Schedule of SRC researchers at the 2026 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, November 4-7 in National Harbor, MD.

Visit Survey Research Center and Institute for Social Research booths:

• Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) (Booth 307)
• Monitoring the Future (MTF) (Booth 308)
• National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) (Booth 421)
• Health and Retirement Study (HRS) (Booth 503)
• National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA) (Booth 521)

Also check out Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA) affiliates’ presentations.

Wednesday, November 4

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Tingfan Jin, Jiaqi Gao, Carina Gronlund, Kayleigh Keller, Meredith Pedde, Kenneth M. Langa, Sara Adar. Associations Between Heatwaves and Depression in U.S. Adults Over 50 Years Old. Room: Maryland Ballroom Breakout 5.

10:00 am – 11:30 am – Muqi Guo, Peiyao Zhu, Namuunaa Juramt, Sneha S. Mani, Alden L. Gross, Lindsay C. Kobayashi. Reproductive Life Course and Cognitive Aging Among Indian Women: Evidence from LASI and LASI-DAD. Room: Maryland Ballroom Breakout 3.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Greta Jianjia Cheng, Grace A. Noppert, Shu Xu, Kate Duchowny. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Context and Hand Grip Strength in the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). Room: Chesapeake D-E.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Tianqi Zhou, Shu Xu, Josh Ehrlich. Modifying a Social Isolation Index for Older Adults with Sensory Impairment. Room: Potomac Ballroom Breakout 4.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Haosen Sun, Shu Xu. Sensory loss and network turnover: Hearing aids and non-kin tie formation among older Europeans. Room: Potomac Ballroom Breakout 4.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Sneha S. Mani, Eleanor Hayes-Larson, Richard Jones, Lindsay C. Kobayashi, Zachary Kunicki, Kenneth M. Langa, Emma Nichols, Alden L. Gross. Assessing the Criterion Validity of Cross-National Harmonized Cognitive Assessments using Age. Room: Chesapeake F.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Xuexin Yu, Tsai-Chin Cho,Sneha S. Mani, Sirena Gutierrez, Hoda S. Abdel Magid, Lindsay C. Kobayashi, Alden L. Gross, Elizabeth Rose Mayeda. Simulation-Based Statistical Power Analyses in Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol Studies. Room: Chesapeake F.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Shu Xu (Chair). Symposium: Sensory Impairment and Participation in Later Life: Social and Cognitive Dimensions. Room: Potomac Ballroom Breakout 4.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Haowei Wang, Yalian Pei, Shu Xu. COVID-19 Delayed Care and Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Long-Term Health Trajectories Among Older Adults. Room: Maryland Ballroom Breakout 3.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Kira Birditt, Sarah Patterson (Co-Chairs). Symposium: Caregiving In Context: Implications of Contextual Factors for Caregivers in Population-Representative Studies. Room: National Harbor 6.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Reed DeAngelis, Laura Upenieks, Sarah Burgard. Life Course Religiosity and Retrospective Life Histories in Old Age: Findings from ACL-LIFE. Room: National Harbor 10.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Peilin David Yang, Sarah Burgard, Cayley Ryan-Claytor, Lucie Kalousova, Janet Wang. Are reports of divorce and widowhood consistent when collected prospectively versus retrospectively? Room: National Harbor 10. Room: National Harbor 10.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Janet Wang, Sarah Burgard, Lucie Kalousova, Peilin David Yang, Jiashu Zhao. Do retrospectively-collected employment measures match prospective reports? Room: National Harbor 10.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Cayley Ryan-Claytor, Sarah Burgard, Peilin David Yang, Jiashu Zhao. Mismatches in Life Course Reporting of Health Services Use. National Harbor 10.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Laura B. Zahodne, Emily P. Morris, Robrielle M. Pierce, Ketlyne Sol, Kiana A. Scambray, Monica E. Walters, Philippa J. Clarke. Psychological pathways linking neighborhood socioeconomic factors to cognitive health in Black and White adults. Room: National Harbor 2

