Wingyun Mak, PhD, is a Geropsychologist at The New Jewish Home Research Institute on Aging and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Mak conducts research to understand and promote psychological well-being in older adults with dementia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to examine various COVID-19-related complications that affected nursing home residents.