Sherry Deren

Sherry Deren was trained as a social psychologist and spent most of her career conducting and directing federally funded behavioral research studies related to drug use and HIV. After retiring from NYU as a Founding Center Director and a Visiting Research Professor, she began a blog to express some of her thoughts and experiences related to aging: humorandaging.com. She has been enjoying the many cultural and other benefits of NYC and exploring the freedom and choices that retirement makes...See more

Sherry Deren was trained as a social psychologist and spent most of her career conducting and directing federally funded behavioral research studies related to drug use and HIV. After retiring from NYU as a Founding Center Director and a Visiting Research Professor, she began a blog to express some of her thoughts and experiences related to aging: humorandaging.com. She has been enjoying the many cultural and other benefits of NYC and exploring the freedom and choices that retirement makes possible. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, is a devoted mother and grandmother, and has a large extended family. See less