About
Leadership
Alexander Cordwell, the founder of Lucida Research, holds a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Linguistics from the University of Wisconsin and a B.A. from William College, and completed graduate-level AI coursework at Harvard University Extension. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Brazil, was a Fulbright Scholar and National Science Foundation grant recipient, and has taught at the University of Chicago, Boston University, and the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. He later spent over two decades in natural language processing and speech recognition at Microsoft Research, Cisco, and Wildfire.
More recently, Cordwell has turned his research focus toward aging, cognitive health, and the psychological dimensions of growing older — a transition that reflects both personal experience and intellectual conviction.
Lucida Research is built on the conviction that aging deserves the same curious, rigorous attention we bring to any significant chapter of life — and that older adults benefit most from content that respects their intelligence, acknowledges their diversity of experience, and offers something genuinely actionable.
Our Mission
We seek to fill the need for a broader understanding of the aging process as it affects our entire culture and population.
Lucida Research offers an internet-based platform that enables older adults to explore ways to enrich their lives as they progress through their later years.
The platform thought-provoking articles on topics such as maintaining cognitive health, citing the most research findings, as well as offering the opportunity to join an active community of peers who learn from each other and exchange ideas about how to enhance their experience as older adults.
Our Goal
Prime reader to join participate, remain engaged and become even more engaged. Create a world wide community, exchange of ideas, people helping other people. Invite researchers from various disciplines to contribute their perspectives, in live discussions. Offer tools for self-assessment, and curated resources to assist in discovering the best path forward.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lucida Research a non-profit?
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Can you provide references to health providers?
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What are some of the long range goals of Lucida Research?
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How can I become part of the Lucida Research community?
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Is Lucida Research only about aging?
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