Dr. Robin West, Professor of Psychology, has been conducting research on memory and aging for over 30 years. Dr. West completed her M.A. and Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University and did postdoctoral work at the Aging and Development Program at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. West has been in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida since 1987 and is currently the department Graduate Coordinator. Formerly, she served as director of the Center for Gerontological Studies and associate director of the Institute on Aging. Dr. West is the author of over 50 academic papers, and a popular memory book, entitled MEMORY FITNESS OVER 40, which has been published in four countries. She has an extensive record of university and public service and has dedicated herself to the important task of explaining scientific findings to lay audiences through her writing and public appearances. Dr. West has won numerous awards, including a Fulbright Fellowship, a TIP Teaching Award, a Mentor award from the American Psychological Association Division 20 and a MindAlert award from the American Society on Aging for her Everyday Memory Clinic training program for seniors. She has served on the editorial boards of three national research journals, including Psychology and Aging. Dr. West's research on everyday memory and aging, and memory self-regulation, has been funded by the National Institute of Health, the Brookdale Foundation, and The Retirement Research Foundation.