Professional Service

• National Institutes of Health. Role: Study Section Member, . Social Psychology and Interpersonal Processes Study Section. 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2022
• American Psychological Association. Role: Member. Division 54 (Pediatric Psychology) Task Force on Pediatric Workforce. 01/2013 - present
• Gerontological Society of America. Chair BSS Fellowship Committee. 01/2011 - present
• Journal of Family Psychology. Editorial Board. 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2011
• COGDOP (Chairs of Graduate Departments of Psychology). Member, Executive Committee. 01/01/2010 - 06/30/2011
• Utah Center on Aging. Member. 01/2007 - present

Internal Service

• Executive Board, Diabetes Metabolism Research Center. 01/2019 - present. University service.
• Member, Faculty Data Steering Committee. 01/2017 - present. University service.
• Co-chair, Search Committee for Dean of Mines and Earth Sciences. 01/2016 - 12/2016. University service.
• Center for Clinical and Translational Science Executive Steering Committee. Member, 07/2014 - present. University service.
• Center on Aging, Board of Directors. 01/2013 - 12/2014. University service.
• Budget Principles and Process Working Group. Member, 01/2013 - 12/2014. University service.
• Executive Committee. Member, 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013. Department service.
• Professional Issues and Ethics Committee. Member, 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013. Department service.

Honors & Awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award, Child and Family Health Special Interest Group. Society of Behavioral Medicine, 04/2022
• Innovations Award, Diabetes Special Interest Group. Society of Behavioral Medicine, 04/2022
• Distinguished Professor of Psychology. University of Utah, 06/2018
• Irwin Altman Award for Distinguished Research, Teaching, Mentoring, & Service, 2012. Psychology, 05/2012
• Superior Research Award. College of Social and Behavioral Science, University of Utah, 2008
• Division 20's 2007 Retirement Research Foundation master Mentor Award. American Psychological Association, 2007
• Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Distinguished Mentor Award. Graduate School, University of Utah, 2006
• Spencer Fellow, 1992-1994. National Academy of Education, 1994
• Spencer Fellow, 1992-1994. National Academy of Education, 1993
• Spencer Fellow, 1992-1994. National Academy of Education, 1992
• Award for Excellence. Mensa Education and Research Foundation, 1990
• University Research Committee, Faculty Fellow. University of Utah, 1989
• Predoctoral Fellow, 1985-1986. NIMH, 1986
• Predoctoral Fellow, 1985-1986. NIMH, 1985
• graduate magna cum laude, with distinction in psychology (BS). University of Washington, 1981
• Guthrie Prize (for most outstanding Senior Thesis, entitled Age differences in spatial ability). Department of Psychology, University of Washington, 1981