Meetings & Workshops

We’re hosting a workshop at the the IAPHS 2023 Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD on October 9 from 8.30am-12.30.  In addition to the description below, please access registration information here: https://iaphs.org/tools-for-success/preconference-workshop-2/

Please contact Pamela Herd at ph627@georgetown.edu for additional questions including subsidies to attend the workshop.

About 6.1 million older U.S. adults have dementia, a number that is projected to more than double by 2060. While education is strongly predictive of dementia onset, we still have much to learn as to why more education is so protective or how the relationship differs across diverse populations.

In this rapidly evolving field, population health researchers are critical to unpacking the role that environmental, biosocial, and genetic factors play in the education—dementia relationship within and between diverse populations.

This workshop will provide an overview of the state of the field, highlight key population-based longitudinal datasets available to study this relationship, and train researchers on dementia-related measures (including biomarkers) available in these studies, including how they can inform our understanding of dementia disparities.

We will also discuss funding opportunities. NIA program officers from the Divisions of Neuroscience and Behavioral and Social Research will provide an overview of funding opportunities of interest to IAPHS members conducting research in the education—dementia area. They will meet with attendees in small groups to answer questions and offer insights into the funding process.

The workshop will be led by Herd & Walsemann, PIs of the NIA-funded Network on Education, Biosocial Pathways, and Dementia in Diverse Populations, and co-sponsored by the Longitudinal Studies of Aging in the U.S. Network and the Biomarker Network, both funded by NIA.