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Date(s) - Nov 12, 2025 - Nov 15, 2025
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Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting – November 12 – 15, 2025 in Boston, MA
CAPS Affiliates participating in GSA 2025
- Jenna L. Wells, Dustin Gad, and Emily L. Mroz
Dementia Caregivers’ Emotional Language in Relationship Narratives and Associations with Well-Being
Wednesday, November 12
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Location: Hynes – Room 110 - Xiaoyu Fu, Merril Silverstein, Catherine Garcia, Tianqi Zhou
Older Adults’ Contact Patterns with Family Members During COVID-19: Evidence from the NSHAP COVID Study
Wednesday, November 12
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Hynes – Room 305 - Elizabeth Vasquez (Discussant)
Kenzie Latham-Mintus, Samuel Van Vleet, Daniel Karel, and Hannah Schwendeman
The Politics of Punishment: How Policy Shapes the Aging Experience in Prison and After Release
Wednesday, November 12
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Hynes – Room 207 - Jenna L. Wells (Session co-chair)
Emily L. Mroz, Meng Huo, Candace L. Kemp, Jenna L. Wells, and Casey K. Brown
Step Into My Shoes: Empathy and Shared Emotion in Dementia-Caregiving Contexts
Wednesday, November 12
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 104 - Jenna L. Wells, Suzanne M. Shdo, Claire I. Yee, Diana M. Heath, Barbara L. Fredrickson, and Robert W. Levenson
Greater Positivity Resonance is Associated with Better Mental Health in Dementia Caregivers
Wednesday, November 12
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 104 - Tianqi Zhou, Merril Silverstein, Ying Xu, Xiaoyu Fu
The Impact of Divorce on Intergenerational Support for Older Adults in China
Wednesday, November 12
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Location: Hynes – Exhibit Hall C - Janet Wilmoth (Session Chair)
Avron Spiro, Andrew S. London, Christina M. Marini, Guneet K. Jasuja, Anica Pless Kaiser
Aging Veterans: Physical Health, Mental Well-Being, and Social Connections
Thursday, November 13
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Location: Hynes – Room 301 - Andrew S. London, Jacob P. DeBlois, Kevin S. Heffernan
The Joint Association of Veteran and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
Thursday, November 13
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Location: Hynes – Room 301 - Karl Pillemer (Discussant)
Kathleen H. Wilber, Steven H. Zarit, and David A. Chiriboga
The History of Social and Behavioral Research in Gerontology
Thursday, November 13
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 305 - Merril Silverstein, Destiny M. Ogle, Ranran He, Martin Lakomy
The Role of Religion in Intergenerational Relations: Findings from the LSOG and WFDS Mutigenerational Studies
Thursday, November 13
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 310 - Merril Silverstein, Woosang Hwang, Maria T. Brown, Wencheng Zhang
Intergenerational Religious Discordance and Relationship Quality Between Older Parents and Adult Children
Thursday, November 13
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 310 - Haowei Wang, Lourdes S. Romanach-Alvarez, Eun Young Choi, Amy D. Thierry, Phillip A. Cantu
Neighborhood and Environmental Context of Health and Aging: Mechanisms and Heterogeneity
Thursday, November 13
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 204 - Haowei Wang
Where You Live Matters: Neighborhood Environment and Dementia Risks Among U.S. Older Adults
Thursday, November 13
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 204 - Yalian Pei, Haowei Wang
Perceived Healthcare Discrimination and Barriers to Care for Older Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury
Thursday, November 13
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Hynes – Exhibit Hall C - Erin M. Bisesti, Haowei Wang
Impacts of Divorce and Widowhood on Depressive Symptoms Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Friday, November 14
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Location: Hynes – Room 105 - Elizabeth Vasquez (Discussant)
Angela Gutierrez, Dalmina, Suyoung Kim, and Sarah S. Salas
Perspectives on Facilitators and Barriers to Successful Aging Among Latinos in the United States
Friday, November 14
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 313 - Karl Pillemer (Session co-chair)
Giorgio Di Gessa, Selma Korlat, Haojing Zhu, Paola Zaninotto, and Federica Previtali
Engaging Older Adults in Climate Action: Insights Into Attitudes, Motivations, and Contributions
Friday, November 14
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 103 - Ying Xu, Merril Silverstein, Tianqi Zhou, Xiaoyu Fu
Childhood Adversities and Later-Life Loneliness: Mediating Roles of Health and Intergenerational Relationships
Friday, November 14
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Hynes – Exhibit Hall C - Elizabeth Vasquez (Session co-chair)
George Demiris, Peter Abadir, and Niteesh Choudhry
Presidential Symposium: National Institute of Aging P30 Results in AI and Technology for Healthy Aging and Persons with ADRD
Friday, November 14
4:40 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 312 - Corinna Loeckenhoff (Session co-chair)
Julia Nolte, Tess Wild, Shuyao Liao, and Enna Y. Chen
Aging and Decision Making: New Insights Regarding Information Evaluation and Management
Friday, November 14
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 102 - Merril Silverstein (Discussant)
Bridging Generations: Social Perceptions and Support in Intergenerational Networks
Saturday, November 15
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Location: Hynes – Room 207 - Hyeonji Cho, Catherine Garcia
Grandparenting Stlyes in the U.S.: Patterns of Intergenerational Support and Their Predictors
Saturday, November 15
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Locations: Hynes – Room 305 - Yesenia Cruz-Carrillo, Catherine Garcia, Mara G. Sheftel, Joseph L. Saenz
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Better Understanding the Health Implications of Migration Across the Life-Course
Saturday, November 15
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 209 - Elaine Wethington (Discussant)
Rita X. Hu, Noah Webster, Cheyenne M Garcia, and James D. Iveniuk
Social Convoys Across the Lifespan and Links with Later-Life Well-Being and Societal Trust
Saturday, November 15
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 208 - Catherine Garcia, Marc A. Garcia
Cognitive Difficulties Among Immigrant Latinos: Within Group Variation Across U.S. States
Saturday, November 15
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 209
- Ying Xu, Xiafei Wang, Merril Silverstein
Intergenerational Transmission of Corporal Punishment: A Scoping Review
Saturday, November 15
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Hynes – Exhibit Hall C
- Elizabeth Vasquez, Jacqueline L. Angel, Sunshine Rote, Phillip A. Cantu, and Anna Bokun
Who Moves in Matters: Move-in Patterns, Household Headship, & Financial Strain Among Latino Adult Child Caregivers
Saturday, November 15
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Hynes – Exhibit Hall C – Poster Board 169 - Maria Brown
Predicting and Promoting Cognitive Health: Evidence from Diverse Aging Populations
Saturday, November 15
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 309 - Maria Brown, Sharon Brangman
The Healthy Brain Project: Embedding the Early Identification of Cognitive Impairment in Area Agencies on Aging
Saturday, November 15
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Hynes – Room 309