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Margret Maria Baltes March 8, 1939 January 28, 1999
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| Personal | |
| Born in Dillingen (Saar) on March 8, 1939 as daughter of Maria and Ludwig Labouvie | |
| Married Paul B. Baltes on May 2, 1963 | |
| Boris B. Baltes born on November 10, 1965 | |
| Anushka M. Baltes born on February 1, 1971 | |
| Career and Education | |
| 1958-63 | Studies of psychology at the University of Freiburg (1958-59) and the University of Saarbrücken, Germany (1959-63). Primary mentor: Ernst E. Boesch |
| 1963 | Diploma in Psychology (M.A.), University of Saarbrücken |
| 1964-6 | Clinical Psychologist, Child Guidance Clinic, Homburg/Saar |
| 1966-67 | Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Saarbrücken |
| 1969-72 | Graduate studies in experimental psychology, West Virginia University |
| 1973 | Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, West Virginia University. Primary mentors: John D.Cone and Hayne W. Reese |
| 197378 | Assistant Professor, College of Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University |
| 1978-80 | Associate Professor, College of Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Summer 1980 | Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Stanford University |
| 1980-84 | Visiting Professor, Department of Gerontopsychiatry, Free University of Berlin |
| Since 1984 | Professor of Psychological Gerontology, Free University of Berlin, Department of Gerontopsychiatry and Department of Psychology, Head of Research Unit for Psychological Gerontology |
| 1990-91 | Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, Stanford University |
| Summer 1994 | Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology, Stanford University |
| 1997-98 | Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, Stanford University |
| Funded Research | |
| 1974-75 | Control of littering behavior in adults, funded by the College of Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University. |
| 1974-75 | Postponement of own death: Fact or myth? funded by the College of Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University. |
| 1976-77 | Loss of independent functions in nursing home residents, Research Initiation Grant (with R. L. Burgess), funded by The Pennsylvania State University (Principal investigator, PI). |
| 1977-79 | Living skills in the elderly nursing home resident, funded by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW; PI). |
| 1982-87 | Analysis of dependency in the elderly: The role of the social environment, funded by the Stiftung Volkswagenwerk (DM 519 000; PI). |
| 1988-91 | Maintenance and rehabilitation of independence: An intervention program for staff (with E.-M. Neumann), funded by the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology (BMFT; DM 596 650; PI). |
| 1989-94 | Early diagnosis of Alzheimer: A testing-the-limits approach (with K.-P. Kühl and H. Gutzmann), funded by the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology (BMFT; DM 1 702 060; PI). |
| 1989-97 | Everyday competence in the very old: Subproject of the Berlin Aging Study, funded by the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology (BMFT) and the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Family, and Youth. |
| 1992-95 | Study of a cognitive intervention program (with S. Kwon), funded by Berlin-Forschung (DM 94 135). |
| 1992-95 | Early recognition of dementias (with K. M. Neher), funded by Berlin-Forschung (DM 94 940). |
| 1994-95 | Influence of living environment and individual resources on the maintenance of intellectual functioning in old age (with D. Sowarka), funded by MSD Sharp & Dohme (DM 75 000). |
| 1994-98 | Everyday competence and successful aging funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG; DM 694 500; PI). |
| 1994-96 | Yesterday interview as a screening instrument for pathological aging (with H.-U. Wilms and S. Kanowski), funded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Family, and Youth (BMFSFJ; DM 855 000). |
| 1996-99 | Successful aging: Testing the meta-model „Selective optimization with compensation" (with F. R. Lang), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG; DM 680 000; PI). |
| 1998- | Graduiertenkolleg „Psychiatry and Psychology of Aging" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG; DM 801 100; PI with H. Helmchen) |
| Fellow Status | |
| American Psychological Association | |
| Gerontological Society of America | |
| Honors and Awards | |
| 1982-97 | Honorary Professorship from the University of Trier |
| 1987 | Charlotte Towle Research Award for Gerontological Research, University of Chicago |
| 1990/91 | Akademiestipendium (research grant), Volkswagen Stiftung (sabbatical leave at Stanford University) |
| 1994 | "Dr. Günther-Buch-Preis für gerontologische Forschung" der Johanna und Fritz Buch Gedächtnisstiftung |
| 1994 | Distinguished Mentorship Award, Behavioral and Social Science Section of the Gerontological Society of America |
| Summer 1994 | Sabbatical research grant, German Research Foundation (DFG), Stanford University |
| 2000 | IPSEN Foundation Longevity Award together with Paul B. Baltes |
| Membership in Professional Associations | |
| American Psychological Association (APA) | |
| Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT) | |
| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geriatrie und Gerontologie (DGGG) | |
| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizinische Psychologie (DGMP) | |
| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGP) | |
| American Geriatrics Society (AGS) | |
| Gerontological Society of America (GSA) | |
| International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD) | |
| Editorial Positions (Scientific Journals) | |
| 1981-83 | Associate Editor, International Journal of Behavioral Geriatrics |
| 1986-90 | Associate Editor, International Journal of Behavioral Development |
| 1987-91;
1991-96 |
Editorial Board, Journals of Gerontology, Psychological Sciences |
| 1988- | Editorial Board, Zeitschrift für Gerontopsychologie und -geriatrie |
| 1990- | Editorial Board, Zeitschrift für Verhaltenstherapie |
| 1991- | Editorial Board, Psychology and Aging |
| 1998- | Editorial Board, Gerontology |
| 1998- | Editorial Board, International Journal of Behavioral Development |
| Committees | |
| 1986-88 | Chairperson of the Social Sciences Section of the German Society of Gerontology |
| 1986-95 | University Ethics Committee, Medical School, Free University of Berlin |
| 1987-93 | Review Board, Biological Health and Aging, German Ministry of Research and Technology |
| 1988-91 | ERASMUS Planning Committee: Gerontology in Medical Curricula |
| 1990-96 | Review Committee, Research Program on Health Research, German Ministry for Research and Technology |
| 1990-95 | Review Committee, Research Program on Degenerative Diseases of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System at the University of Leipzig, Federal Ministry for Research and Technology |
| 1992- | Gerontological Working Committee, MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH |
| 1993-97 | Scientific Board, ADIA-Foundation |
| 1994-96 | Commission on Demographic Change, Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| 1994- | Expert Committee on Policy for the Elderly with Dementia, German Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, & Youth |
| 1994- | Review Board, Hirnliga e.V. |
| 1997- | European Regional Committee of the Novartis Foundation for Gerontological Research (NFGR) |
| 1998- | Expert Commission on Aging for the German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, & Youth |
| 1998- | Chairperson of the External Research Advisory Group "The Ageing Population" of the European Union |