Marion Mason has a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from The Ohio State University and over 27 years of experience teaching at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.   In 2013 – 2014, she helped to guide the development of an interdisciplinary minor in Aging Studies and Gerontology into a full program, drawing students from psychology, social work, exercise science, speech pathology, and biology.   Her areas of interest are the development of user-friendly technologies for older adults and pet therapy with older adults.