Qixin Cai
@caiqixin.bsky.social
Research Fellow @pennaging.bsky.social
ABD @Renmin University
PI @superagingasia.bsky.social
PI @futureagetechlab.bsky.social
Global Aging, Generations & Families, Longitudinal Data, Gerontechnology
https://www.aging.upenn.edu/
ABD @Renmin University
PI @superagingasia.bsky.social
PI @futureagetechlab.bsky.social
Global Aging, Generations & Families, Longitudinal Data, Gerontechnology
https://www.aging.upenn.edu/
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🎉 Call for submissions for the 4th ISSP User Conference on Health and Healthcare!
🗓️ Date: November 24, 2025
🕧 Time: 12:30 – 16:30 CET
📌 Submission Deadline: October 20, 2025
📄 Details & guidelines: lnkd.in/e5-3dzwB
🗓️ Date: November 24, 2025
🕧 Time: 12:30 – 16:30 CET
📌 Submission Deadline: October 20, 2025
📄 Details & guidelines: lnkd.in/e5-3dzwB
August 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🎉 Call for submissions for the 4th ISSP User Conference on Health and Healthcare!
🗓️ Date: November 24, 2025
🕧 Time: 12:30 – 16:30 CET
📌 Submission Deadline: October 20, 2025
📄 Details & guidelines: lnkd.in/e5-3dzwB
🗓️ Date: November 24, 2025
🕧 Time: 12:30 – 16:30 CET
📌 Submission Deadline: October 20, 2025
📄 Details & guidelines: lnkd.in/e5-3dzwB
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🎉Congrats to six IALH Student Affiliates who presented at the Excellence in Graduate Research Symposium! Excellent job disseminating your work and building public speaking skills.👏
⭐ Heather Hollman
⭐ Matilde Cervantes Navarrete
⭐ Tara Cooper
⭐ Heather Kwan
⭐ Yanxin Xu
⭐ Emiko Osborne
#UVic #KT
⭐ Heather Hollman
⭐ Matilde Cervantes Navarrete
⭐ Tara Cooper
⭐ Heather Kwan
⭐ Yanxin Xu
⭐ Emiko Osborne
#UVic #KT
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Call for Papers!
Submit your paper for the conference: 'Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities', taking place on 8 and 9 June 2026 @mpidr.bsky.social in Rostock organized by @demography.bsky.social, @iussp.bsky.social +coll.
Deadline: 21 January 2026
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/kinship-conference
Submit your paper for the conference: 'Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities', taking place on 8 and 9 June 2026 @mpidr.bsky.social in Rostock organized by @demography.bsky.social, @iussp.bsky.social +coll.
Deadline: 21 January 2026
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/kinship-conference
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Call for Papers!
Submit your paper for the conference: 'Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities', taking place on 8 and 9 June 2026 @mpidr.bsky.social in Rostock organized by @demography.bsky.social, @iussp.bsky.social +coll.
Deadline: 21 January 2026
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/kinship-conference
Submit your paper for the conference: 'Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities', taking place on 8 and 9 June 2026 @mpidr.bsky.social in Rostock organized by @demography.bsky.social, @iussp.bsky.social +coll.
Deadline: 21 January 2026
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/kinship-conference
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🆕Turbocharging Profits? Contract Gaming and Revenue Allocation in Healthcare
By PARC Research Associate Atul Gupta with Ambar La Forgia, Adam Sacarny
in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (Forthcoming)
By PARC Research Associate Atul Gupta with Ambar La Forgia, Adam Sacarny
in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (Forthcoming)
Turbocharging Profits? Contract Gaming and Revenue Allocation in Healthcare
(Forthcoming Article) - Firms often exploit weaknesses in government contracts to boost revenues, yet little is known about how they allocate these funds. We study how hospitals allocated $3 billion…
www.aeaweb.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🆕Turbocharging Profits? Contract Gaming and Revenue Allocation in Healthcare
By PARC Research Associate Atul Gupta with Ambar La Forgia, Adam Sacarny
in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (Forthcoming)
By PARC Research Associate Atul Gupta with Ambar La Forgia, Adam Sacarny
in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (Forthcoming)
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New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Mina Hwang and Yeji Hwang in Geriatr Nurs:
Do different factors affect anxiety in persons with dementia based on their cognitive status?
Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40752284/
Do different factors affect anxiety in persons with dementia based on their cognitive status?
Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40752284/
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Mina Hwang and Yeji Hwang in Geriatr Nurs:
Do different factors affect anxiety in persons with dementia based on their cognitive status?
Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40752284/
Do different factors affect anxiety in persons with dementia based on their cognitive status?
Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40752284/
Looking forward to this workshop.
We are excited to partner with the Institute on Aging at the University of Pennsylvania for the Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat on November 21, 2025 with the theme "Aging Reimagined: Innovation in the Era of AI." We have an exciting line up of speakers.
To register, click here:
lnkd.in/eGtZmzwK
To register, click here:
lnkd.in/eGtZmzwK
October 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Looking forward to this workshop.
Measuring the hidden costs of disadvantage: Biological aging and opportunity
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Measuring the hidden costs of disadvantage: Biological aging and opportunity
Biology shows that disadvantage can accelerate aging, undermining not only health, but also children’s chances in school, their future work, and overall well-being
wol.iza.org
October 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Measuring the hidden costs of disadvantage: Biological aging and opportunity
wol.iza.org/opinions/mea...
wol.iza.org/opinions/mea...
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Job Offer: PhD Student Position
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
October 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Job Offer: PhD Student Position
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
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Welcome to join SuperAging in Asian Megacities (SAAM) Research Group! We invite researchers specializing in aging studies, public health, social policy, urban planning, and related fields—to join this initiative.
😊Please fill out the following form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
😊Please fill out the following form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Welcome to join SuperAging in Asian Megacities (SAAM) Research Group! We invite researchers specializing in aging studies, public health, social policy, urban planning, and related fields—to join this initiative.
😊Please fill out the following form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
😊Please fill out the following form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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In this article, @jadynpark.bsky.social et al find that emotionally arousing moments during a narrative are associated with heightened integration across functional brain networks, which in turn predict how well those moments are then remembered.
Emotional arousal enhances narrative memories through functional integration of large-scale brain networks - Nature Human Behaviour
Park et al. find that emotionally arousing moments during a narrative are associated with heightened integration across functional brain networks, which in turn predicts how well those moments are subsequently remembered.
www.nature.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In this article, @jadynpark.bsky.social et al find that emotionally arousing moments during a narrative are associated with heightened integration across functional brain networks, which in turn predict how well those moments are then remembered.
We are very happy to have the support of our peers.
😀Welcome to join SuperAging in Asian Megacities (SAAM) Research Group! If you are interested in joining, please fill out the following form.
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Welcome to join SuperAging in Asian Megacities (SAAM) Research Group
Asia's megacities, including Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Mumbai, are experiencing rapid population aging. In Tokyo, nearly 30% of the population will be 65 or older by 2025, whil...
docs.google.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We are very happy to have the support of our peers.
😀Welcome to join SuperAging in Asian Megacities (SAAM) Research Group! If you are interested in joining, please fill out the following form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Welcome to join SuperAging in Asian Megacities (SAAM) Research Group
Asia's megacities, including Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Mumbai, are experiencing rapid population aging. In Tokyo, nearly 30% of the population will be 65 or older by 2025, whil...
docs.google.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
😀Welcome to join SuperAging in Asian Megacities (SAAM) Research Group! If you are interested in joining, please fill out the following form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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✍️ Just out: Annette Baudisch & I delve into the formal demography of fertility, birth, & reproduction timing. 👶 We use methods from mortality research to summarize when in the parental life course children are born. 📆 1/n
doi.org/10.1080/0032...
@sdu.dk @oxforddemsci.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0032...
