# Aging and Development

> **NIH NIH T32** · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $245,536

## Abstract

This competitive renewal is to continue the Aging and Development Training Program in the
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Washington University. Because of the
increased demands of an aging population on society along with the concomitant increased health
risks, there is a critical need to train researchers to better understand what does and does not lead
to successful aging. Requests are made to support the training of the next generation of
researchers in aging at both the predoctoral level and at the postdoctoral level. There are
currently 14 faculty who serve as the Preceptors (primary mentors) in this program along with 3
Affiliated (Other) faculty. This training program focuses on the Psychology of Aging, and
emphasizes a multifaceted approach to individual differences in their aging trajectory including
the following interrelated themes: cognitive aging, cognitive neuroscience in healthy and
abnormal aging, personality and social aging, and translational science. Although trainees will
develop depth within one of these themes, the program is designed to expose trainees to breadth
across themes. The program trains candidates both in clinical and non-clinical areas of
Psychology and benefits from the emphasis at Washington University on aging and age-related
diseases, as reflected by the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
and the Center for Aging. As described in the proposal, the Department continues its emphasis
on the Psychology of Aging, with 5 of the last 7 faculty hires having substantive research focus in
aging, which makes this program ideal for training. In this proposal we document the high
quality of the program trainees and faculty, the structure of its well-established training program
and its assessment, and the success of the training.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9926204
- **Project number:** 5T32AG000030-44
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** David A Balota
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $245,536
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1977-03-01 → 2022-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9926204

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9926204, Aging and Development (5T32AG000030-44). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9926204. Licensed CC0.

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