UW-Madison CDHA
@cdhauw.bsky.social
Official account for the Center for Demography of Health and Aging at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
💉Become informed by @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Malia Jones and colleague Dr. Jim Conway in @pbswisconsin.bsky.social “What to know about measles risks and vaccination recommendations in Wisconsin”
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What to know about measles risks and vaccination recommendations in Wisconsin
This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch in collaboration with Door County Knock. Before the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of Americans faced measles infections each year. Th...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
💉Become informed by @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Malia Jones and colleague Dr. Jim Conway in @pbswisconsin.bsky.social “What to know about measles risks and vaccination recommendations in Wisconsin”
➡️Read: pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wh...
➡️Read: pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wh...
🕑New #publication in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social from CDHA affiliates Victoria Williams, Sterling Johnson, @michalengelman.bsky.social, Pamela Herd & Sanjay Asthana “Dementia prevalence in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study”
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➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🕑New #publication in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social from CDHA affiliates Victoria Williams, Sterling Johnson, @michalengelman.bsky.social, Pamela Herd & Sanjay Asthana “Dementia prevalence in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
🔆Check out Dr. Natascha Merten feature on WBEV’s Hometown Today as she leads the Beaver Dam Offspring Study–Neurocognitive Aging Study!
➡️Learn more about the history, findings, and future of the study below, starting at 31:50:
www.youtube.com/live/n5ZSydy...
➡️Learn more about the history, findings, and future of the study below, starting at 31:50:
www.youtube.com/live/n5ZSydy...
Hometown Today - 10.30.25 -Columbus High School: Watertown Players "Dear Camp", BD Offspring Study
YouTube video by Daily Dodge TV
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November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🔆Check out Dr. Natascha Merten feature on WBEV’s Hometown Today as she leads the Beaver Dam Offspring Study–Neurocognitive Aging Study!
➡️Learn more about the history, findings, and future of the study below, starting at 31:50:
www.youtube.com/live/n5ZSydy...
➡️Learn more about the history, findings, and future of the study below, starting at 31:50:
www.youtube.com/live/n5ZSydy...
Huge congratulations to Dr. Natascha Merten, who received an award at #GSA2025! 🏆
She presented “Accelerated Phenotypical Aging in Midlife and Long-Term Cognitive Decline,” highlighting her impactful research on sensory & cognitive aging.
Way to represent the CDHA community!
She presented “Accelerated Phenotypical Aging in Midlife and Long-Term Cognitive Decline,” highlighting her impactful research on sensory & cognitive aging.
Way to represent the CDHA community!
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Huge congratulations to Dr. Natascha Merten, who received an award at #GSA2025! 🏆
She presented “Accelerated Phenotypical Aging in Midlife and Long-Term Cognitive Decline,” highlighting her impactful research on sensory & cognitive aging.
Way to represent the CDHA community!
She presented “Accelerated Phenotypical Aging in Midlife and Long-Term Cognitive Decline,” highlighting her impactful research on sensory & cognitive aging.
Way to represent the CDHA community!
👪New #publication in The Journals of Gerontology from CDHA affiliates Jooyoung Kong & Marsha Mailick
➡️"Daily Stress and Cortisol Patterns in Midlife and Older Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities."
doi.org/10.1093/gero...
➡️"Daily Stress and Cortisol Patterns in Midlife and Older Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities."
doi.org/10.1093/gero...
Daily Stress and Cortisol Patterns in Midlife and Older Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities
AbstractObjectives. The current study aims to investigate the association between daily stressful experiences and daily diurnal cortisol in midlife and old
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November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
👪New #publication in The Journals of Gerontology from CDHA affiliates Jooyoung Kong & Marsha Mailick
➡️"Daily Stress and Cortisol Patterns in Midlife and Older Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities."
doi.org/10.1093/gero...
➡️"Daily Stress and Cortisol Patterns in Midlife and Older Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities."
doi.org/10.1093/gero...
