Angel and Umberson recognized by GSA

Jacqui Angel received the James Jackson Outstanding Mentorship Award for outstanding commitment and dedication to mentoring minority researchers in the field of aging.

Deb Umberson received the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award for the article, “Gender and Social Isolation Across the Life Course.” This award recognizes insightful and innovative publications on aging and life course development in the behavioral and social sciences.

See the full GSA press release here.

CAPS at APA August 3-5

CAPS at American Psychological Association August 3-5

As the 2022 Baltes Distinguished Research Award Recipient, Karen Fingerman delivered an invited address. She also presented at the APA Science Summit Symposium, "Behavioral, Social and Cognitive Dimensions of Aging" and co-chaired the session, "Loneliness and Social Connection in Late Life: A Conversation with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad."

Liz Muñoz chaired the session, “Intersecting Identities in Late Life: Age, Race and Ethnicity, and Sexuality and Gender.”

And congratulations to Dr. Crystal Ng! Ph.D. UT Austin '22.

Winner of the APA Division 20 Dissertation Award in Psychology of Aging, presented at APA on 8/4/23. Crystal is now a postdoc at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.

CAPS at American Sociological Association August 17-21

CAPS Affiliates will present research on aging at the 2023 ASA Annual Meeting:

Jacqui Angel - Roundtable: Life Course Inequalities in Financial Strain among Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (8/21 8-9:30 AM)

Christy Erving - Paper Session: The Impact of Family Relationships on Racial and Ethnic Identity Among U.S. Afro-Caribbeans (8/21 8-9:30 AM)

Session organizer for Structural Inequalities, Medicine, and Health (8/21 12-1:30 PM)

Chandra Muller - Roundtable: The Social Determinants of Periodontal Disease Across the Life Course (8/18 10-11AM)

Roundtable: Long-Term Impacts of Adolescent Exposure to Crime on Health and Mortality (8/19 8-9:30 AM)

Roundtable: High School Education, Science Knowledge, and Adult Health Behaviors: Longitudinal Data and the COVID-19 Pandemic (8/19 10-11:30 AM)

Roundtable: Non-Cognitive Skills, Educational Attainment, and Later-Life Health (8/21 8-9:30 AM)

Abby Weitzman - Paper Session: Intergenerational Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Migration Aspirations in a Low-Income Setting (8/20 10-11:30 AM)

Tyson Brown (CAPS Advisory Council Member) - Invited Session: How Can Aging and Life Course Research Become More Inclusive? (8/20 10-11:30 AM)

If you are presenting on an aging-related topic at ASA and your name does not appear here, please contact caps@utexas.edu. We want you share your activities on social media!

Rebecca Hubbard, U. of Pennsylvania, will present "Opportunities and Challenges for Advancing Health Equity through Electronic Health Records-based Research"

Friday September 15, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: RLP 1.302 E

Sponsored by CAPS and Population Research Center (PRC)

NIMLAS Annual Pilot Project Competition: Request for Pilot Project Applications

The Network for Innovative Methods in Longitudinal Studies of Aging (NIMLAS) seeks pilot project proposals to conduct methodological research in one of the following four thematic research areas: (1) Creation of new data on aging minority populations; (2) Design or analytic techniques for addressing attrition in longitudinal studies of aging; (3) New technologies for capturing measures of relevance to aging research (e.g., passively collected measures of physical activity); and (4) Innovative methodologies for obtaining consent for data collection. In 2023, NIMLAS expects to fund three (3) methodological pilot projects with a primary focus on at least one of the four thematic areas listed above. Proposals that address multiple thematic areas are also encouraged.



Submit pre-proposals by 9/11/23.

Invited full proposals due 10/9/23.

Two new companion RFAs on Immigration

R01s and R21s on immigration and life course health including AD/ADRD.

1. RFA-AG-24-028 - Behavioral and Social Research on the Role of Immigration on Life Course Health and Aging, including AD/ADRD (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
2. RFA-AG-24-029 - Behavioral and Social Research on the Role of Immigration on Life Course Health and Aging, including AD/ADRD (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Questions? Contact Frank Bandiera at frank.bandiera@nih.gov

Letter of Intent due: October 3, 2023

Application due: November 3, 2023

NIA's REDI program for early-stage researchers

To help researchers prepare for the full spectrum of modern career options, NIA is excited to continue the Research and Entrepreneurial Development Immersion (REDI) program.

Application deadline: October 18, 2023