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Michael Smyer is a Professor of Psychology and Co-director of the Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility at Boston College. He received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Yale University and his doctorate in psychology from Duke University. Dr. Smyer served Boston College as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and Associate Vice President for Research for 13 years. Prior to that, Dr. Smyer was a faculty member and administrator for 17 years at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Smyer's research and teaching focus on adult development and aging, with special attention to the impact of the contexts of aging (e.g., workplaces; nursing homes). In addition, he has written extensively on aging and mental health, particularly the policy aspects of this area. He is a past President of the American Psychological Association's Division on Adult Development and Aging, and APA's Section on Clinical Gerontology, as well as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Gerontological Society of America. He is currently on the editorial board of Generations and The Annual Review of Gerontology & Geriatrics. Dr. Smyer is the author or co-author of more than 100 articles and chapters. In addition, he has co-authored or edited nine books, including Aging and Mental Health (with Sara Qualls) (1999, Blackwell Publishers) and an edited volume Aging, Genetic Technology, and the Future (with Cathy Read and Robert Green) (in press, Johns Hopkins University Press). As Co-director of the Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility, Dr. Smyer focuses on the development of evidence-based practices to enhance the individual and organizational effectiveness of twenty-first century workplaces.	NEW PUBLICATIONS Changes in Decision-Making Capacity in Older Adults: Assessment and Intervention Edited by Center Co-Director, Mick Smyer, and Sara Qualls Challenges of an Aging Society: Ethical Dilemmas, Political Issues Edited by Center Co-Director, Mick Smyer, and Rachel Pruchno

Michael Smyer is a Professor of Psychology and Co-director of the Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility at Boston College. He received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Yale University and his doctorate in psychology from Duke University. Dr. Smyer served Boston College as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and Associate Vice President for Research for 13 years. Prior to that, Dr. Smyer was a faculty member and administrator for 17 years at Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Smyer's research and teaching focus on adult development and aging, with special attention to the impact of the contexts of aging (e.g., workplaces; nursing homes). In addition, he has written extensively on aging and mental health, particularly the policy aspects of this area. He is a past President of the American Psychological Association's Division on Adult Development and Aging, and APA's Section on Clinical Gerontology, as well as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Gerontological Society of America. He is currently on the editorial board of Generations and The Annual Review of Gerontology & Geriatrics.

Dr. Smyer is the author or co-author of more than 100 articles and chapters. In addition, he has co-authored or edited nine books, including Aging and Mental Health (with Sara Qualls) (1999, Blackwell Publishers) and an edited volume Aging, Genetic Technology, and the Future (with Cathy Read and Robert Green) (in press, Johns Hopkins University Press).

As Co-director of the Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility, Dr. Smyer focuses on the development of evidence-based practices to enhance the individual and organizational effectiveness of twenty-first century workplaces.