At the Intersection of Longevity and Innovation: Research at the MIT AgeLab
Life Members and co-sponsoring Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
Speaker: Dr Lisa D’Ambrosio, MIT AgeLab
Advances in medicine, technology and public health have resulted in unprecedented longevity globally. The growing older adult population represents both challenges and opportunities for individuals, businesses and governments. In this talk, Dr. D’Ambrosio will provide an overview of the MIT AgeLab’s perspective on aging and highlight some of the research done and in progress at the lab. Across the domains of home, caregiving, longevity planning and mobility, the AgeLab focuses on research that contributes to helping people not just live longer but to live better. The talk will highlight the role of the Lifestyle Leaders as a research panel and resource in the work of the lab and will share findings from AgeLab research during 2020 about different generations’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaker: Dr Lisa D’Ambrosio, MIT AgeLab
Bio: Lisa D’Ambrosio, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist at the MIT AgeLab. At the AgeLab she directs and participates in numerous different projects around understanding and supporting longevity. Her research includes topics as diverse as decision-making around financial planning and preparedness, caregiving, transportation and mobility, and technology use and adoption. She taught social science methods and research design in MIT’s Engineering Systems Division (now Institute for Data, Systems and Society) for nearly a decade. She is a contributor to and co-editor with Dr. Joseph F. Coughlin of Aging America and Transportation: Personal Choices and Public Policy. Prior to coming to MIT, Dr. D’Ambrosio was a Research Analyst at the US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. Dr. D’Ambrosio earned her Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and her A.B. from Brown University.