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  • Special Issue: Aging, Health, and Health Equity for Older Adults of Color: A Tribute to Dr. Steven P. Wallace

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    Special Issue: Aging, Health, and Health Equity for Older Adults of Color: A Tribute to Dr. Steven P. Wallace

    The articles published in this special issue of the Journal of Aging and Health are written by students, mentees, colleagues, and friends of Steven P. Wallace, PhD. They exemplify the broad and wide reach he had in the aging field, and his deep interest in the economic, health, and overall well-being of diverse older adults.…

  • AGING RESEARCH: OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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    AGING RESEARCH: OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

    On December 9, Helen Lamont and Amanda cash presented a discussion on the need for gerontologists in federal government positions. In this presentation attendees learned more about how to apply research skills to policy positions, and heard about career opportunities outside of academia. Speakers: Helen Lamont, Ph.D. Director, Division of Disability & Aging Policy Office…

  • Introduction to Mediation and Moderation Concepts and Methods

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    Introduction to Mediation and Moderation Concepts and Methods

    On November 17, Tor Neilands, PhD presented in a webinar intended to move the understanding of how to introduce three conceptual approaches to mediation analysis: the causal steps method popularized by the seminal 1986 publication of Baron and Kenny, mediation analysis conducted via parametric structural equation modeling (SEM), and causal mediation analysis. Each of these…

  • NIA mechanisms for junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows

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    NIA mechanisms for junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows

    NIA offers a variety of mechanisms specifically for junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows to advance their research and career training in aging. These include the K-series Research Career Development Awards (e.g., K01, K08, K23). Learn more.

  • The Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Training Program

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    The Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Training Program

    This 10-month-long Program includes a combination of webinars, small group sessions, and a 5-day in-person Institute. The Institute is scheduled for January 9 – 13, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is critical that the candidate be able to attend the Institute in its entirety. To be eligible, participants must be US citizens, have…

  • Lived Experience Panel on research study outcomes & ethics in 2 reports

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    Lived Experience Panel on research study outcomes & ethics in 2 reports

    Reports from the first two series of meetings with the IMPACT Lived Experience Panel (LEP) are now available on the IMPACT website.  The two reports share highlights and insights gained during meetings with the LEP facilitated by IMPACT’s Patient Caregiver Relevant Outcomes Core and the Ethics and Regulation Core in the first cycle of the Lived Experience Panel. The LEP reflects a coordinated…

  • Special Issue in Honor of the Life and Legacy of James S. Jackson

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    Special Issue in Honor of the Life and Legacy of James S. Jackson

    This special issue of the Journal of Aging and Health honors the memory of James Jackson by elevating his many research contributions to the physical and mental health of older Black Americans. The articles focus on the central problems and questions that James Jackson addressed throughout his illustrious career.

  • 2022 RCMAR Annual Meeting

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    2022 RCMAR Annual Meeting

    The 2022 Virtual RCMAR Annual Meeting is happening March 31 – April 1. Join our asynchronous sessions by viewing our Twitter posters #RCMARPosters and viewing our recorded Completed Words on YouTube. Want to join our live sessions? Download the agenda here.Register here.