Memory in Old Age: Can We Improve It

Dr. D. Jamuna is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, S.V. University with a Ph.D. in Ageing. Widely Travelled, was recipient of Tilak Award (AGI) 1984; was trained in social gerontology at the International Institute on Ageing, Malta o a UNFPA Fellowship (1992); Sandoz International training Fellowship Award, SFGR to work – at PSU, USA (1996-97); visiting Scientist – TMIG, Tokyo, Japan (1998-99); recipient of the Meritorious teacher award for Research on ageing of S.V. University (2000) and more recently (2003-04) on a Fulbright senior Fellow at the Gerontology Center, PSU, PA, USA. She is a ardent researcher in the field and has to her credit both national and international research projects and about 80 research publications.