Karen Kopera-Frye, PhD, is Professor of Gerontology and a Biedenharn Endowed Chair in Gerontology at the University of Louisiana, Monroe. She came to the University of Louisiana at Monroe as the Endowed Chair in Gerontology/ Professor from the University of Nevada-Reno in Fall 2009. Dr. Kopera-Frye has served as Director of the University of Louisiana's Institute of Gerontology since 2009. For the last 27 years, Dr. Kopera-Frye's research has delved into lifespan social behavioral endeavors, with special focus on the later adult years. She became interested in health literacy in 2007 when she