hindin
Graduate Student, Gerontology, University of Southern California
- LBLS Research Consultant
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Shoshana Hindin is a Midwestern transplant to Southern California.
She grew up in central Ohio and received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. While she misses the pace of the Midwest, she thoroughly enjoys the mild climate on the West coast.
Shoshana became interested in aging while working in Dr. Stine-Morrow's Adult Learning Lab in Illinois. She is happy to continue
learning about aging in the multidisciplinary Davis School at the Andrus Center.
When Shoshana has time, she enjoys reading about current events, history, and places, watching documentaries, practicing yoga,
learning guitar, shopping at farmers' markets, hiking, and traveling.
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Kevin Petway
Graduate Student, Psychology, University of Southern California
- LBLS Data Consultant
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Kevin Petway, born and raised in Virginia,
received his B.A. in Psychology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia.
He stayed in Charlottesville, Virginia
afterwards to work with Professor Timothy Salthouse at the Cognitive Aging Lab, and remained
there for one year before deciding
to move to southern California in the summer of 2007. Soon thereafter he began
assisting Professor Elizabeth Zelinski in her
Long Beach Longitudinal Study.
Kevin is currently working on his doctoral degree in Quantitative Psychology at the
University of Southern California. He hopes to become a professor of psychology, or continue research
as a research associate or postdoctoral researcher. His research interests include personality and
motivation -- specifically, ways to measure personality and motivation.
In his free time, Kevin likes to run, hike nearby mountains, listen to or play music, kid around in
the ocean, take pictures, cook, and watch tv shows on dvd. He also enjoys pondering the metaphysical.
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Danielle Hall
Graduate Student, Gerontology, University of Southern California
- LBLS Project Assistant
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Danielle Hall was born in Virginia but has traveled and lived in many other places since then. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Pacific Union College in 2009 and is currently studying Gerontology in the MSG program at USC. Her interest in the elderly developed through her employment at an assisted living facility in Washington throughout her high school and undergraduate years.
Currently she is interested in the rural elderly and elder counseling within senior residential communities. She was drawn to the LBLS because it encompasses more of the psychological aspects of aging concerning memory and cognition.
She likes to read books on psychology and aging, run, play tennis, cook and is a big fan of quilting and the history behind it as well as a novice quilter.
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