Grant: Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

With unprecedented numbers of individuals entering the later stages of life, there has never been a more important time to help people to age well. A large proportion of aging research focuses on the identification and remediation of illnesses in older adults; however, my research focuses on the flip-side of illness: how people can age healthily and happily. Successful aging includes many domains, including physical and cognitive functioning as well as psychosocial well-being. In this study we look at different trajectories of successful aging. Using these data we are able to identify the ways in which individuals can foster successful aging in their own lives, with important implications for individuals, policy-makers and clinicians.