Meet the Faculty: Cindy Bergeman

Cindy Bergeman is a professor and chair of the Department of Psychology and an Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Notre Dame. She received her Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in Human Development and Family Studies. Her research investigates the interplay among stress, resilience mechanisms and health and well-being outcomes in young, middle-aged and older adults. The goal of her work is to understand why some individuals age more successfully than others. Her work is funded by multiple research grants from the National Institute of Aging.