Reposted by UW-Madison CDHA
"While there is growing appreciation of the importance of sociobiological determinants of dementia, few lifespan cohorts offer well‐characterized dementia outcomes to explore these aims." @cdhauw.bsky.social @cdeuw.bsky.social
Dementia prevalence in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
INTRODUCTION
While there is growing appreciation of the importance of sociobiological determinants of dementia, few lifespan cohorts offer well-characterized dementia outcomes to explore these aims......
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"While there is growing appreciation of the importance of sociobiological determinants of dementia, few lifespan cohorts offer well‐characterized dementia outcomes to explore these aims." @cdhauw.bsky.social @cdeuw.bsky.social
🚨CDE/CDHA Grant Management Series🚨
See below if interested!
See below if interested!
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🚨CDE/CDHA Grant Management Series🚨
See below if interested!
See below if interested!
👀Watch CDHA affiliate Steven Deller on @pbswisconsin.bsky.social “Steven Deller on tariffs, job numbers and economic trends”➡️Learn more here: pbswisconsin.org/news-item/st...
Steven Deller on tariffs, job numbers and economic trends
Steven Deller on what new tariffs, jobs and spending figures mean for the economy.
pbswisconsin.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
👀Watch CDHA affiliate Steven Deller on @pbswisconsin.bsky.social “Steven Deller on tariffs, job numbers and economic trends”➡️Learn more here: pbswisconsin.org/news-item/st...
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025🌟
Stephanie Robert, Michal Engelman, Jooyoung Kong & Victoria Williams concluded our time at GSA in Boston, MA, with phenomenal presentations today!
A huge thank-you to everyone who shared new findings and connected with our researchers!
Stephanie Robert, Michal Engelman, Jooyoung Kong & Victoria Williams concluded our time at GSA in Boston, MA, with phenomenal presentations today!
A huge thank-you to everyone who shared new findings and connected with our researchers!
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025🌟
Stephanie Robert, Michal Engelman, Jooyoung Kong & Victoria Williams concluded our time at GSA in Boston, MA, with phenomenal presentations today!
A huge thank-you to everyone who shared new findings and connected with our researchers!
Stephanie Robert, Michal Engelman, Jooyoung Kong & Victoria Williams concluded our time at GSA in Boston, MA, with phenomenal presentations today!
A huge thank-you to everyone who shared new findings and connected with our researchers!
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025🌟
Weidi Qin & Sarah Salas both have two presentations today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
There is just one more day remaining of this phenomenal event, and we are beyond proud of all attending!
Weidi Qin & Sarah Salas both have two presentations today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
There is just one more day remaining of this phenomenal event, and we are beyond proud of all attending!
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025🌟
Weidi Qin & Sarah Salas both have two presentations today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
There is just one more day remaining of this phenomenal event, and we are beyond proud of all attending!
Weidi Qin & Sarah Salas both have two presentations today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
There is just one more day remaining of this phenomenal event, and we are beyond proud of all attending!
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025🌟
Several of our affiliates, including Yue Qin, Meiyi Li, & Gina Lee, are presenting today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Presentations run until the 15th, and we are proud to celebrate them each day!
Several of our affiliates, including Yue Qin, Meiyi Li, & Gina Lee, are presenting today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Presentations run until the 15th, and we are proud to celebrate them each day!
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025🌟
Several of our affiliates, including Yue Qin, Meiyi Li, & Gina Lee, are presenting today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Presentations run until the 15th, and we are proud to celebrate them each day!
Several of our affiliates, including Yue Qin, Meiyi Li, & Gina Lee, are presenting today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Presentations run until the 15th, and we are proud to celebrate them each day!
Reposted by UW-Madison CDHA
🧑💻New #publication in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences from @cdhauw.bsky.social affiliate Richard Davidson “Wellbeing skills strengthening as a model for healthy adolescent digital technology use”
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➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Wellbeing skills strengthening as a model for healthy adolescent digital technology use
Digital technologies (DTs) have become ubiquitous. Adolescents are avid users of DTs. As access to and use of DTs has increased among adolescents, daily life and adolescent social interaction patterns have shifted in profound ways. Although the ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🧑💻New #publication in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences from @cdhauw.bsky.social affiliate Richard Davidson “Wellbeing skills strengthening as a model for healthy adolescent digital technology use”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
💑New #publication in Psychogeriatrics from CDHA affiliate Kristin Litzelman
➡️“How Are Spousal Carers’ Health and Self-Perceptions of Ageing Reshaped in Caregiving Situations? The Mediating Role of Psychological Resources”
doi.org/10.1111/psyg...
