The annual Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences (IGSS) conference showcases behavioral and molecular genetic studies that enhance demographic and social scientific inquiry and integrate genetics and the social sciences. The conference is co-organized by Jason Fletcher, CDHA director, and Jason Boardman, director of the Health & Society Program at the University of Colorado Boulder, …
Four P30 centers—CDHA and the Center for Aging and Policy Studies; Center for Advancing Sociodemographic and Economic Study of Alzheimer’s Disease; and the Center on Aging and Population Sciences—will host two methodology workshops with Scott Cunningham in 2022. A one-day workshop on difference-in-differences will be held Friday, February 11, 2022 from 10 am-6 pm ET …
In their recent article in SSM – Population Health, CDHA external affiliate Pamela Herd (Georgetown) and Kamil Sicinski (UW–Madison) note that with an aging population and increasing prevalence of dementia, unpacking the relationship between educational attainment and later life cognitive functioning is increasingly important. Yet, the authors note, this relationship is not well understood. “Using …
Five new affiliates have joined CDHA: please welcome Sigan Hartley, Olayinka Shiyanbola, Alvin Thomas, Nicole Werner, and Victoria Zhang! Sigan Hartley is an associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the School of Human Ecology. Her research program is aimed at promoting optimal development and health in individuals with neurodevelopmental …
Mark your calendars: two exciting events are coming up this fall. On Wednesday, September 29, the UW Health Economics Research Group will host a workshop exploring research on the opioid epidemic with presentations by Adibah Abdulhadi (PhD student, economics), Christine Durrance (associate professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs), Ross Milton (assistant professor, La Follette …
Congratulations and a big thank you go to Lu Chou, who retired in July from her position as senior special librarian at the Data and Information Services Center (DISC) after 30 years of service to the UW. As many know, Chou provided data and library services to Center affiliates by helping faculty and students find …
Through the center grant from the National Institute on Aging, CDHA provides financial support to affiliates who are developing innovative projects likely to receive federal funding. Each year, CDHA invites interested investigators to submit proposals for pilot funding. For the academic year 2021–22, CDHA awarded five pilot grants: “Post-acute Care Access and Disparities among ACO …
Name: Won-tak Joo Department: PhD Student, Sociology Hometown: Seoul, South Korea Educational background: BA and MA in Sociology, Yonsei University Can you describe your research interests? Current research projects and/dissertation? My research interests are in the areas of aging, health, family, and social networks. Specifically, I study how social relationships evolve in the context of …
Affiliate Eric Grodsky is part of a research team awarded $14.2 million in new funding from the National Institute on Aging to study the early life conditions that can affect later-life risks for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). The project will examine biomarkers to uncover how experiences and educational opportunities in adolescence shape risks …
Under the leadership of Director Kristen Malecki, associate professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences, the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), has launched two new initiatives to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, SHOW—a statewide public health survey designed to help improve health in Wisconsin and throughout the world— began its …