Margie Lachman

Margie Lachman is the Minnie and Harold Fierman Professor of Psychology at Brandeis University's Department of Psychology. Her research examines lifespan development with emphasis on midlife and later life, investigating psychosocial and behavioral factors that protect against cognitive decline and health deterioration. She directs the Lifespan Lab and Boston Roybal Center.

Education includes:

• Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University
• M.S. from Pennsylvania State University
• B.A. from Boston University

Her work integrates laboratory experiments on aging-related changes with intervention studies to enhance cognitive performance. Recent publications focus on cross-cultural patterns of psychological resilience, cognitive buffers in aging, and longitudinal predictors of health trajectories.

Awards include fellowship in the Gerontological Society of America and membership in MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on Successful Midlife Development.