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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Louis Burgio, Distinguished Research Professor in psychology at The University of Alabama, was awarded Fellow status by the Gerontological Society of America.

GSA Fellows represent the highest class of membership and are recognized by peers for outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology. The award was recently approved by GSA Council, after review and recommendations by the GSA Fellowship Committee.

The GSA is the oldest and largest national multidisciplinary scientific organization devoted to the advancement of gerontological research. Its membership includes some 5,000 researchers, educators, practitioners and other professors in the field of aging. The Society’s principle missions are to promote research and education in aging and to encourage the dissemination of research results to other scientists, decision makers and practitioners.

During his time at UA, Burgio has been the primary project director, co-project director or primary mentor for research grants totaling more than $10 million and awarded by the nation’s top research centers, such as the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute for Mental Health.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y. and later received his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Notre Dame in the areas of developmental psychology and applied behavior analysis.