Welcome to the Lifespan Lab! We are located in the Morris Brown Social Sciences building, room 117. Our research focuses on changes in personality and the self (e.g., perceived control, attributional style) and memory in adulthood and old age. We also conduct intervention research with a particular emphasis on the links between self-efficacy, control beliefs, memory, and physical activity (e.g., exercise). Other topics of interest are mid-life development and relationships between personality and health. Our research is supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging.
Listen to podcast of a talk at UVA in May 2007 by Dr. Lachman
Link to Current Directions in Psychological Science article, 2006
Link to Annual Review of Psychology article, 2004
Read an excerpt from the Handbook of Midlife Development, 2001
Die Stufen des menschlichen lebens
vermutlich Frankfurt oder Dresden um 1890 Museum Für Deutsche Volkskunde, Berlin
From a postcard given by my mentor, Paul Baltes (1939-2006)
2007-2008
Left to right: Pat Tun, Kelly Cotter, Eileen Kranz, Margie Lachman (Director), Chandra Murphy, Kymberlee O'Brien, Mike Polito