Elaine Wethington is Professor Emeritus of Human Development. She is also adjunct Research Professor at the Survey Research Center, University of Michigan. As part of her research, Elaine collaborates with colleagues at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research to develop projects that improve the experience and treatment of pain among older adults. Since 2003, she has been Co-Director and Director of the Pilot Study Core for the Cornell Edward R. Roybal Center for Translation of the Behavioral and Social Sciences of Aging, the Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life.