Carly Roman
Program Officer
Carly Roman, PhD, is a Program Officer at Archstone Foundation. As a 2020-2021 intern at the Foundation, Dr. Roman worked closely with grantees, grant applicants, and program staff to promote new funding opportunities, disseminate communication materials, and implement special projects, such as Catchafire’s skills-based volunteering platform. In her role as program officer, Dr. Roman leads and oversees the Technology strategy area within the Foundation’s focus on care coordination with an interwoven commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Dr. Roman received her PhD from the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology in 2021 and her BA in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2016. Her doctoral research, supported by the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship, focused on understanding intergenerational connections and how they benefit older adults. With a background in positive psychology, Dr. Roman aims to illuminate positive aspects of aging and the ways older adults can meaningfully contribute to others, a concept known as generativity. She is committed to bridging the gaps between research and practice to facilitate development and implementation of evidence-based programs benefiting older adults and those who support them.
Dr. Roman is a leader in intergenerational programming as a three-time chapter founder and current Advisory Council member of GlamourGals, a national nonprofit organization in which students provide free makeovers and manicures to senior living residents. Prior to joining Archstone Foundation, Dr. Roman served as Innovation Manager at the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF), where she developed partnerships and managed programs to support the health and well-being of entertainment industry members. In this role, she collaborated with partners to implement and evaluate innovative programs, including Senior Planet’s licensing program to provide technology classes for older adults, and Passing The Torch, MPTF’s intergenerational career mentorship program to increase diversity and inclusion in the entertainment industry.