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Farah Ammous, Colter Mitchell, Jessica Faul. EpiMOVE Is Associated With Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Health Across the Life Course. Room: Chesapeake 1-3.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Mengyao Hu, Wendy Van de Kerckhove, Justin Kamens, Vicki A. Freedman. Exploring National Estimates of Caregivers to Older Adults in the Context of a Longitudinal Follow-Back Study Design. Room: National Harbor 6.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Lianlian Lei, Edward C. Norton, Helen Levy, Hyungjin Myra Kim, Kenneth M. Langa, Frederic c. Blow, Donovan T. Maust. Impact of Caregiver Serious Illness on Health Care Use Among Care Recipients. Room: National Harbor 6.

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – Herong Wang, Scarlet Cockell, Peiyao Zhu, Erin B. Ware, Helen C.S. Meier, Sung Kyun Park, Walter Dempsey, Kelly M. Bakulski. Poster: Long-term depressive symptoms and epigenome-wide DNA methylation patterns among middle-aged and older adults. Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 343

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – Yeonsoo Shin, Samuel J. Smith, Kira Birditt, Susan T. Charles, Karen L. Fingerman. Poster: The Role of Forgiveness in Daily Interpersonal Tensions and Mood in Late Life. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 137.

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – Ziru Dong, Iris Wang, Angela Turkelson, Fred G. Conrad, Florian Keusch, Richard Gonzalez, Kira Birditt. Poster: Daily Stress Exposure Among Caregivers: The Role of Dementia, Burden, and Relationship Quality. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 419.

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – Trey Smith, Colter Mitchell, Mark Peterson, Jessica Faul. Poster: Understanding the Speed of Aging Among Adults with Cerebral Palsy. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 45.

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – Joy Jang, Megan E. Patrick. Poster: Mortality Data in the US Monitoring the Future Longitudinal Panel Study. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 281.

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – Kimson E. Johnson. Three-Generation Educational Mobility and Episodic Memory in Adults Aged 51+. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 163.

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – Alexandra Soos, Jillian S. Baker, Michelle M. Hood, Nancy E. Avis, Robin R. Green, Holly N. Thomas, Carrie A. Karvonen-Gutierrez. Childhood Trauma Types and Bodily Pain in Older Adult Women in the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 155.

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Natasha L. Nemmers, Gina Lee, Sarah Patterson, Amanda N. Leggett. Poster: The Kinship and Support Typology (KAST) Model: Distinguishing Family Structure from Care Adequacy in Later Life. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 76.

Thursday, November 5

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Kristine Ajrouch & Noah Webster (Co-Chairs), Symposium: Strengths and Challenges in Later Life Social Relations. Room: Potomac Ballroom Breakout 4.

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Rita Hu, Noah Webster, Kristine Ajrouch, Toni Antonucci. Dyadic Physical Activity Concordance Across Relationship Types: The Role of Relationship Quality. Room: Potomac Ballroom Breakout 4.

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Courtney Polenick, Deji Suolang, Xinyi Zuo, Charity Garner. Daily Positive Social Interactions in Couples Living With Dementia: Links to Daily Positive and Negative Mood. Room: Potomac Ballroom Breakout 4.

8:00 am – 9:30 am – HwaJung Choi, Bingxin Chen, Lu Qin, Xueqing Wang, Amanda Leggett, Noah Webster. Family Care Availability in the U.S.: Implications for Older Adults with a High Risk of Dementia. Room: Potomac Ballroom Breakout 4.

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Jessica Faul (Chair). Session: Biology of Aging I. Room: Maryland Ballroom Breakout 6.

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Jessica Faul, Stacey D. Collins, Trey Smith, Eric Klopack, Colter Mitchell, Eileen Crimmins, Mateo Farina. Epi G Predicts Cognitive Aging and Incident Dementia in a Diverse, Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults. Room: Maryland Ballroom Breakout 6.

