Corinna Löckenhoff Explained

Alma Mater:University of Marburg
Stanford University
Work Institutions:Cornell University
Weill Cornell Medicine
Doctoral Advisor:Laura L. Carstensen
Thesis Title:Age-Related Positivity Effects in Information Acquisition and Decision-Making: Testing Socioemotional Selectivity Theory in the Health Domain
Thesis Year:2004
Fields:Gerontology

Corinna Elisabeth Löckenhoff (also spelled Loeckenhoff) is a gerontologist. She is a professor of Human Development at Cornell University and of Gerontology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Education

Löckenhoff earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Marburg. She went on to receive her PhD in psychology from Stanford University in 2004. Her doctoral advisor was Laura L. Carstensen, and her thesis title was Age-Related Positivity Effects in Information Acquisition and Decision-Making: Testing Socioemotional Selectivity Theory in the Health Domain. After her PhD, she had a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute on Aging.[1] [2]

Career

Löckenhoff has been a faculty member at Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical since 2009.[1] [3] Her research focuses on how psychological factors vary with age and what these variations imply for mental and physical health. She investigates age differences in decision making,[4] and in 2015 she co-edited a book on this topic, Aging and Decision Making, with Thomas M. Hess and JoNell Strough.[5] She also studies the influence of personality and emotion upon health behaviors and outcomes, a line of inquiry exemplified in a 2016 book that she co-edited with Anthony Ong, Emotion, Aging, and Health.[6]

Awards and honors

The Association for Psychological Science recognized Löckenhoff as a Rising Star in 2011,[7] and she received the Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology from the Gerontological Society of America in 2014.[1] [8] She was elected fellow of the Gerontological Society of America in 2016[9] [10] and the Association for Psychological Science in 2020.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corinna Loeckenhoff. Cornell University. January 12, 2020. June 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608133914/https://www.human.cornell.edu/people/cel72. live.
  2. Age-Related Positivity Effects in Information Acquisition and Decision-Making: Testing Socioemotional Selectivity Theory in the Health Domain. Stanford University. Loeckenhoff. Corinna Elisabeth. 2004. PhD thesis. 2020-01-13. 2020-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200113201005/https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/5708552. live.
  3. News: David Hopper. Corinna Löckenhoff, Cornell University – Self-Continuity. The Academic Minute. June 16, 2016. January 11, 2020. August 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826163345/http://academicminute.org/2016/06/corinna-loeckenhoff-cornell-university-self-continuity/. live.
  4. News: Want the money now or later? It may depend on your age. Stephen D’Angelo. Cornell Chronicle. August 14, 2019. January 11, 2020. December 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191221180342/https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/08/want-money-now-or-later-it-may-depend-your-age. live.
  5. Book: Aging and Decision Making. Elsevier. 2015. Hess. Thomas. Strough. JoNell. Löckenhoff. Corinna. 978-0-12-417155-8. 2020-01-07. 2020-01-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200111170120/https://www.elsevier.com/books/aging-and-decision-making/hess/978-0-12-417148-0. live.
  6. Book: Emotion, Aging, and Health. American Psychological Association. Ong. Anthony D.. Löckenhoff. Corinna. 978-1-4338-2162-2. 2016. 2020-01-07. 2020-01-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200111170121/https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318138. live.
  7. News: Corinna E. Löckenhoff. Association for Psychological Science. Observer. December 16, 2011. January 11, 2020. January 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200111164924/https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/rising/corinna-e-lockenhoff.html. live.
  8. News: Loeckenhoff reaps early career award in gerontology. Cornell Chronicle. August 13, 2014. January 11, 2020. January 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200111170121/http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/08/loeckenhoff-reaps-early-career-award-gerontology. live.
  9. News: The Gerontological Society of America Selects 2016 Fellows . Gerontological Society of America . May 31, 2016 . January 11, 2020 . December 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203151454/https://www.geron.org/press-room/press-releases/2016-press-releases/647-the-gerontological-society-of-america-selects-2016-fellows . live .
  10. Web site: GSA Current Fellows. Gerontological Society of America. January 12, 2020. December 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191208075536/https://www.geron.org/membership/fellows/gsa-current-fellows. live.
  11. Web site: APS Fellows . 12 October 2020 . 23 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200723033507/https://www.psychologicalscience.org/members/fellows . live .

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