Margaret Gatz
- Professor of Psychology, Gerontology and Preventive Medicine, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Expertise
- Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, study of twins to untangle the role of genes and environment, and ways that risk can be reduced
- Maintaining mental health in older adulthoodrn* risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease
- Twin Studies
- Mental health concerns in older adults
- Genetic and environmental factors affecting risk of Alzheimer's disease
- Psychological perspectives on urban social issues
Additional Information
- Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA), Association for Psychological Science and Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
- Recipient, Distinguished Mentorship Award, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of GSA; Master Mentor Award, Retirement Research Foundation and APA Division 20; Research Award, Alzheimer’s Association, Los Angeles; Award for the Advancement of Psychology and Aging, APA Committee on Aging; Distinguished Research Achievement Award, APA Division 20; Donald F. Kent Award, GSA; M. Powell Lawton Award for Distinguished Contributions to Clinical Geropsychology, APA, Division 12, Section II; Developmental Health Award, APA Division 38