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Sun Ah Lee, Robert F. Krueger, Jacqueline Mogle, Hye Won Chai, Kristian Markon, David Almeida. Apolipoprotein E Genotype Moderates Daily Stress-Memory Coupling in Midlife and Older Adulthood. Room: National Harbor 10.

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Hye Won Chai, Sun Ah Lee, Allison Walton, Olivia Wilson, Abigail T. Stephan, Lesley A. Ross. The Mediating Role of Daily Perceived Benefits and Motivation in Cognitive Intervention Effectiveness. Room: National Harbor 10.

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Yee Too (Crystal) Ng. Within-Person Associations of Social Networks, Support, and Activity With Cognitive Function in Older Adults. Room: Chesapeake A-C.

10:00 am – 11:30 am – Greta Jianjia Cheng, Shu Xu, Tamara Dobowitz, Kate Duchowny, Grace A. Noppert, Wendy M. Troxel, Tanisha G. Hill-Jarrett, Andrea L. Rosso. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Cognitive Function: Psychological Pathways in Community-based Black Americans. Room: Maryland Ballroom Breakout 3.

10:00 am – 11:30 am – Kimson E. Johnson, Maya Martinko, Tanisha G. Hill-Jarrett, Tamara L. Dubowitz, Wendy M. Troxel,Andrea L. Rosso. Early-Life Educational Quality and Mid to Late Life Cognition Among Black Adults: Evidence from the PHRESH Study. Room: Maryland Ballroom Breakout 3.

10:00 am – 11:30 am – Rebekah Carpenter, Dawn C. Carr, Leah R. Abrams, Stipica Mudrazija, Amanda Sonnega, Barbara Butrica. Work Exposures and Midlife Physiological Aging: Evidence from the Index of Aging in Midlife and Beyond (IAM+). Room: Potomac Ballroom Breakout 3.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Kenneth M. Langa (Discussant). Symposium: Cognitive Aging Around the World: Cross-National Comparisons using HRS and HCAP Family Data. Room: National Harbor 12.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Lindsay C. Kobayashi, Alden L. Gross (Co-Chairs). Symposium: Cognitive Aging Around the World: Cross-National Comparisons using HRS and HCAP Family Data. Room: National Harbor 12.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Tsai-Chin Cho, Emma Nichols, Sneha S. Mani, Alden L. Gross, Lindsay C. Kobayashi. Longitudinal Changes in Harmonized Cognitive Factor Scores: Evidence from the HCAP Network. Room: National Harbor 12.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Wenjie Cai, Alden L. Gross, Emma Nichols, Jinkook Lee, Jennifer J. Manly, Miguel Arce Rentería, Lindsay C. Kobayashi, Kenneth M. Langa. Robustness of a harmonized algorithmic approach for dementia classification in seven HCAP cohorts. Room: National Harbor 12.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Emma Nichols, Kenneth M. Langa. Validation of the US Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) Algorithm. Room: Chesapeake 1-3.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Rebekah Carpenter, Dawn C. Carr, Amanda Sonnega. Not All Work is the Same: Occupational Differences in Cognitive Aging Among Women in Female-Dominated Jobs. Room: Potomac Ballroom Breakout 5.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Nita Kanney, Reed DeAngelis, Devon Payne-Sturges, Belinda L. Needham, Erin B. Ware, Kelly M. Bakulski, Margaret T. Hicken. Poster: Industrial Pollution and Education Interaction on Subsequent Biologic Age in the Health and Retirement Study. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 332.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – HwaJung Choi, Bingxin Chen, Xueqing (Zoey) Wang, Noah Webster, Amanda N. Leggett. Poster: Changes in Care Use at the Onset of Dementia Related to the Baseline Family Availability Contextual Profile. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 53.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Noelle Carlozzi, Madison Fansher, Christopher M. Graves, Jennifer A. Miner, Benjamin Hampstead, Jin-Shei Lai, Amanda N. Leggett. Poster: Comparing Caregiver Experiences and Roles in Diverse Dementia Care Networks. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 42.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Sun Ah Lee, David Almeida. Poster: When the Body Weighs on the Mind: Physical Symptoms and Memory Lapses in Daily Life. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 274.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Miatta Buxton, Samuel Karsky, Carina Gronlund, Zachary Rowe, Madeline Miller, Marie O’Neill, Dayna Johnson. Poster: Energy Efficiency and Wellbeing: Associations Between Energy Upgrades, Temperatures, Sleep, and Financial Worry. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 430.

