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Canadian Association on Gerontology conference details

Some exciting, up-and-coming presentations at this year's CAG Conference! See Emily Rutter and Carrie Shorey present at CAG's 52nd Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting in Toronto this October 27th. Times and details are available in the links.

Emily Rutter

Poster: The role of emotional/informational social support on mental health and coping behaviours in caregivers: Results from COVID-19 and Caregivers of Assisted living Residents - their Experiences and Support (COVCARES)

Poster: Impact of income on the protective effect of social support on executive function: Findings from the baseline and first follow-up wave of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Carrie Shorey

Oral: Does daily stress predict poorer cognitive outcomes in aging immigrant and non-immigrant Canadians? Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging

Poster: A profile of executive function performance and sex differences in aging immigrant Canadians: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging

Please join our graduate students from the School of Public Health Sciences present their research at the inaugural Research and Practice in Health Sciences Conference March 30^th. Register here.

EpiCogAging students presenting lab projects:

Laura Lupoi (poster) “Do depressive symptoms mediate the association between perceived social support and executive function? A moderated mediation analysis in the CLSA”.

Emily Rutter (oral) "Perceived social support subtypes mediate the association between depressive symptoms and executive function in women aged 75 and over in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)".

EpiCogAging student presenting external projects:

Michelle Vuong (poster) "The association between alcohol consumption and occurrence of sexual assault in Canadian university students: An exploratory study".

Join us for our next Lab Meeting on Wednesday, March 1st where we will discuss tips and tricks for Mind Mapping. Mind Maps are a useful visual tool for brainstorming, generating, and organizing ideas for research proposals.

Laura will give us a quick presentation on how to use Canva, a free-to-use online graphic design tool.

Also, with the Research and Practice in Health Sciences Conference on March 30^th, we will discuss some guidelines and advice for designing posters and presentations. Emily and Carrie will share their past work to give a sense of what conference posters and presentations look like.

Join us for our next Lab Meeting on Tuesday, January 24^th where we will peer-review Michelle, Laura, and Emily's abstracts for the Research and Practice Health Sciences Conference that will be held on March 30^th.

We will also have a discussion on predatory journals, focusing on the article from Nature: 'Predatory journals: no definition, no defence'.

Join us for our next Lab Meeting on Wednesday, November 30^th where Paige will practice her honour's thesis proposal presentation and receive constructive peer-feedback.

Join Carrie Shorey as she presents her work "Does psychological distress predict poorer cognitive function in refugee, immigrant, and non-immigrant older adults?". This presentation is a part of a panel discussion on Adversity, Health, and Aging in Marginalized Groups with other North American researchers at the American Public Health Associations 150th Annual Meeting and Expo.

This panel will provide unique insights into biopsychosocial pathways linking lifespan adversity exposure to aging related health outcomes in four diverse samples of aging LGBTQ+ and migrant adults in the US and Canada and provide potential targets for future prevention and policy efforts.

Join us for our next Lab Meeting on Wednesday, October 26^th where we will create mental health mini zines and share mental health tips that we have found useful in combating academic stress and anxiety.

Carrie will do a practice presentation of her panel discussion for APHA and will receive constructive peer-feedback.

Paige will share a short update on her new volunteering role.

Join Carrie Shorey for her oral presentation on "Do chronic conditions mediate the association between stress-induced inflammation and cognitive function? Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging" at the Canadian Association on Gerontology's 51^st Annual Scientific and Educational Conference October 20-22, 2022.