➡️“How Are Spousal Carers’ Health and Self-Perceptions of Ageing Reshaped in Caregiving Situations? The Mediating Role of Psychological Resources”
doi.org/10.1111/psyg...
How Are Spousal Carers' Health and Self‐Perceptions of Ageing Reshaped in Caregiving Situations? The Mediating Role of Psychological Resources
Background Caregiving has a multitude of impacts across well-being domains. Understanding these diverse effects is crucial for tailoring effective interventions and policies that reflect the complex...
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
💑New #publication in Psychogeriatrics from CDHA affiliate Kristin Litzelman
➡️“How Are Spousal Carers’ Health and Self-Perceptions of Ageing Reshaped in Caregiving Situations? The Mediating Role of Psychological Resources”
doi.org/10.1111/psyg...
➡️“How Are Spousal Carers’ Health and Self-Perceptions of Ageing Reshaped in Caregiving Situations? The Mediating Role of Psychological Resources”
doi.org/10.1111/psyg...
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025!🌟
We’re proud to have several of our affiliates, including Julie Ober Allen, Natascha Merten, and @michaeltopping.bsky.social, present today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Stay tuned to see more of our very own present!
We’re proud to have several of our affiliates, including Julie Ober Allen, Natascha Merten, and @michaeltopping.bsky.social, present today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Stay tuned to see more of our very own present!
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025!🌟
We’re proud to have several of our affiliates, including Julie Ober Allen, Natascha Merten, and @michaeltopping.bsky.social, present today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Stay tuned to see more of our very own present!
We’re proud to have several of our affiliates, including Julie Ober Allen, Natascha Merten, and @michaeltopping.bsky.social, present today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Stay tuned to see more of our very own present!
⭐Listen to @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Anita Mukherjee in @npr.org “The risk of private equity in your 401(k)”
“It's intended to be sort of a steady way to save a reasonable amount for retirement”
➡️Learn more: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
“It's intended to be sort of a steady way to save a reasonable amount for retirement”
➡️Learn more: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
The risk of private equity in your 401(k) : The Indicator from Planet Money
Private equity is a risky business. There are high-highs and low-lows. A retirement plan, on the other hand, is meant to be a reliable beast. But President Trump believes your 401(k) can handle it! On...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
⭐Listen to @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Anita Mukherjee in @npr.org “The risk of private equity in your 401(k)”
“It's intended to be sort of a steady way to save a reasonable amount for retirement”
➡️Learn more: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
“It's intended to be sort of a steady way to save a reasonable amount for retirement”
➡️Learn more: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
🚨DEMSEM🚨
Please join us to learn from Sigal Alon this upcoming Tuesday, November 11th!
Please join us to learn from Sigal Alon this upcoming Tuesday, November 11th!
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🚨DEMSEM🚨
Please join us to learn from Sigal Alon this upcoming Tuesday, November 11th!
Please join us to learn from Sigal Alon this upcoming Tuesday, November 11th!
📃New #publication in @pnas.org from @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Héctor Pifarré
➡️“Cohort mortality forecasts indicate signs of deceleration in life expectancy gains”
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
➡️“Cohort mortality forecasts indicate signs of deceleration in life expectancy gains”
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
📃New #publication in @pnas.org from @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Héctor Pifarré
➡️“Cohort mortality forecasts indicate signs of deceleration in life expectancy gains”
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
➡️“Cohort mortality forecasts indicate signs of deceleration in life expectancy gains”
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
DemSem This Thursday 🔔
Join us as we welcome Dr. Diana Hernandez (Columbia University) for her talk:
“Energy Insecurity: The People’s Struggle for Power at Home”
🗓 Thursday, November 6
🕓 4:15–5:15 PM
📍 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
We hope to see you there!
