Leah Light, PhD, was awarded a Presidential Citation for her leadership in APA publications and contributions to research in aging and memory.
Light received her PhD from Stanford University in 1969 and is a professor of psychology at Pitzer College, in Claremont, Calif. For more than 30 years, she has authored important studies and chapters on memory and aging. Light has served on numerous editorial boards including chairing the APA Publications and Communications Board and the Electronic Resources Advisory Committee. Light received most prestigious award from Div. 20 (Adult Development and Aging), the Baltes Distinguished Research Award, which honors researchers who have made exceptional theoretical and empirical contributions to the psychological science of aging. Light is past chair of the APA Board of Scientific Affairs, past-president of Div. 20, and president-elect of Div. 3 (Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science).