This website is an activity of the Lifetime Circumstances Predicting Exceptional Longevity Project at the USC Leonard Davis School and is supported by a gift from the M Center of Excellence.
Our Mission
Our mission is to examine the social, psychological, health characteristics of SuperAgers and produce insights into what is successful for individuals and how society should plan for future longevity.
Meet the Team Studying Super Agers
![Shane D. Burns, PhD, MPH](https://gero.usc.edu/cga/superagers/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Burns_preferred_edit-e1662584562172.jpg)
Shane D. Burns, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate
![Margarita Osuna, MSG](https://gero.usc.edu/cga/superagers/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Osuna-preferred-e1662584588116.jpg)
Margarita Osuna, MSG
Predoctoral Scholar
![Qiao Wu, MIPP](https://gero.usc.edu/cga/superagers/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/IMG_8397-preferred-scaled-e1662584617607.jpeg)
Qiao Wu, MIPP
Predoctoral Scholar
![Mutian Zhang, MSG](https://gero.usc.edu/cga/superagers/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Zhang_preferred-e1662585361570.jpeg)
Mutian Zhang, MSG
Predoctoral Scholar
![Erfei Zhao, MSW](https://gero.usc.edu/cga/superagers/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Zhao_preferred-e1662585384992.jpg)
Erfei Zhao, MSW
Predoctoral Scholar
![Maya Goldkorn](https://gero.usc.edu/cga/superagers/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/default-person.png)
Maya Goldkorn
Gerontology Intern
![Audrey Irvine](https://gero.usc.edu/cga/superagers/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/audrey.jpg)
Audrey Irvine
Gerontology Intern
![Mia McKinney](https://gero.usc.edu/cga/superagers/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/mia.jpg)
Mia McKinney
Gerontology Intern
![Haider Saleem](https://gero.usc.edu/cga/superagers/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/HaderSaleem-e1663805047602.jpeg)
Haider Saleem
Graduate Student
![Orli Belman](https://gero.usc.edu/cga/superagers/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/obelman-web.jpeg)
Orli Belman
Chief Communications Officer
Contact Media Relations
Orli Belman
Chief Communications Officer
(310) 709-4156
Email
Beth Newcomb
Senior Editor
(213) 740-0821
Email
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