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Walter Boot, PhD, FGSA (he/him/his)

Professor
Weill Cornell Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States

Walter R. Boot, PhD, is Professor of Psychology in Medicine within the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, the Irving Sherwood Wright Professor in Geriatrics II, and the Associate Director of the Center on Aging and Behavioral Research at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is one of five principal investigators at the multi-disciplinary Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE), a long-standing and award-winning National Institute on Aging-funded center dedicated to ensuring that the benefits of technology can be realized by older adults. He is also Co-Director of the ENHANCE (Enhancing Neurocognitive Health, Abilities, Networks, & Community Engagement) Center, funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, with a focus on how technology can support older adults living with cognitive impairment. His research interests include how existing and emerging technologies can support the health, wellbeing, quality of life, and social connectivity of older adults with and without cognitive impairments. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Gerontological Society of America.

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