Dr. Gary Small, a professor of psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine and director of the UCLA Longevity Center, was appointed president-elect of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, a national nonprofit organization that promotes the mental health and well-being of older adults through professional education, public advocacy, and support of career development in geriatric psychiatry and mental health.  Small will be installed as the new president on March 27, 2015.
 
Small's team has developed neuroimaging technologies that detect the first signs of brain aging and Alzheimer's disease years before patients show symptoms.  In addition to testing medicines that might delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Small has studied and developed training programs throughout the country that support a healthy aging lifestyle and memory.
 
He has written more than 400 scientific publications and received numerous awards and honors. Scientific American magazine named him one of the world's top 50 innovators in science and technology, and his work has been featured in the national news. He has authored six books, including the New York Times bestseller, "The Memory Bible."