GSA Interest Group Meetings

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March

Dyadic Research On Health & Illness Across The Adult Lifespan - Mentoring Group

March 6, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. ET

Description: A monthly facilitated-mentoring group for students, early-career researchers, and those new to dyadic research.

Paid Caregiving - Coffee Break

March 16, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. ET

Description: Puzzling through a research question, want to talk over a project or project idea, or just looking to network with other researchers working on paid caregiving? Drop in to our "Coffee Break." Our monthly coffee breaks are an opportunity for casual conversation about paid caregiving, hosted by one of our group's experts.

Dyadic Research on Health & Illness Across The Adult Lifespan - Mentoring Group

March 20, 2023
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET

Description: Mid-Career Dyadic Researchers: What Now?

Religion, Spirituality, and Aging

March 31, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. ET

April

Climate Change and Aging

April 6, 2023
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET

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Community College

April 19, 2023
3 to 4 p.m. ET

Description: Join the Community College Interest Group for its quarterly meeting. This session will include a conversation around building enrollment strategies facilitated by Tom Shearer of Stark State.

Community-Engaged Research

April 19, 2023
3 to 5 p.m. ET

Description: This will be a two-part session. The sign up is for the entire time, but you can choose to attend Part 1, Part 2 or Both.

Part 1. Peer Mentoring 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET Part 2. Securing Funding for CEnR 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET (Patty Slattum & Lana Sargent)

Paid Caregiving

April 20, 2023
4 to 5 p.m. ET

Description: Join us for our quarterly interest group meeting.

Dyadic Research On Health & Illness Across The Adult Lifespan - Mentoring Group

April 26, 2023
3 to 4 p.m. ET

Religion, Spirituality, and Aging

April 28, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. ET

Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation

April 28, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. ET

May

Directors of Aging Centers

May 15, 2023
3 to 4 p.m. ET

The Directors of Aging Centers Group is having its mid-year meeting on 05/15/2023 at 3pm EST. It will discuss topics such as: Training the next generation of directors, challenges posed to our centers & communicating effectively with administrators. If you have additional agenda items, please send them to Victoria at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Dr. Neil Charness at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Oral Health

May 17, 2023
1 to 3 p.m. ET

Description: The Oral Health Interest Group meeting will include 1) an update on Expanding Medicare Coverage for Medically Necessary Oral Treatment, 2) a presentation on the Association for State and Territorial Dental Directors’ Toolkit of Older Adult Oral Health Resources for Collaboration, and 3) an update on Geriatric Oral Health Research following the American Association for Dental Oral and Craniofacial Research Meeting within a Meeting on Aging and Oral Health Research.

June

Community-Engaged Research

June 28, 2023
3 to 5 p.m. ET

Description: This will be a two-part session: Part 1. Peer Mentoring 3:00 - 4:00 PM Part 2. Publishing Engaged Research 4:00 - 5:00 PM (Tam Perry)

July

Paid Caregiving

July 19, 2023
4 to 5 p.m. ET

Description: Join us for our quarterly interest group meeting.

October

Paid Caregiving

October 19, 2023
4 to 5 p.m. ET

Description: Join us for our quarterly interest group meeting.

January

Family Caregiving

January 10, 2023
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET

Description: The purpose of this meeting is to bring Interest Group members together to share interests, spark ideas and encourage collaboration for potential symposium submissions for the 2023 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting.

Economics of Aging

January 17, 2023
1 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET

Description: This quarterly meeting will include a brief (5 minute) overview of an IG member's research topic, followed by a group-wide discussion. The goal of these conversations is twofold: 1) for the presenter to get feedback from our group, and 2) for IG members to learn more about what topics people are covering in their research.

Paid Caregiving

January 18, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. ET

Description: David Russell, VNS; GSA 2023 meeting – matchmaking/abstract ideas.

Community College

January 23, 2023
4 to 5 pm ET

Description: Open Educational Resources and other free online teaching and learning resources.

Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Older Persons

January 26, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. ET

Patient/Person Engagement in Research

January 27, 2023
11 am to 12 p.m. ET

Description: The group will discuss planning a symposium for the upcoming Annual Scientific Meeting and interest group activities for 2023.

Religion, Spirituality, and Aging

January 27, 2023
1 pm to 2 p.m. ET

February

Grandparents as Caregivers

February 1, 2023
12 to 1:30 p.m. ET

Description: In preparation for the GSA 2023 Call for Abstracts, the Grandparents as Caregivers has scheduled a Call-In Session (Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 12-1:30pm (EST)). The purpose of the call is for us to share ideas about possible abstract topics for posters, papers and symposia. If you are unable to attend, it will be recorded to share with non-attendees.

Call-In session here (Pre-Registration not required).

Loneliness and Social Isolation

February 2, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. ET

Description: The loneliness and social isolation interest group meeting will take place on Thursday 2 Feb at 12 noon Eastern Time Zone. This is an opportunity to share your latest research, make connections, find out the latest news and plan submissions to the Annual Scientific meeting.

Hospice, Palliative, and End-of-Life Care

February 13, 2023
2 to 3 p.m. ET

Description: Join us for this 2023 kick off gathering in which we have two goals in this no-pressure space. 1) The call for abstracts is fast approaching and we want to encourage everyone to begin thinking about their potential submissions and provide an opportunity to discuss conference symposium ideas. We will spend the bulk of the meeting collecting ideas and potential collaborations to submit symposium abstracts.
2) We are simply inviting you to come say hello, meet new colleagues, share your amazing work, and partake in a brief brainstorming planning session for upcoming events.

Disasters and Older Adults

February 14, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. ET

Description: Please join us to discuss symposium ideas for GSA 2023! Currently the Conveners have curated a symposium about the state of disaster preparedness for older adults in the US. We are available to brainstorm other symposium ideas Interest Group members may have, and look forward to connecting with you all!

Dyadic Research on Health & Illness Across The Adult Lifespan - Mentoring Group

February 14, 2023
2 to 3 p.m. ET

Description: A monthly facilitated-mentoring group for students, early-career researchers, and those new to dyadic research.

Paid Caregiving - Coffee Break

February 15, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. ET

Description: Puzzling through a research question, want to talk over a project or project idea, or just looking to network with other researchers working on paid caregiving? Drop in to our Paid Caregiving Coffee Break with February expert Dr. Margaret Quinn, ScD, CIH, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts Lowell. Our monthly coffee breaks are an opportunity for casual conversation about paid caregiving, hosted by one of our group's experts.