Robin Barr

Biography

In April 2006, Dr. Barr became Acting Director of the NIA Division of Extramural Activities and was appointed Director of the division in June 2007. Since that time he has worked at the NIH level to help shape policies toward new and early stage investigators. His leadership role at NIA includes managing the National Advisory Council on Aging and advising the NIA Director on all extramural activities of the Institute. A native of Scotland, Dr. Barr obtained his undergraduate and doctoral degrees in psychology from the University of Oxford, England. He completed postdoctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania before joining the faculty of Ball State University in Indiana in the Department of Psychological Sciences.

Research Interest

Psychological Sciences, Behavioral and Social Research