Over the past two years, Ms.
Baron’s research was funded through a National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Pre-doctoral Fellowship. She recently received a third year of renewed
funding from this source. Other awards include a 2005 travel award from
the American Psychological Association (APA), an APA Division 20
Master’s award for proposed research, a funded teaching opportunity
through the Center for Gerontological Studies (CGS), as well as various
Graduate Student Council (GSC) travel awards from the University of
Florida. Ms. Baron is also on the National Dean’s list.
Ms. Baron has presented part of her M.S. research at the 2005 APA
annual conference, as well as her senior thesis project at the 2003
Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual conference. Her senior
thesis is as part of a larger manuscript published in the International
Journal of Behavioral Development.
Ms. Baron is involved in various professional organizations, such as
the APA, the GSA, and the Society for Applied Research in Memory and
Cognition (SARMAC). She is also very involved in the community as a
respite care volunteer for demented and chronically ill individuals.