@sdu.dk @oxforddemsci.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social
Fertility, birth, reproduction: Connecting formal demographic frameworks
The conventional framework of fertility research conceptualizes childbirth from the mother’s perspective. From her perspective, birth is an uncertain and potentially recurring event. In contrast, t...
doi.org
October 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
✍️ Just out: Annette Baudisch & I delve into the formal demography of fertility, birth, & reproduction timing. 👶 We use methods from mortality research to summarize when in the parental life course children are born. 📆 1/n
doi.org/10.1080/0032...
@sdu.dk @oxforddemsci.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0032...
@sdu.dk @oxforddemsci.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social
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One issue with aging in place is the lack of American housing stock that is safe and accessible for seniors. Only 1% is wheelchair accessible, making falls more of a risk, says @jenmolinsky.bsky.social in a new @nytimes.com article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/r...
What Types of Senior Housing Are Available?
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
One issue with aging in place is the lack of American housing stock that is safe and accessible for seniors. Only 1% is wheelchair accessible, making falls more of a risk, says @jenmolinsky.bsky.social in a new @nytimes.com article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/r...
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Pleased to see a new paper by others examining fertility in northeast China during the late Qing using our dataset, the China Multi-generational Panel Dataset Qing, which is available for download at @icpsr.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Family fertility choices as a risk management mechanism: evidence from Late Qing China
This study investigates deliberate fertility control as a risk management strategy in traditional agricultural societies, focusing on Late Qing China. Using disaster records and the China Multi-Gen...
www.tandfonline.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Pleased to see a new paper by others examining fertility in northeast China during the late Qing using our dataset, the China Multi-generational Panel Dataset Qing, which is available for download at @icpsr.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The silent crisis in girls’ mental health: across countries, girls’ mental health is worsening. In Japan, suicides among girls under 20 have now surpassed boys for the first time.
The silent crisis in girls’ mental health - Nature Human Behaviour
www.nature.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The silent crisis in girls’ mental health: across countries, girls’ mental health is worsening. In Japan, suicides among girls under 20 have now surpassed boys for the first time.
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UNC Sociology is hiring for two tenure-track positions!
(1) An Assistant Professor specializing in computational sociology or advanced quantitative methods
(2) An Assistant/Associate Professor specializing in population health
Reviews begin 10/1. Links to positions below.
(1) An Assistant Professor specializing in computational sociology or advanced quantitative methods
(2) An Assistant/Associate Professor specializing in population health
Reviews begin 10/1. Links to positions below.
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September 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
UNC Sociology is hiring for two tenure-track positions!
(1) An Assistant Professor specializing in computational sociology or advanced quantitative methods
(2) An Assistant/Associate Professor specializing in population health
Reviews begin 10/1. Links to positions below.
(1) An Assistant Professor specializing in computational sociology or advanced quantitative methods
(2) An Assistant/Associate Professor specializing in population health
Reviews begin 10/1. Links to positions below.
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Jia et al. experimentally show that when individuals can tailor their actions to each neighbour - a freedom termed social networking agency - they display higher cooperation, trust and fairness in economic games. @ivanromic.bsky.social @pholme.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Social networking agency and prosociality are inextricably linked in economic games - Nature Human Behaviour
Jia et al. experimentally show that when individuals can tailor their actions to each neighbour—a freedom termed social networking agency—they display higher levels of cooperation, trust and fairness in economic games.
