Margie E. Lachman

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Margie E. Lachman is an American psychologist. She is the Minnie and Harold Fierman Professor of Psychology at Brandeis University,^[1] director of the Lifespan Developmental Psychology Lab^[2] and the director of the Boston Roybal Center for Active Lifestyle Interventions.^[3] She was editor of the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences (2000-2003), and has edited two volumes on midlife development.^[4][5] She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division 20^[6] and the Gerontological Society of America.^[7] Lachman's research is in the area of lifespan development with a focus on midlife and later life. Her current work is aimed at identifying psychosocial (e.g., sense of control)^[8] and behavioral (e.g., physical exercise) factors^[9] that can protect against, minimize, or compensate for declines in cognition (e.g., memory)^[10] and health.^[11] She is conducting studies to examine long-term predictors of psychological and physical health,^[12] laboratory-based experiments to identify psychological and physiological processes involved in aging-related changes,^[13] especially in memory, and intervention studies^[14] to enhance performance and promote adaptive functioning through active engagement and physical activity.^[15]

Lachman has published numerous chapters and journal articles on these topics and has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning^[16] and the NPR TED Radio Hour.^[17] Lachman was a member of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Midlife Development^[18] and is currently collaborating on a 20-year longitudinal follow-up of the original MacArthur midlife sample.^[19] She has conducted intervention studies designed to enhance the sense of control over memory and physical exercise.^[14]