SRC Researchers at the 2024 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting

November 11, 2024

Schedule of SRC researchers at the 2024 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, November 13-16 in Seattle, WA.

Visit Survey Research Center booths:

Wednesday, November 13
8:00-12:00, Noah WebsterCarina GronlundWorkshop: Foundational Research in Aging and Climate Change, Sheraton – Willow A

8:00-9:30, Toni Antonucci (Chair), Session: ADRD in Context: Social, Neighborhood, and National Influences, Room 213

8:00-9:30, Ketlyn Sol (presenter), Toni AntonucciPhilippa Clarke, Laura Zahodne, Social Resources Are Associated With Cognitive Function Across Black and White Older Adults and Neighborhood Types, Room 213

8:00-9:30, Noah Webster (co-author), Factors Influencing Dementia Diagnosis Awareness Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Older Adults, Room 213

8:00-9:30, Toni Antonucci (co-author), Lower Community Livability Is Associated With Higher Dementia Prevalence Among Women in South Carolina Counties, Room 213

10:00-11:30, Jacqui Smith (discussant), Session: Health Resilience and Fortitude Factors in the HRS, Room 617

10:00-11:30, Kate Duchowny (co-author), Physical Fitness, Fatigability, and Life-Space Mobility: Differences by Neighborhood Context, Room 204

2:00-3:30, HwaJung Choi (chair), Aging Around the World, Room 615

2:00-3:30, HwaJung Choi (presenter), Functioning Outcomes at Older Working Ages by Income Groups: Comparing the US With 11 European Countries, Room 615

2:00-3:30, Noah Webster (chair), Session: Environmental Fortitude: Neighborhood Context and Cognitive Health, Room 203

2:00-3:30, Helen Meier (co-author), Mental and Physical Health Pathways Linking Exposure to Highways and Cognitive Health Among Older Mexican Americans, Room 203

2:00-3:30, Ketlyn SolHwaJung Choi (co-authors), Neighborhood Disadvantage, Social Relationships, and Cognition Among Mexican-American Older Adults, Room 203

2:00-3:30, Wei Zhao (presenter), Polygenic Risk Scores for Alzheimer’s Disease and General Cognitive Function Are Associated With Measures of Cognition in Older South Asians, Room 2B

2:00-3:30, Jennifer Smith (co-author), Polygenic Risk Score for Diabetes Predicts Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury, Room 2A

6:00-7:15, Josh Ehrlich (co-author), Poster: Sensory Difficulties and Social Isolation Among Mexican, US Hispanic and, US Non-Hispanic Individuals, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 249

6:00-7:15, Jacqui SmithAmanda Sonnega (co-authors), Poster: Lifetime Patterns of Exposure to Job Complexity and Later Life Cognition, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 257

6:00-7:15, Jacqui Smith (co-author), Do Trajectories of Self-Identified Retirement Status Predict Health and Cognitive Outcomes? Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 51

6:00-7:15, Philippa Clarke (co-author), Disparities in Hearing Loss Among Older Adults: Health and Retirement Study, 2016–2018, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 42

6:00-7:15, Shu Xu (presenter), Visual Difficulty and Valued Activity Among Older Adults: Findings From the National Health and Aging Trends Study, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 48

Thursday, November 14

8:00-9:30, Noah Webster (presenter), The Link Between Education Within Social Networks and Volunteering, Room 204

8:00-9:30, Jacqui Smith (co-author), Cohort Dynamics of Social Support Exchange: Insights From Diverse Aging in the US, Room 204

8:00-9:30, Carina Gronlund (chair), Paper Session: Environment and Aging, Room 203

8:00-9:30, Carina Gronlund (presenter), Cognitive Vulnerability to Temperature by Region, Housing, and Neighborhood Safety in Health and Retirement Survey, Room 203

12:00-1:30, Junyan (Joanne) Tian (presenter), The Impact of COVID-19 on Avoidant Coping Strategies and Perceived Stress: Insights From the HANDLS Sleep Study, Room 2A

2:00-3:15, Mary Beth Ofstedal (presenter), Poster: Socioeconomic Status and Intergenerational Living Arrangements: Both Child- and Parents-Based Analyses, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 357

2:00-3:15, Jacqui Smith (co-author), Poster: Evaluating the Validity and Quality of Self-Reported Important Life Accomplishments by Adults Over Age 50, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 393

2:00-3:15, Ken Langa (co-author), Poster: Increasing Children’s Education Improves Parental Dementia Risk and Reduces Gradients in Risk, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 276

2:00-3:15, Kate DuchownyMargaret Hicken (co-authors), Poster: A Life Course Approach to Neighborhood Segregation and Health Among Black and White Americans, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 285

2:00-3:15, Philip Veliz (co-author), Poster: Bridging the Digital Divide: Exploring Determinants of Telehealth Utilization Among US Older Adults, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 480

4:30-6:00, Josh Ehrlich (discussant), Session: Sensory Loss in Aging: Spotlighting Junior Investigators and New Directions in the Sensory Health Interest Group, Room 3A

4:30-6:00, Helen Meier (presenter), Colter MitchellJessica Faul (co-authors), Late-breaking paper: A Novel DNA Methylation-based Surrogate Biomarker For Latent Systemic Inflammation, Room 615

4:30-6:15, Ken LangaDavid Weir (co-authors), Educational Attainment and Later-Life Cognitive Function in High- and Middle-Income Countries, Room 4C-2

Friday, November 15

8:00-9:30, Toni Antonucci (co-author), Decades of Connection: The Impact of Social Network Trajectories on Cognitive Health Across 29 Years, Room 2B

