ASI Faculty and Students will Present their Work at the 2022 Gerontological Society of America Conference

ASI Faculty and Students presented their work at the 2022 Gerontological Society of America Conference, November 2 – 6.

GSA sessions involving Syracuse University faculty and students:

Wednesday November 2, 2022

2:30 – 4:00 PM ET
Location: 232 (CC)
Session Title: Diverse Contexts, Unique Experiences: Impact of Social Isolation on Psychosocial Factors and Cognition
Navigating Life Uncoupled: Changes in Singlehood Satisfaction in Response to Major Life Events
Authors: Jeewon Oh, Syracuse University and William Chopik, Michigan State University

4:30 – 6:00 PM ET
Location: 239 (CC)
Session Title: Giving and Getting Across the Generations: New Insights into Intergenerational Ties
Tracing the Religious Life Course: Inter-and Intragenerational Sources of Later-Life Religiosity in Baby Boomers
Authors: Merril Silverstein, Syracuse University, Joonsik Yoon, Syracuse University, RianSimone Harris, Syracuse University, and Woosang Hwang, Texas Tech University

4:30 – 6:00 PM ET
Location: 239 (CC)
Session Title: Giving and Getting Across the Generations: New Insights into Intergenerational Ties
Financial and Time Help from Adult Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Emily E. Wiemers, Syracuse University, I-Fen Lin, Bowling Green State University, Janecca Chin, Bowling Green State University, and Anna Strauss, Syracuse University

4:30 – 6:00 PM ET
Location: 201 (CC)
Session Title: Leveraging Community-Based Knowledge to Address the Needs of Older Adults from Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations
Chair: Catherine Garcia, Syracuse University

6:00 – 7:00 PM ET
Location: Exhibit Hall DE (CC)
Session Title: Social Determinants of Health
Poster: The Neighborhood Context and All-Cause Mortality Among Older Adults in Puerto Rico
Authors: Catherine Garcia, Syracuse University

Thursday, November 3, 2022

8:00 – 9:30 AM ET
Location: 244 (CC)
Session Title: Engaging Method and Analysis to Discover and Reimagine Possibilities for Individuals Aging with and into Disability
Education and Perceived Future Need for ADL Help
Authors: Julia Finan, Syracuse University

12:00 1:30 PM ET
Location: 243 (CC)
Session Title: Dyadic and Longitudinal Studies of Close Relationships: New Insights into Health and Well-Being Across Adulthood
A Multipronged Approach to Modeling Dyadic Similarity Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Authors: Mariah Purol, Michigan State University, Rebekka Weidmann, Michigan State University, Louis Hickman, University of Pennsylvania, Jeewon Oh, Syracuse University, and William Chopik, Michigan State University

2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Location: Exhibit Hall DE (CC)
Session Title: Cognitive Impairment: Social Determinants with Age Groups and Cultural Contexts
Poster: Psychiatric History and Later-Life Cognitive Change: Effect Modification by Sex, Race and Ethnicity
Authors: Maria Brown, Syracuse University and Miriam Mutambudzi, Syracuse University

4:30 – 6:00 PM ET
Location: 125 (CC)
Session Title: Physical and Mental Health Outcomes Among Older Military Veterans
Mortality Risk Among Older Veterans and Nonveterans: The Importance of Combat Status
Chairs: Scott Landes, Syracuse University and Janet Wilmoth, Syracuse University
Authors: Scott Landes, Syracuse University and Jennifer Piazza, California State University

4:30 – 6:00 PM ET
Location: 202 (CC)
Session Title: ADRD Risk
Dementia Trajectories, Medicaid Coverage, and Healthcare Services Use
Authors: Wassim Tarraf, Wayne State University and Marc A. Garcia, Syracuse University

Friday, November 4, 2022

8:00 – 9:30 AM ET
Location: 239 (CC)
Session Title: Assessment and Measurement
Consumers and Providers on the Needs of Long-Term Survivors and People Aging with HIV in New York State
Authors: Maria Brown, Syracuse University, Eugenia Siegler, Weill Cornell Medical College, Marz Albarran, HIVStopsWithMe.org, John Wikier, NY Statewide Peer Network, Angie Partap, Stony Brook Medicine, Courtney Ahmed, NYSDOH AIDS Institute, and Thomas Heslop, Weill Cornell Medical College

12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
Location: 241 (CC)
Session Title: Caregiving and Family Issues
Typologies of Parent-Child Relationships and Associated Health Outcomes: A Cross Cultural Comparison
Authors: Dexia Kong, The Chines University of Hong Kong, Peiyi Lu, Columbia University, and Merril Silverstein, Syracuse University

2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Location: Exhibit Hall DE (CC)
Session Title: Families and Intergenerational Relations
Poster: Intergenerational Digital Solidarity in Aging Families and Its Associations with Relational Outcomes
Authors: Xiaoyu Fu, Syracuse University, Woosang Hwang, Texas Tech, and Merril Silverstein, Syracuse University

2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Location: Exhibit Hall DE (CC)
Session Title: Families and Intergenerational Relations
Poster: Passing on the Silver Spoon: The Role of Early Life Circumstances on Downward Intergenerational Financial Transfers
Authors: Kent Jason Cheng, Syracuse University

Saturday, November 5, 2022

8:00 – 9:30 AM ET
Location: 120-121 (CC)
Session Title: BSS Flash Poster Session 1: Social Determinants of Late Life Health: A Life Course Perspective
The Neighborhood Context and All-Cause Mortality Among Older Adults in Puerto Rico
Authors: Catherine Garcia, Syracuse University, Mary McEniry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Michael Crowe, University of Alabama-Birmingham

12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
Location: 204 (CC)
Session Title: US Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Dementia Life Expectancy, Risk/Protective Factors, and Caregiving Stressors
Dementia Life Expectancies: New Knowledge and Considerations from the Health and Retirement Study
Authors: Marc A. Garcia, Syracuse University, Wassim Tarraf, Wayne State University, Chi-Tsun Chiu, Institute of European and American Studies, Joseph Saenz, University of Southern California, and Adriana Reyes, Cornell University

2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Location: Exhibit Hall DE (CC)
Session Title: Social Isolation and Loneliness (BSS)
Loneliness and Depression: Examining the Moderating Effects of Resilience Resources
Authors: Xiaoyan Zhang, Syracuse University and Merril Silverstein, Syracuse University

5:30 – 7:00 PM ET
Location: 125 (CC)
Session Title: Health and Social Services: From Community and Post-Acute Care Interventions to Trauma-Informed Care Survey Research
Home-Delivered Meal Deliveries and Feelings of Safety for Older Americans Act Participants
Authors: Claire Pendergrast, Syracuse University and Heather Menne, RTI International