Identifying Midlife Social Exposures That Might Modify Risks of Cognitive Impairment Associated with Early Life Disadvantage: Proceedings of a Workshop (2025)
Chapter: Appendix A: Public Meeting Agendas
Appendix A
Public Meeting Agendas
COMMITTEE ON IDENTIFYING MIDLIFE SOCIAL EXPOSURES THAT MIGHT MODIFY RISK FOR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT ASSSOCIATED WITH EARLY LIFE DISADVANTAGE
The Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
AUGUST 29, 2024
ROOM 100 AND WEBCAST
WELCOME
| 9:00–9:30 | Introductory remarks from National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; NIA; and the Workshop Planning Committee |
Malay Majmundar, Director, Committee on Population | |
Emerald Nguyen, National Institute on Aging | |
Robert Hummer (Chair), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
SESSION 1—OPEN
LAYING THE FOUNDATION
Guiding Questions:
- What are the most pressing early life disadvantages that both set up midlife exposures and that are associated with later life cognitive health and dementia risks?
- What population-based data sources exist that help link early life disadvantages with midlife exposures, and what data needs are there in this area of study?
| 9:30–10:45 | Pamela Herd, Panelist, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Paola Gilsanz, Panelist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California | |
Robert Hummer, Moderator, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| 10:45–11:00 | Break |
SESSION 2—OPEN
LIFE COURSE MODELS OF COGNITION AND RISK OF DEMENTIA
Guiding Questions:
- What are the most important midlife social and institutional pathways through which early life social disadvantages create risk for later life cognitive decline and dementia?
- What datasets and methodologies have been or will be most important in understanding these life course processes?
- What are the most important data & methodological needs in this area of research?
| 11:00–1:00 | Yang Claire Yang, Panelist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri, Panelist, Columbia University | |
Rebeca Wong, Panelist, University of Texas Health San Antonio | |
Hector González, Moderator, University of California, San Diego | |
| 1:00–2:00 | Lunch |
SESSION 3—OPEN
EDUCATIONAL AND WORKPLACE CONTEXTS/POLICY
Guiding Questions:
- How do educational and workplace contexts influence cognitive decline and risk of dementia?
- What are the key findings and research needs in this area of study?
| 2:00–3:15 | Eric Grodsky, Panelist, University of Wisconsin |
Deborah Carr, Panelist, Boston University | |
Robert Hummer, Moderator, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| 3:15–3:30 | Break |
SESSION 4—OPEN
SOCIAL AND HEALTH POLICIES
(E.G., FOOD, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, INCOME, CIVIL RIGHTS)
Guiding Questions:
- How do early social and health policies influence cognitive decline and risk of dementia?
- What are the key findings and research needs in this area of study?
| 3:30–4:45 | David Rehkopf, Panelist, Stanford University |
Jason Fletcher, Panelist, University of Wisconsin | |
Atheendar Venkataramani, Moderator, University of Pennsylvania | |
| 4:45 | END OF DAY 1 |
AUGUST 30, 2024
ROOM 100 AND WEBCAST
SESSION 5—OPEN
SOCIAL SUPPORT & INTEGRATION
(E.G., FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, COMMUNITIES/NEIGHBORHOODS, CONGREGATIONS)
Guiding Questions:
- How do early social support and integration influence cognitive decline and risk of dementia?
- What are the key findings and research needs in this area of study?
| 9:00–10:15 | Jessica Finlay, Panelist, University of Colorado |
Liz Muñoz, Panelist, University of Texas at Austin | |
Mike Esposito, Panelist, University of Minnesota | |
Jacqueline Torres, Moderator, University of California, San Francisco |
| 10:15–10:30 | Break |
SESSION 6—OPEN
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR EXPOSURES
Guiding Questions:
- How do environmental exposures influence cognitive decline and risk of dementia?
- What are the key findings and research needs in this area of study?
| 10:30–11:45 | Priya Palta, Panelist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Jennifer Weuve, Panelist, Boston University | |
Jennifer Ailshire, Moderator, University of Southern California | |
| 11:45–12:00 | Break |
SESSION 7—OPEN
A DISCUSSION OF KEY TAKEAWAYS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Guiding Questions:
- What are the major substantive takeaways from the workshop?
- What are the important data needs to better understand midlife social, structural, and institutional exposures?
- Are there particular methodological needs in this area of study?
- What are the most important suggestions for NIA to spin out of this workshop (e.g., funding initiatives; research avenues for better understanding the midlife social, structural, and institutional factors associated with cognitive functioning and aging)?
| 12:00–1:00 | Katrina Walsemann, Panelist, University of Maryland-College Park |
Robert Hummer, Panelist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
Hector González, Moderator, University of California, San Diego | |
| 1:00 | MEETING ADJOURNS |
