The Center for Demography and Ecology and the Center for Demography of Health and Aging were pleased to host a spring research retreat that took place on Friday, May 5th, 2023, from 2-5pm in the AT&T Lounge at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin. This workshop brought together Center faculty and student affiliates from across UW to foster collaborations for innovative research, provide networking opportunities and refreshments, and encourage work that advances the Centers’ Research Themes (CDE & CDHA).
Pictures from the event can be browsed below.
Schedule:
Time |
Presentation |
Speaker |
| 2:00 | Welcome & Opening Remarks | Jason Fletcher & Monica Grant |
| 2:15 | “Lifespan variability from an overlapping cohorts perspective” | Héctor Pifarré i Arolas |
| 2:30 | “Informing Health Insurance Policy to Improve Lung Cancer Screening” | Rebecca Myerson |
| 2:45 | “Assessing Measures of Biological Age in a Low-Income Context: The Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health” | Lauren Schmitz |
| 3:00 | “Does Financially Supporting Parents Interfere with Adult Children’s Financial Security?” | Melody Harvey |
| 3:15 | BREAK | n/a |
| 3:30 | “A Pilot RCT to Examine the Benefits of a Culturally Adapted Peer Support and Self-Management Intervention to Improve Glycemic Control in African Americans” | Olayinka Shiyanbola |
| 3:45 | “Local Flood Disasters and Racial Inequality in the Mortgage Market” | Megan Bea |
| 4:00 | “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Caregiving for Aging Parents: Evidence from the BRFSS Data” | Jooyoung Kong |
| 4:15 | “Heat and Child Maltreatment” | Jessica Pac |
| 4:30 | “Gender Differences in Primary Care Physicians’ Electronic Health Record Use” | Adam Rule |
| 4:45 | Closing Remarks & Brief Reception | Jason Fletcher & Monica Grant |
Dr. Héctor Arolas
Dr. Meg Bea
Dr. Melody Harvey
Dr. Jooyoung Kong
Dr. Rebecca Meyerson
Dr. Jessica Pac
Dr. Adam Rule
Dr. Lauren Schmitz
Dr. Olayinka Shiyanbola