AARP Hearing Center
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Neuroscience, cognitive science, translational neuroscience; aging and health, promoting brain health across the life course, intergenerational brain health education and public engagement.
ABOUT
Lindsay R. Chura, PhD, serves as senior policy and research advisor for AARP and the chief scientific officer for the Global Council on Brain Health, positions she's held since joining AARP in 2015.
She was previously a senior policy advisor to the British Ambassador in Washington, where she managed the international health and life science portfolio. At the embassy, Chura was actively engaged in G7 coordination activities surrounding the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, and in 2014 she led a Congressional delegation to the U.K., focused on aging and dementia research and care.
Chura has published across a range of scientific domains, and has written for U.S. News & World Report as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mass Media Fellow. She enjoys engaging with schools and the wider community through science outreach activities.
She received her doctorate in Psychiatry from the University of Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge Scholar for her research that focused on structural neuroimaging of the brain. Prior to studying in the U.K., Chura was a Fulbright Scholar at a clinic in Australia, specializing in reproductive medicine. She is an alumna of Mount Holyoke College.
CONTACT
Email: lchura@aarp.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-chura-6a05706/
For media inquiries, call 202-434-2560 or e-mail media@aarp.org.