Friday, November 6

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Kimberly Rollings, Philippa J. Clarke, HwaJung Choi. Housing Quality and Disability Associations among Midlife and Older Adults in the U.S. Health and Retirement Study. Room: Maryland Ballroom Breakout 5.

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Robrielle M. Pierce, Jordan D. Palms, Kiana A. Scambray, Noah R. Green, Emily P. Morris, Monica E. Walters, Ketlyne Sol, Laura B. Zahodne. Examining Bidirectional Associations Between CRP and Depressive Symptoms in Black and White Older Adults. Room: Maryland Ballroom Breakout 3.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Siting Chen, Jodi Lapidus, Jessica Faul, Ana R. Quiñones. Poster: Multidomain Aging Trajectories Mediate Associations between Polygenic Risk and Longevity in U.S. Older Adults. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 103.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Lauren MacConnachie, Carrie A. Karvonen-Gutierrez, Sarah Patterson, Michelle M. Hood. Poster: Selection Into Informal Caregiving by Health and Education Among SWAN Women. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 314.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Kelvin Zhang, Alden L. Gross, Spruha Joshi, Zhenke Wu, Lindsay C. Kobayashi. Poster: Association Between Childhood Adversity and Memory Function and Decline Among Older Adults in the US. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 55.

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Dana Alhasan, Toni Antonucci, Florence Dallo, Genevieve Starr, Elijah Troutman. Arab Americans’ Perception of their Neighborhood Environment in relation to Dementia Risk. Room: Maryland Ballroom B.

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Kira Birditt, Sibo Gao, Angela Turkelson, Joan K. Monin. Time for Myself: Implications of Caregiver Solitude for Daily Cardiovascular Health among Dementia Care Dyads. Room: Chesapeake A-C.

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Yiqing Qian, Wenxuan Huang, Katherine E. Miller, Sarah Patterson, Zhiqing Zhou, Katherine A. Ornstein. Who is Juggling? A National Profile of Midlife Caregiving for Parents and Competing Responsibilities. Room: Maryland Ballroom Breakout 1.

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Kimson Johnson. Military Exposures and Cognitive Functioning in Aging Black, Hispanic and White Veterans over age 50. Room: Maryland Ballroom B.

Saturday, November 7

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Noah Webster. The Differential Role of Values and Knowledge in Facilitating Environmental Engagement Among Older Adults. Room: National Harbor 13.

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Jessica M. Finlay, Yue Sun,Zhe Lin, Robert Melendez, Michael Esposito. Rural-Urban Differences in Third Place Availability and Cognition in the Health and Retirement Study. Room: National Harbor 11.

8:00 am – 9:30 am – Elizabeth White, James Wagner, Ulrike Muench, Laura Wagner, Steven Marcus, Sheryl Zimmerman, Joanne Spetz, Donovan T. Maust. Community Clinician Dementia Care Practices: Findings From The National Dementia Workforce Study. Room: National Harbor 7.

10:00 am – 11:30 am – Kelvin Zhang, Alden L. Gross, Spruha Joshi, Zhenke Wu, Lindsay C. Kobayashi. Association Between Childhood Adversity and Memory Function and Decline Among Older Adults in the US. Room: National Harbor 3.

