Deputy Director
Division of Behavioral and Social Research
National Institute of Aging
United States of America
Dr. Dana Jeffrey Plude is Deputy Director in the Division of Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR). Prior to joining NIA in December, 2016, he served as Associate Director and Research/Review Integrity Officer in the Division of Receipt & Referral in the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) before which he was Chief of the Bio-behavioral and Behavioral Processes Integrated Review Group (BBBP IRG) and Scientific Review Officer for the Cognition and Perception study section as well as Special Emphasis Panels including those involving fellowships and small business applications. He earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from Syracuse University, where he specialized in lifespan development and mental function in the elderly. His basic and applied research centered on aging, selective attention and memory and this research was supported in part by funding from NIA, including pre-doctoral T32 support, a post-doctoral F32 NRSA award and R01 and SBIR funding.
Psychology, lifespan development and mental function in the elderly