Lesley Ross , PhD, is the Clemson University SmartLife Endowed Chair of Aging and Cognition, Director of the Institute for Engaged Aging, Director of the Study for Healthy Aging & Applied (SHAARP) lab, and an associate professor of Psychology. She joined Clemson University’s Department of Psychology in 2020. Prior to joining Clemson, she was an associate professor and director of the PhD program in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University and an assistant professor of Psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her main research focus is the development of methods to maintain healthy brain aging, mobility, and independence for older adults.