Covers foundational concepts of allostasis and allostatic load, new modeling approaches for composite health and aging markers, and recent empirical findings. Speakers include Drs. Peter Sterling, Cathal McCrory, Eileen Crimmins, and Robert-Paul Juster. Register here.
This workshop will cover the development and applications of SLCMA, demonstrate how to model complex life course hypotheses, and guide interpretation of results. Participants will also have the opportunity for hands-on practice using repeated exposure data with the SLCMA R package. Attendees can join via Zoom or in-person at the UMich Institute for Social Research. See details and register here.
Learn about NaNDA’s extensive geographic data resources spanning socioeconomic, healthcare, housing, and environmental measures at multiple levels of spatial scale, collected since 1981. Register here.
Sponsored by the University of Michigan Biomarker Network
This NIA-sponsored workshop introduces researchers to the use of epigenetic data in social science. Participants will learn how to process and analyze DNA methylation data (including epigenetic clocks and EWAS) using Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data formats. Sessions combine live lectures and hands-on labs to build applied skills and foster collaboration. Applicants should have basic genomics and computing experience.
The workshop will take place January 20–23, 2026. Live Zoom lectures will be from 12-2 pm ET, lab sessions will be live on Zoom and recorded from 2:30-5 pm ET and can be attended live or watched before the next day’s lecture
Applications are due October 31, 2025. Apply here.
You’re invited to the Population Dynamics & Health Program workshop “Communicating Through Data Visualization“presented by Eytan Adar of the University of Michigan. This workshop will present best practices for the design and construction of data/information visualizations from a perceptual and cognitive basis, while also demonstrating the use of state-of-the art software tools (such as RAWGraphs and Adobe Illustrator) to maximize aesthetics and effectiveness in communicating with your target audience. Attendees will also receive demonstrations of some unique and unconventional visualization approaches such as tornado plots, hive plots, and more!
Topics covered:
- Perceptual and cognitive basics for information/data visualization
- Theories and tools to build effective and aesthetic visualizations (using tools such as RAWGraphs and Adobe Illustrator)
- An introduction to unconventional visualization types and tools (including tornado plots, HOPs, hive plots, Upset, and more)
As always, this workshop is free of cost and open to the public, so please feel free to distribute this email to others who may be interested. For more information and to RSVP, please visit pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops. For video and resources from our past workshops, please check out the PDHP Youtube playlist and adjoining materials archive.
EdSHARe Workshop at PAA 2025
Looking for cohort data collected from large, diverse, nationally representative samples of Americans followed from high school through mid/late life?
This data is ideal for studying the social and biological pathways through which education and other early life factors shape later-life cognition and health. The Education Studies for Healthy Aging (EdSHARe) project has you covered and is offering a workshop at the 2025 Population Association of America Annual Meeting!
During the workshop, we will highlight the many research efforts supported by our datasets, guide participants through the project’s goals, and demonstrate the process and protocols for accessing our data. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to conceptualize how NLS:72 and HS&B:80 data can support their research goals, with hands-on assistance and insights from the EdSHARe project’s primary investigators and funders. We will also offer guidance on exploring funding opportunities to start your research using our data.
The PAA EdSHARe workshop will be held in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, April 10, from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST in the Monument Room of the Marriott Marquis.
Questions about EdSHARe or the PAA workshop? Please email: info@edshareproject.org.
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Social Science and Medicine
Education has long-term implications for health that are believed to last well into old age, and is also a key determinant of late-life social disparities in health. However, there is limited understanding of the causal mechanisms linking education and health in older age across different cultural, socioeconomic, and policy contexts. To improve this understanding, the Gateway to Global Aging Data and Social Science and Medicine invite submissions for a conference and special issue dedicated to interdisciplinary research studying how education influences health and ageing globally.
We welcome contributions that use rigorous empirical quantitative causal inference methods, as well as interdisciplinary perspectives from sociology, psychology, public health, economics, and beyond. We particularly encourage original articles that leverage global variation in educational trajectories and policies using longitudinal data. Use of the Gateway to Global Aging Data – which is funded by the National Institute of Aging and facilitates longitudinal and cross-country research on aging, health, retirement, and education using data from the Health and Retirement Study and its International Network of Studies – is welcomed but not required. We welcome submissions from all regions worldwide, and particularly encourage studies based in LMICs.
Submissions are encouraged to explore, but are not limited to, global research on the following themes:
- Role of education in explaining disparities in physical, mental and cognitive health
- Effects of education on cognitive decline and dementia, and the role of education in mitigating age-related cognitive impairment
- Studies that leverage cross-national or cross-state variation to understand the health impact of education policies that affect access, type and quality of education
- Impact of education on health across generations, e.g., the impact of children’s education on parent’s health, or the impact of parent’s education on offspring health
- Long-run effects of early childhood education and childcare on late-life health
The conference will take place in Boston, Massachusetts from September 4-5, 2025.
Deadlines:
March 31, 2025: Submissions due
Submissions can either be a draft manuscript or an extended abstract of up to 5 pages describing the research question and motivation, data and research methods, and preliminary results. Submissions can be made through edu.conference@g2aging.org
May 30, 2025: Authors of accepted papers for conference will be notified. Selected authors are expected to attend the conference in September 2025, with reasonable travel expenses and attendance being sponsored by the Gateway to Global Aging.
January 16, 2026: Authors of selected papers for the special issue will be notified. All invited papers will undergo the journal’s scientific review process. Invitation to submit to the special issue does not guarantee acceptance of the invited manuscript.
Alzheimer’s Association Interdisciplinary Summer Research Institute for Early Career Researchers
Advance your career and the future of dementia research.
The Alzheimer’s Association® Interdisciplinary Summer Research Institute (AA-ISRI) is an immersive, no-cost opportunity for early career researchers in psychosocial care and public health to further their knowledge of dementia science and accelerate breakthroughs in the field. Join us in Chicago, USA, August 11-15, 2025, where experts will offer diverse perspectives on groundbreaking research through group sessions and individual mentoring.
Applications are due March 9, 2025. Twenty-four applicants will be selected for this exclusive experience. Attend AA-ISRI to:
● Gain knowledge of basic clinical and biological aspects of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
● Hone essential research skills and learn about emerging research designs and analytical methods.
● Make connections with leaders and peers in the field.
● Develop a research proposal for Association and NIH funding.
Psychosocial and public health postdoctoral students and early career researchers are eligible to attend, and individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Please share this invitation with potential candidates in your network.
Submit your application now.
This opportunity is supported by the National Institutes of Health under award #1R25AG069678-01. Please note that, due to the guidelines of this NIH grant, applicants for AA-ISRI must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals or lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Applicants must also have completed their Ph.D., M.D., Dr.PH., or other doctoral-level degree by the time the program starts in August.
