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Sara J. Czaja, Ph.D., is the Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Medicine, Professor of Gerontology and the Director of the Center on Aging and Behavioral Research at Weill Cornell College of Medicine. She is also the Director of the multi-site Center on Research and Education for Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE), which focuses on the interface between older adults and technology systems. CREATE is funded by the National Institute on Aging. She is also the Co-Director of the ENHANCE (Enhancing Neurocognitive Health, Abilities, Networks, & Community Engagement) Center, funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which focuses technology support for older adults living with a cognitive impairment. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) and the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Dr. Czaja is the recipient of the 2015 M. Powell Lawton Distinguished Contribution Award for Applied Gerontology, of APA, the 2013 Social Impact Award for the Association of Computing Machinery, the 2013 Jack A. Kraft Award for Innovation from HFES, The Franklin V. Taylor Award, (APA), and the M. Powell Lawton Award of GSA (2020).