Denise C. Park PhD

Dr. Park is Distinguished University Professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and University of Texas Regents Research Scholar at the University of Texas at Dallas, where she founded and co-directed the Center for Vital Longevity, before stepping into the role of director of research in the fall of 2014. She is an expert in the cognitive neuroscience of aging, and focuses her research on healthy adults across the entire lifespan. Dr. Park directs the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study, an NIA-funded longitudinal study that integrates multiple biomarkers, including amyloid imaging, to understand how the brain adapts to neural insults and how cognitive function is affected.

Dr. Park is a fellow of multiple associations including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has held national offices in both the Association for Psychological Sciences and the American Psychological Association. She has published more than 150 articles and six books on the brain and aging. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institute on Aging for more than 30 years, including a prestigious MERIT Award.