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Karen S. Lyons, PhD, FGSA (she/her/hers)

Professor
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States

Karen Lyons, Ph.D., FGSA, is a Professor and gerontologist at the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. She has a BA and MA in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies. Her program of research has focused on how the family care dyad experiences and navigates illness. Her innovative conceptual and methodological contributions to dyadic health science have been well-cited across disciplines and included in almost 100 review articles and textbooks and led to numerous, interdisciplinary and international collaborations and Fellowship in GSA. Her current work is focused on designing and evaluating dyadic interventions to balance the needs of both members of the care dyad or couple across the adult lifespan. Dr. Lyons has been a long-standing member of GSA and considers it her professional home. She has served on several GSA committees, founded the Dyadic Health Research Interest Group and currently serves on the GSA Board of Directors and editorial board for The Gerontologist. Throughout her career, she has had a strong commitment to mentoring students and early-career faculty.

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