Curriculum Vitae
Denise Cortis Park
Revised 09/14
Citizenship: USA
Business Address: University of Texas at Dallas
Center for Vital Longevity
1600 Viceroy Drive, Ste. 800
Dallas, TX 75235
(972) 883-3255
Cell phone: (214) 470-8673
E-mail: denise@utdallas.edu
Web Site: http://agingmind.utdallas.edu/ (CV available on website)
Home Address: 3831 Turtle Creek Blvd, #22C
Dallas, TX 75219
EDUCATION
B.A. Albion College, Albion, Michigan, 1973.
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Major: Psychology
Ph.D. State University of New York at Albany, 1977.
Specialization: Experimental Psychology
Employment History
The University of Texas at Dallas
2008-present University Regents Research Scholar
University Distinguished Chair in Behavioral and Brain
Sciences
2008-2010 T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Chair of Brain Science
2009-present Director, Center for Vital Longevity
2008-present Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 2002-2007
2002-2007 Professor of Psychology
Professor, Beckman Institute
Director, Center for Healthy Minds
Cognitive Division Chair (2002-2004)
The University of Michigan: 1995-2002
1995-2002 Professor of Psychology
Senior Research Scientist
The Institute for Social Research
Director, CACHET: Center on Aging and Cognition: Health, Education, and Training.
The University of Georgia: 1985-1995
1989-1995 Professor of Psychology
Chair, Cognitive/Experimental Program
Director, Southeastern Center for Applied
Cognitive Aging Research
1985-1989 Associate Professor of Psychology
Associate Director, Gerontology Center
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte: 1977-1985
1983-1985 Associate Professor of Psychology
1977-1983 Assistant Professor of Psychology
Research Interests
The cognitive neuroscience of aging
Cognitive neuroscience of aging, and culture
Cognitive engagement and aging
Awards and Honor Societies
Summa Cum Laude Graduate of Albion College
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Albion College Fellow
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Recipient of the William Owens Award given to the outstanding social and behavioral researcher at the University of Georgia, 1995
Distinguished Alumni Award, Albion College, 1997
Faculty Research Award, University of Michigan, 1998
College of Literature, Science and The Arts
Distinguished Contribution Award to Psychology of Aging, Division 20, Adult Development and Aging, American Psychological Association, August 2002.
NIH MERIT Award, “Neuroimaging dedifferentiation in the aging mind,” 2006-2015.
"2008 Best Article Award" from the Association for Consumer Research
Professional Societies
Society for Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
International Association of Applied Psychology
Psychonomic Society
Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Society for the Study of Human Development
Fellow, American Psychological Association, Div. 1, 3, 20
Fellow, Association for Psychological Sciences (APS)
Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
Major National and International Committees
Chair, External Advisory Committee (Beirat) for the Max Planck Center for Human Development, Berlin, Germany, 2006-2008
Chair, Cognition & Perception Review Panel, National Institutes of Health, 2003-2005
Board of Directors, American Psychological Society, 2002-2005
Committee on a Research Agenda for Social Psychology, The National Academies of
Sciences, 2002-2004
Chair, The Beirat (external evaluation committee), The Max Planck Institute for Human
Development, Berlin. 2004-present
Presidential Task Force on Scientific Affairs, American Psychological Association, 2000-2001
Chair, Board of Scientific Affairs, American Psychological Association, 1998-1999, Member, 1997-2000
Committee on Aging, The American Psychological Association, 1996-1997
Chair, National Institute of Health, Mental Disorders of Aging Study Section, 1995-1997, Member, 1993-1997
Chair, American Psychological Society, 1995 National Meeting, June 30-July 2, New York Council of Representatives, American Psychological Association 1994-1997, Division 20 Representative
Chair, American Psychological Association Science Initiative, 1994-1995
Chair, The Human Capital Initiative, American Psychological Society, "Vitality for Life: Productive Aging and Psychological Research, a component of the Human Capital Initiative," APS, 1992-1993
President, Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging), American Psychological Association; 1991-1992
Other National Committees
Task Force on Aging Report (TFAR), 1994-1995. Member of Advisory Board
Interim Advisory Science Committee of the American Psychological Association, 1994
American Psychological Society, Program Committee, 1994
Federation of Behavioral, Psychological & Cognitive Sciences Member, Sciences Seminar Committee, 1993
1995 Membership Committee, Division 20, 1989-1991
Network Committee, Division 1, 1987 to 1994
Science, Leaders Council, American Psychological Association, 1997-present
Chair, Science Forum Committee, Federation of Cognitive and Behavioral Scientists, 1997-
present
Behavioral and Social Sciences Board, The Gerontological Society of American; 1996-2000
Election Committee, Division 1, 1987
Continuing Education Committee, Division 20, 1986-1989
Program Committee, Division 20, 1986, 1987
Elections Committee, Division 20, 1986
Member at large, Division 1 (General Psychology), 1985-1991
Elections Committee, Division 1, 1985, 1988
Program Committee, Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging), 1985
Executive Committee, Division 20, 1984-1997
Network Committee, Division 20, 1983
Election Committee, Division 20, 1982
Program Committee, Division 20, 1982
Program Committee, Division 1, 1982
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