Hyer, University of South Florida; Christopher Langston, The John A. Hartford Foundation; Ming Lee, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Julianne Manchester, Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth; Elyse A. Perweiler, New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging; Julia Hannum Rose, Case Western Reserve University; Joan Weiss, Health Resources and Services Administration; Jennifer Wieckowski, Health Services Advisory Group
In partnership with the Research, Education, and Practice Committee and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
Supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS-HRSA).
08:00 AM—12:00 PM Hynes 106 (Convention Center)
Introduction to the Health and Retirement Study (HRS): Health and Well-being after Age 50
The HRS is a large-scale longitudinal study of labor force participation and health transitions that individuals undergo toward the end of their work lives and in the years that follow. The survey collects information about income, assets, labor participation, pensions, health insurance, disability, physical health and functioning, cognitive functioning, and family support. This workshop will consist of lectures designed to provide a general overview of the HRS including information about the survey design, content, supplemental studies, data products, website resources, and the construction of analytic files. Particular emphasis will be on new initiatives to collect well-being and psychosocial data as well as new data products related to the HRS family data. After attending this workshop, each participant will gain enough knowledge to construct an analytic file and begin to conduct analyses.
Chair: Jessica D. Faul, University of Michigan Faculty: Kathleen McGarry, University of California; Jacqui Smith, University of Michigan; Robert Wallace, University of Iowa; David R. Weir, University of Michigan
In partnership with the National Academy on an Aging Society.
08:00 AM—12:00 PM Hynes 108 (Convention Center)
Narrative Gerontology and Narrative Care: From Theory to Practice
Narrative gerontology is rooted in the conviction that biographical aging, subjective aging or aging on the inside, is as critical for gerontologists to understand as biological aging. Appreciating complexities of aging provides a more positive picture of the possibilities of growing old, not merely getting old, and can shed light on wisdom, spirituality and the development of personal meaning in later life. Central to biographical aging is meaning- making, with story-making being key. As storytelling creatures, the need to review our lives, to tell our stories, intensifies with age. This interactive workshop uses a variety of experiential exercises to sensitize participants to the life-as-story metaphor, and introduce selected concepts including narrative environment,
GSA’s 64th Annual Scientific Meeting
12:30 PM—04:30 PM Hynes 102 (Convention Center)
Current and Future Directions in Designing Behavioral Interventions: From Randomized Trials to Implementation
This workshop will examine emerging challenges for behavioral intervention research. The goal is to impart an understanding of new models of intervention research and research/community partnerships that are aimed at developing cost-effective, sustainable interventions to improve the health and well-being of older adults and their families and are implementable in community contexts. Topics will include: new models of research design and community/research partnerships; innovative research tools and treatment fidelity approaches; tailoring intervention programs; use of information technologies for intervention delivery; new models of community implementation; cost effectiveness models; and funding opportunities for behavioral
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narrative foreclosure, storylistening, lives as texts, reading our lives, and stories and silence. We will connect narrative theory to narrative practice, have participants create personal narratives, and exchange ideas regarding options and processes in the practice of narrative care.
Chair: Kate de Medeiros, Miami University Faculty: Elizabeth McKim, St. Thomas University; William R. Randall, St. Thomas University
In partnership with the Humanities and the Arts Committee.
08:00 AM—12:00 PM Hynes 107 (Convention Center)
Research Applications Using Project Talent Data: Modeling Impacts of Early Life Experiences on Later Life Outcomes
This workshop will expand the Project TALENT workshop given at the 2010 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting. The study is a large-scale longitudinal study of 440,000 people who were in high school in 1960. Now in their mid-sixties, the sample is being prepared for a 50-year follow-up; allowing researchers to examine how early life influences impacted respondent outcomes. The base year survey is available with information on measures of aptitude and ability, spatial visualization, personality and interest inventories, and a background questionnaire. Recent additions to the data development include linkages to the National Death Index, while links to SSA, Medicare, and VA records are being negotiated. This workshop presents an overview of Project TALENT and specific applications of the data for new research. After attending this workshop, each participant will obtain a copy of the Project TALENT data and will have enough knowledge to construct an analytic file and begin to conduct analyses.
Chair: James W. McNally, University of Michigan Faculty: Sandra Eyster, American Institutes for Research; Susan J. Lapham, American Institutes for Research
In partnership with the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section.
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