www.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Jia et al. experimentally show that when individuals can tailor their actions to each neighbour - a freedom termed social networking agency - they display higher cooperation, trust and fairness in economic games. @ivanromic.bsky.social @pholme.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The PAIR Center Series kick-off event is on 10/21/2025, 8:00 – 9:00 am in-person in the Austrian Auditorium, Clinical Research Building, & on zoom with
Dr. Srinath Adusumalli, PSOM
“From Code to Care: Co-Creating Penn Medicine’s Health Technology Ecosystem"
Dr. Srinath Adusumalli, PSOM
“From Code to Care: Co-Creating Penn Medicine’s Health Technology Ecosystem"
September 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The PAIR Center Series kick-off event is on 10/21/2025, 8:00 – 9:00 am in-person in the Austrian Auditorium, Clinical Research Building, & on zoom with
Dr. Srinath Adusumalli, PSOM
“From Code to Care: Co-Creating Penn Medicine’s Health Technology Ecosystem"
Dr. Srinath Adusumalli, PSOM
“From Code to Care: Co-Creating Penn Medicine’s Health Technology Ecosystem"
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Looking forward to submissions to session "1310: Climate, Environmental Change, and Population Health" as part of the Mortality and Morbidity strand at PAA 2026 @popassocamerica.bsky.social! Call for papers is open until 5 Oct 2025 📮📮📮
Call for Papers - PAA 2026 Annual Meeting
www.populationassociation.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Looking forward to submissions to session "1310: Climate, Environmental Change, and Population Health" as part of the Mortality and Morbidity strand at PAA 2026 @popassocamerica.bsky.social! Call for papers is open until 5 Oct 2025 📮📮📮
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A new HRS study finds older adults anticipating transitioning to a nursing home are more likely to report poorer mental health. Efforts to assist older adults and their families need to begin long before the actual relocation into residential care takes place. myumi.ch/61QDX
September 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A new HRS study finds older adults anticipating transitioning to a nursing home are more likely to report poorer mental health. Efforts to assist older adults and their families need to begin long before the actual relocation into residential care takes place. myumi.ch/61QDX
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In “Changing Demographic Rates Reshape Kinship Networks,” @shajiang.bsky.social W Zuo, Z Guo & S Tuljapurkar “explore how demographic transition, especially the speed of transition, affects the number & age of kin” & kin networks. @stanford.edu @mpidr.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
June 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In “Changing Demographic Rates Reshape Kinship Networks,” @shajiang.bsky.social W Zuo, Z Guo & S Tuljapurkar “explore how demographic transition, especially the speed of transition, affects the number & age of kin” & kin networks. @stanford.edu @mpidr.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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Lifespan is uncertain, even for well-informed individuals. We show that this irreducible demographic risk increases with delayed pension claiming and hits male and low-income groups harder. www.niussp.org/education-wo...
September 12, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Lifespan is uncertain, even for well-informed individuals. We show that this irreducible demographic risk increases with delayed pension claiming and hits male and low-income groups harder. www.niussp.org/education-wo...
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🚨 Job Alert @uni.lu 🚨
We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY)!
📊 Work with the Youth Survey Luxembourg on topics like attitudes, digitality, health, political participation & youth values.
👉 More info & apply: recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.h...
We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY)!
📊 Work with the Youth Survey Luxembourg on topics like attitudes, digitality, health, political participation & youth values.
👉 More info & apply: recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.h...
Job Portal - University of Luxembourg
recruitment.uni.lu
September 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 Job Alert @uni.lu 🚨
We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY)!
📊 Work with the Youth Survey Luxembourg on topics like attitudes, digitality, health, political participation & youth values.
👉 More info & apply: recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.h...
We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY)!
📊 Work with the Youth Survey Luxembourg on topics like attitudes, digitality, health, political participation & youth values.
👉 More info & apply: recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.h...
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In this new Article, Tomi Akinyemiju et al. develop and validate a new measure of cultural racism in the United States. They find that cultural racism is associated with higher mortality and lower life expectancy.
A latent measure of cultural racism and its association with US mortality and life expectancy - Nature Human Behaviour
Akinyemiju et al. develop and validate a theory-driven, empirical measure of cultural racism and identify its associations with public health disparities in the USA, including a positive association with mortality and a negative association with life expectancy.
www.nature.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In this new Article, Tomi Akinyemiju et al. develop and validate a new measure of cultural racism in the United States. They find that cultural racism is associated with higher mortality and lower life expectancy.