The Zahodne Lab attends the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)’s Seventy-Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting, hosted from November 2nd to November 6th, 2023. 

• Dr. Laura Zahodne co-chaired a symposium entitled Advancing Research Across the ADRD Continuum in Underrepresented Populations.
  • Zahodne, L.B., & Ajrouch, K.J. (2023, November). Advancing Research Across the ADRD Continuum in Underrepresented Populations. Symposium presented at the 76th annual convention of the Gerontological Society of America.  

• Dr. Ji Hyun Lee, Post-doctoral alum, delivered an oral presentation in a symposium entitled Longitudinal Changes in Well-Being Associated with Aging Attitude, Cognitive Status, and Widowhood Transition.
  • Lee, J.H., Maher, A.C., Palms, J.D., Mudrazija, S., Chopik, W., & Zahodne, L.B. (2023, November). Trajectories of depressive symptoms before the onset of dementia: examining racial/ethnic disparities. In Le, L. (chair). Longitudinal Changes in Well-Being Associated with Aging Attitude, Cognitive Status, and Widowhood Transition. Symposium presented at the 76th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Tampa, FL.

• Emily Morris, Graduate student, presented 2 oral presentations and was the recipient of three awards for the GSA 2023 Conference. Congratulations, Emily!
  • Paper presentation entitled Do depressive symptoms mediate segregation’s impact on cognitive aging in older Mexican Americans?
    • Morris, E.P., Grant, J., Clark, A.L., Esiaka, D., Ajrouch, K., & Tarraf, W. (2023, November). Do depressive symptoms mediate segregation’s impact on cognitive aging in older Mexican Americans? Paper presented at the 77th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Tampa, FL.
  • Oral presentation in the Diverse Environmental Contexts and Links to Later-Life Well-Being symposium
    • Morris, E.P., Palms, J.D., Lee, J.H., Sol, K., Scambray, K., Kobayashi, L.C., Smith, J., & Zahodne, L.B. (2023, November). Interpersonal, community, and societal stressors mediate Black–White memory disparities. In Webster, N. (chair). Diverse Environmental Contexts and Links to Later-Life Well-Being. Symposium presented at the 77th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Tampa, FL.
  • Behavioral & Social Sciences Travel Stipend
  • Behavioral & Social Sciences Pre-Dissertation Student Research Award
  • Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Interdisciplinary Paper Award, which is awarded to “ the best interdisciplinary research paper on a topic related to aging by a GSA student member”.