Roger A. Dixon

Biographical Background

Current Positions
University of Alberta
     Canada Research Chair in Cognition and Aging
     Professor of Psychology
     Director, Victoria Longitudinal Study

University of Victoria
     Adjunct Professor of Psychology

Previous Positions
Professor of Psychology, University of Victoria
Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute, Berlin

Visiting Appointments
Äldrecentrum, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
Stanford Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences

Advanced Degrees
University of Chicago
Penn State University

Selected Recent Professional Activities

Current: Endowed Chair Canada Research Chair Tier 1: 2003-2010; 2010-2017 University of Alberta	Current: Recipient NIH MERIT Award 2002-2007; 2007-2012 U.S. National Institutes of Health
Current: Founder Alberta Cognitive Neuroscience University of Alberta	Current: Member Local Organizing Committee ISSBD 2012, Edmonton, AB
Current: Member/Co-Leader Task Force on Brain, Cognition, Aging, Dementia Campus Alberta Neuroscience Initiative	Current: Member Advisory Board Alberta Centre on Aging
Current: Member, Planning Committee International Conference on Diabetes and the Brain American Diabetes Association	Current: Member College of Reviewers Canada Research Chairs, Ottawa

Recent: President Division of Adult Development and Aging American Psychological Association	Recent: Chair Section on Adult Development and Aging Canadian Psychological Association
Recent: Member Scientific Review Board National Institutes of Health [Board Theme: Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Aging, Cognitive Development, and Cognitive Science]	Recent: Member Executive Board International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development
Recent: Recipient Outstanding Alumnus Award Penn State University	Recent Invited Talks Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, USA

Research and Opportunities

Victoria Longitudinal Study
     - VLS Headquarters and Lab: University of Alberta
     - Satellite Lab: University of Victoria
     - A long-term (20 years) and large-scale longitudinal investigation
       of biomedical, health, genetic, lifestyle, cognitive, and neurocognitive
       aspects of human aging
     - Funding: National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging)
                      PI: Roger Dixon
     - Website: Victoria Longitudinal Study

Colleagues and Contexts

Mentors
Paul B. Baltes (Max Planck Institute)
John R. Nesselroade (University of Virginia)

Long-term Collaborators
Lars Bäckman (Karolinska Institutet)
Cindy de Frias (Texas)
Christopher Hertzog (Georgia Tech)
David F. Hultsch (Victoria)
Stuart MacDonald (Victoria)
Lars-Göran Nilsson (Stockholm)
Brent Small (South Florida)
Esther Strauss (Victoria)
Åke Wahlin (Stockholm)

Photos
Photo Collection (click to view a small collection of photos, including people,
the local area, and the Rockies)

Banner
The three photos merged into the banner at the top of this webpage are (from left to right):
(1) Edmonton downtown skyline as viewed from across the river valley,
(2) Autumn scene from the vast forests in the Edmonton river valley,
(3) Spirit Island, in Maligne Lake, of the Alberta Rockies, near Jasper.