Decision-Making Across the Life Span

This is part of the Talks at Twelve series from the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research.

Decisions – small and large – are an inherent part of life and can shape people’s well-being for better or worse. As we move through the life span, there are changes in the types of decisions we are facing, the strategies we draw on to make good decisions, and the resources available to recover from poor decisions. Corinna Loeckenhoff will provide an overarching model to capture age-related shifts in decision making and review some of the latest research aimed at promoting sound decisions no matter how old we are.

Dr. Loeckenhoff received her undergraduate degree from the University of Marburg, Germany and her Ph.D. from Stanford University. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the intramural research program of the National Institute on Aging before joining Cornell University in 2009.

Dr. Loeckenhoff is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and the Association for Psychological Science. She was recognized as a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science in 2011 and received the Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology from the Gerontological Society of America in 2014. Her efforts in advancing gerontology were honored by a KON Award for Excellence in Advising in 2018 and SUNY Chancellors Awards for Excellence in Teaching (2013) and Faculty Service (2022).