Related Events

PAA Presentations related to EdDem’s Critical Areas

Note: Bolded names indicate EdDem Network members

Flash Talk: Socioeconomic Disparities and Underrepresented Populations in Aging and Health | Thursday, April 18, 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM

• Neighborhood Characteristics and Trajectories of Dementia Risk Among Older Adults (W. Qin, University of Wisconsin–Madison; D. Byrd, Arizona State University)
• Cohort Change and Life Course Socioeconomic Differences in Cognitive Health Trajectories (H. Cha, University of Southern California; M. Hayward, University of Texas at Austin)

Poster Session: Aging and the Life Course | Thursday, April 18, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

• Cognitive Functioning and Social Connectedness Among Older Couples: Dyadic Evidence From the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (M. Li; M. Engelman, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Y. Li, University of Chicago)
• The Effects of HBCU Attendance Among Black College-Goers on Later Life Physical Health, Mental Health, Cognitive Functioning, And Mortality (R. Arias Achio, University of Minnesota; J. Warren, University of Minnesota; E. Grodsky, University of Wisconsin; C. Muller, University of Texas)
• Does Educational Attainment Improve Cognitive Functioning of Older Tribal Population in India? (N. Kumari, International Institute for Population Sciences; N. Saikia, International Institute for Population Sciences)

Flash Talk: Cognitive Health and Dementia | Thursday, April 18, 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

• Underestimating the Relationship: Unpacking Both Socioeconomic Resources and Cognitive Function and Decline in Mid- to Later Life (P. Herd, Georgetown University; K. Walsemann, University of Maryland)
• Conceptualizing Offspring Educational (Dis)advantage and Its Relationship to Parents’ Dementia Onset (J. Yahirun, Bowling Green State University; J. Applegate, Bowling Green State University; K. Mossakowski, University of Hawaii at Manoa)
• Dual Functionality in Social Context: Social Predictors of Co-Occurring Cognitive and Functional Health in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (A. Goldman, Boston College; A. Kotwal, University of California, San Francisco; L. Waite, University of Chicago)
• Gender, Educational, and Subnational Differences in Cognition and Contributing Factors in India (A. Perianayagam, Qatar University; R. Dhandona, Public Health Foundation of India; P. Zanwar, Thomas Jefferson University; S. Y, SRM Institute of Technology ; D. Gudekar, International Institute for Population Sciences ; S. Salvi, International Institute for Population Sciences; S. Surpam, International Institute for Population Sciences)
• Exposure to Occupational Strain Across the Life Course and Cognitive Disparities by Gender and Race/Ethnicity (M. Sheftel, Pennsylvania State University; N. Goldman, Princeton University; A. Pebley, University of California-Los Angeles; B. Pratt, Princeton University; S. Park, University of Massachusetts Boston)
• The Long-Run Impact of Free Education on Late-Life Cognitive Function: Evidence From Ireland (C. Kieny, Unisanté; M. Avendano, University of Lausanne; Y. Ma; A. Nolan)

Oral: Cognitive Aging and Dementia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries | Friday, April 19, 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM

• Spousal Education and Cognitive Trajectories among Chinese Couples: A Longitudinal Actor-Partner Interdependence Model Analysis (Y. Guo, Xi’an Jiaotong University; Z. Zhang, Michigan State University; P. Philip, Michigan State University; Q. Jiang, Xi’an Jiaotong University)

Oral: Novel Perspectives on Late-Life Employment | Friday, April 19, 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

• Does Type, Timing, and Duration of Life Course Non-Employment Differentially Predict Dementia Risk and Cognitive Decline? A Novel Application of Sequence Analysis (L. Pacca, UCSF; A. Vable; A. Harrati, Mathematica)

Oral: State and Neighborhood Influences on Health | Friday, April 19, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

• The Role of Education in Regional Variation in Prevalence of Dementia and Cognitive Impairment No Dementia: An Examination of Both Educational Attainment and Education Context (J. Ailshire, University of Southern California; M. Farina, Assistant Professor; H. Jackson, University of Maryland; K. Walsemann, University of Maryland)
• The Long-Term Impact of Place of Birth on Later Life Cognitive Health: Evidence and Insights From the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (Z. Lin, Yale University; X. Chen, Yale University)

Oral: Aging in Middle- and Low-Income Countries | Friday, April 19, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

• Comparisons of Socioeconomic Predictors of Cognition Among Older Adults in Chile and Mexico (S. Mani, Johns Hopkins University; M. Delaporte, University of Pennsylvania; B. O’Grady, University of Texas Medical Branch; J. Bardales, University of Pennsylvania; J. Behrman, University of Pennsylvania; D. Bravo, Catholic University of Chile; I. Elo, University of Pennsylvania; R. Wong, University of Texas Medical Branch)

Invited Session: What Can We Learn About the Relationship Between Education and Later-Life Cognitive Outcomes From the International Family of Health and Retirement Studies and Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol | Friday, April 19, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

• The Gateway to Global Aging Policy Initiative: Systematic Collection of Education Policy Data to Enable Global and Cross-Country Research (E. Nichols, University of Southern California)
• Do Increasing Trends in Education Explain Recent Declines in Dementia? Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Reforms in the United Kingdom (M. Avendano, University of Lausanne)
• Educational Attainment and Dementia Likelihood: A Cross-National Analysis of the United States and Mexico (J. Saenz, Arizona State University)
• Using the HCAP to Evaluate Cross-National Differences in the Relationship Between Adult Child Educational Attainment and Older Parents’ Cognitive Outcomes (J. Torres, University of California, San Francisco)

Oral: Innovative Approaches to Understanding Late-Life Health Disparities | Friday, April 19, 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM

• Work History, Work Quality, and Accelerated Aging Among Older Adults (R. Donnelly, Vanderbilt University; M. Farina, University of Southern California)
• Race and Cognitive Health Disparities Among Older Americans: Exploring the Impact of Debt–Asset Profiles in the Pre-Retirement Period (C. Lee, University of California-Riverside; D. Glei, Georgetown University; S. Park, University of California-Riverside)
• Increasing Child’s Education Improves Parent’s Dementia Risk and Educational Gradients: A Two-Generation Approach (L. Luo, Pennsylvania State University; J. Xu; J. Warren, University of Minnesota; K. Langa, University of Michigan)

Poster Session: Education, Employment, and Inequality | Friday, April 19, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

• The Role of State-Level Educational Quality in Shaping Dementia Mortality (E. Kerr, University of Maryland, College Park; H. Jackson, University of Maryland, College Park; M. Hayward, University of Texas at Austin; K. Walsemann, University of Maryland, College Park)