8:00-9:30, Toni Antonucci (co-author), Attitudes and Beliefs on Intergenerational Familial Care: Implications for Future Care Policy in Lebanon, Room 2B

8:00-9:30, Toni Antonucci (presenter), The Long Reach of Social Relations: Gender and the SES-Health Link, Room 2B

8:00-12:00, Noah Webster (presenter), Toni Antonucci (co-author), The Effects of Neighborhood, Network, and Individual Education Levels on Cognitive Health, Room 2B

8:00-9:00, HwaJung ChoiKen Langa (co-authors), Changes in Marital and Health Status as Risk Factors for a Subsequent Negative Wealth Shock in the US, 1996–2020, Room 603

8:00-9:00, HwaJung Choi (presenter), Ken Langa (co-author), Financial Implications of Dementia: An Eight-Year Follow-Up of Matched Samples, Room 603

10:00-11:30, Vicki Freedman (co-author), Predicting Older Adults’ Residential Care Relocation Risks Based on Caregiver Network Characteristics, Room 210

10:00-11:30, Sarah Patterson (co-author), When Your Caregiver Is Also Your Confidant: Caregiver Functions and the Quality of Care Received by Older Adults, Room 210

12:00-1:30, Ketlyn Sol (presenter), A Nontraditional Path Toward a Research Career, Room 4C-2

2:00-3:15, Ken LangaHelen Levy (co-authors), Poster: Health Care Use Among Spouse Caregivers of Older Adults Living With Dementia, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 337

2:00-3:15, Wenqing Qian (presenter), Mary Beth OfstedalJacqui SmithAmanda SonnegaMarina Larkina (co-authors), Poster: Memory Issues in Retrospective Life History Surveys: Do Question Type and Topic Matter? Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 212

2:00-3:15, Ketlyn Sol (co-author), Poster: Neighborhood Polluting Infrastructure and Cognitive Health in Older Adults, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 378

2:00-3:15, Shu Xu (co-author), Late-breaking Poster: Chinese Family Caregivers’ Experience Supporting Family Members With Dementia Transitioning Into US Nursing Homes, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 126

4:30-6:00, Toni AntonucciPhilippa Clarke (co-authors), Work Expectation and Psychological Stress During the Great Recession: The Role of Late-Life Employment Transitions, Room 609

4:30-6:00, Amanda Sonnega (co-author), Differences in Protective Mental Health Resources Among Widowed in the United States and India, Room 609

Saturday, November 16

12:00-1:30, Yee To (Crystal) Ng (presenter), Momentary Interactions With Friends and Care Recipients and Cardiovascular Reactivity in Dementia Caregivers, Room 616

2:00-3:15, Jacqui Smith (presenter), Marina Larkina (co-author), Poster: College Education and Leisure Activities Predict Late-Life Cognitive Status: Do Birth Cohorts Differ? Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 151

2:00-3:15, Angelica Eagle (presenter), Angela TurkelsonKira Birditt (co-authors), Poster: A Balancing Act: Qualitative Descriptions of Daily Stress Among Black and White Dementia Caregivers, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 398

2:00-3:15, Jacqui Smith (co-author), Poster: Late-Life Outcomes of Feelings of Belonging Throughout the Life Course, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 222

2:00-3:15, Noah Webster (presenter), Poster: Feasibility of a Remote Social Network-Based Occupational Therapy Physical Activity Intervention, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 73

2:00-3:15, Marina Larkina (presenter), Jacqui Smith (co-author), Poster: Are Life Accomplishments Related to Well-Being: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)? Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 251

2:00-3:15, Shu Xu (co-author), Late-breaking Poster: Childhood Speech Impairment and Dementia Risks among US Older Adults, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 384

2:00-3:15, Angela TurkelsonKira Birditt (co-authors), Late-breaking Poster: Daily Dyadic Coping and Salivary Cortisol Rhythms in Couples Living With Early-Stage Dementia, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 288

2:00-3:15, Kimson Johnson (co-author), Late-breaking Poster: Direction Matters: The Asymmetrical Effect of Social Isolation on Cognition, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 386

2:00-3:15, Kimson Johnson (Presenter), Late-breaking Poster: Early-life Education Contexts and Late-life Cognitive Status: Toward Identifying Modifiable Risks, Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 344

2:00-3:15, Amanda Sonnega (presenter), Late-breaking Poster: Older adults who play video games: Who are they and how do they fare? Exhibit Hall 4AB – Poster Board 415

3:30-5:00, Ken Langa (discussant), Session: Novel Approaches for Cross-National Cognitive Aging Research, Room 613

3:30-5:00, Josh Ehrlich (co-author), Validation of Cognitive and Psychosocial Instruments for the Kenyan context: Results From LOSHAK, Room 613

3:30-5:00, Helen MeierNoah Webster (co-authors), Late-breaking Paper: Association of Childhood Residential Change with Later Life Memory Trajectories in the Health and Retirement Study, Room 615

3:30-5:00, Ken Langa (co-author), Late-breaking Paper: Using Transfer Learning to Improve Algorithmic Dementia Classification Across Different Racial and Ethnic Groups, Room 617

3:30-5:00, Toni Antonucci (co-author), Late-breaking Paper: The Association of Early Life Adversity and Life Course Relationship Quality with Late-Life Cognitive Health, Room 618

5:30-7:00, Josh Ehrlich (co-author), Gender Disparities in Visual Difficulty Among Older Adults: A Cross-National Analysis, Room 211

5:30-7:00, Jacqui Smith (co-author), Late-Life Singlehood and Well-Being: The Role of Marital Status and Social Resources, Room 615

5:30-7:00, Angela TurkelsonKira Birditt (co-authors), Age Differences in the Frequency and Nature of Adults’ Daily Interactions With Others, Room 615

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