10:00 am – 11:30 am – Xiang Qi, Ruotong Mona Liu, Daniel Belsky, Huabin Luo, Yunrui Liu, Zhijing Xu, Kenneth M. Langa, Bei Wu. Edentulism, Neurodegenerative Biomarkers, and Dementia Risk: A Mediation Analysis in the HRS. Room: National Harbor 10.

10:00 am – 11:30 am – Cesar Higgins Tejera, Rose Noroozi, Kennan A. Walker, Leah H. Rubin, Irving E. Vega, Noah Webster, Laura B. Zahodne, Kathryn C. Fitzgerald. Inflammation, Biological Aging and the Link between Low Income and Cognitive Functioning. Room: National Harbor 11.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Noah Webster, Laura B. Zahodne, Kristine Ajrouch, Toni Antonucci. Cognitive Health at the Intersection of Social Network and Neighborhood Education. Room: Chesapeake A-C.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Monica E. Walters, Ketlyne Sol, Robert Melendez, Michael R. Elliott, Philippa J. Clarke, Laura B. Zahodne. How Childhood and Current Neighborhood Socioeconomic Conditions Relate to Cognition in Black and White Older Adults. Room: Chesapeake A-C.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Romil Parikh, Daniel Siconolfi, Alexandra Llovet, Kate Perepezko, Esther M. Friedman, Erin E. Reardon, Regina Shih, Sijia Wei. Poster: Unmet Needs and Access Inequities in Community-Based Services for Dementia Care: A Review of Reviews. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Heejin Lee, Steven Heeringa, Esther M. Friedman, Claire McEvoy, Julia Wolfson, Kenneth M. Langa, Frank Hu, Cindy W. Leung. Poster: Healthy lifestyle factors and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in US older adults. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Wenshan Yu, Jacqui Smith. Rule-Based Data Imputation: An Example from the 2017 HRS Life History Mail Survey Education Grid. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 274.

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Wenshan Yu, Mary Beth Ofstedal, Jacqui Smith. Addressing Nonresponse among Older Adults in the 2015–2019 Life History Mail Survey of HRS Respondents. Room: Exhibit Hall C-D – Poster Board 275.

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Helen C.S. Meier, Kate Duchowny (Co-Chairs), Jessica Faul (Discussant). Late Breaking Session: Emerging Biomarkers of Aging in the Health and Retirement Study. Room: National Harbor 4.

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Kate Duchowny, Erin B. Ware, Grace A. Noppert, Devin McNulty, Helen C.S. Meier, Farah Ammous, Jessica Faul, Anthony J. Molina. Blood-based Measures of Mitochondrial Function are Associated with Pace of Aging. Room: National Harbor 4.

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Joshua A. Goode, Trey Smith, Jessica Faul, Colter Mitchell. MethylSurroGetR R Package for Calculating DNA Methylation-Based Surrogate Biomarkers. Room: National Harbor 4.

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Farah Ammous, Benjamin Seligman, Colter Mitchell, Jessica Faul. A DNA Methylation-Based Surrogate of Frailty Predicts Adverse Health Outcomes in Older Adults. Room: National Harbor 4.

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Helen C.S. Meier, Stacey D. Collins, Zainab Massood, Jessica Faul. Serum albumin is associated with cognitive impairment in the Health and Retirement Study. Room: National Harbor 4.

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Liang Chen, Bruce Mitchell, Helen C.S. Meier. Housing Type, Tenure, and Transitions in Relation to Epigenetic Aging Among Older U.S. Adults. Room: National Harbor 4.

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Rona Fang-Yu Hu, Joanne Spetz, James Wagner, Donovan Maust. Criterion Validity of National Dementia Workforce Study Nursing Home Staffing and Turnover Measures. Room: Chesapeake 4-6.

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Harshanna Badhesha, Thalida Arpawong, Bharat Thyagarajan, Jinkook Lee, Jessica Faul, Jennifer Smith, Eileen Crimmins. Blood Cell Composition and Epigenetic Aging: A Longitudinal Comparison Across Two Countries. Room: Maryland Ballroom D.