Join us as we welcome Dr. Diana Hernandez (Columbia University) for her talk:
“Energy Insecurity: The People’s Struggle for Power at Home”
🗓 Thursday, November 6
🕓 4:15–5:15 PM
📍 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
We hope to see you there!
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
DemSem This Thursday 🔔
Join us as we welcome Dr. Diana Hernandez (Columbia University) for her talk:
“Energy Insecurity: The People’s Struggle for Power at Home”
🗓 Thursday, November 6
🕓 4:15–5:15 PM
📍 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
We hope to see you there!
Join us as we welcome Dr. Diana Hernandez (Columbia University) for her talk:
“Energy Insecurity: The People’s Struggle for Power at Home”
🗓 Thursday, November 6
🕓 4:15–5:15 PM
📍 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
We hope to see you there!
🌎Tune in to the 1A to hear CDHA affiliate Alvin Thomas discuss the loneliness epidemic “In Good Company: Dr. Vivek Murthy on the global loneliness crisis”
➡️Listen here: the1a.org/segments/in-...
➡️Listen here: the1a.org/segments/in-...
In Good Company: Dr. Vivek Murthy on the global loneliness crisis
He has recently joined with the World Health Organization in calling for an urgent global response to loneliness.
the1a.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🌎Tune in to the 1A to hear CDHA affiliate Alvin Thomas discuss the loneliness epidemic “In Good Company: Dr. Vivek Murthy on the global loneliness crisis”
➡️Listen here: the1a.org/segments/in-...
➡️Listen here: the1a.org/segments/in-...
🎉 Exciting news!
CDHA’s NIH center grant has been renewed for another 6 years, a recognition of the center’s outstanding research community and its impact on the study of health and aging.
➡️Learn more about CDHA’s work and upcoming initiatives here: cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/c...
CDHA’s NIH center grant has been renewed for another 6 years, a recognition of the center’s outstanding research community and its impact on the study of health and aging.
➡️Learn more about CDHA’s work and upcoming initiatives here: cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/c...
CDHA Receives 6-Year NIH Center Grant Renewal
The Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA) is delighted to announce that its NIH center infrastructure grant has been renewed for a 6-year term. CDHA is in its 26th year of supporting high-...
cdha.wisc.edu
October 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🎉 Exciting news!
CDHA’s NIH center grant has been renewed for another 6 years, a recognition of the center’s outstanding research community and its impact on the study of health and aging.
➡️Learn more about CDHA’s work and upcoming initiatives here: cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/c...
CDHA’s NIH center grant has been renewed for another 6 years, a recognition of the center’s outstanding research community and its impact on the study of health and aging.
➡️Learn more about CDHA’s work and upcoming initiatives here: cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/c...
Reposted by UW-Madison CDHA
📶Read @cdhauw.bsky.social affiliate Alvin Thomas’s article in @theconversation.com “Helping teens navigate online racism - study shows which parenting strategy works best”
➡️Learn more here: theconversation.com/helping-teen...
➡️Learn more here: theconversation.com/helping-teen...
Helping teens navigate online racism − study shows which parenting strategy works best
Parents can help their Black and Hispanic teens handle online racism by talking it through, but monitoring internet use can backfire.
theconversation.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
📶Read @cdhauw.bsky.social affiliate Alvin Thomas’s article in @theconversation.com “Helping teens navigate online racism - study shows which parenting strategy works best”
➡️Learn more here: theconversation.com/helping-teen...
➡️Learn more here: theconversation.com/helping-teen...
🚨Be sure to submit your application for the NIH/NIA T32 Postdoctoral Scholar position!
📌Advanced training in the demography of aging & the life course will be offered, allowing independent research to thrive, collab with mentors, & engagement with leading longitudinal studies.
📌Advanced training in the demography of aging & the life course will be offered, allowing independent research to thrive, collab with mentors, & engagement with leading longitudinal studies.
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨Be sure to submit your application for the NIH/NIA T32 Postdoctoral Scholar position!
📌Advanced training in the demography of aging & the life course will be offered, allowing independent research to thrive, collab with mentors, & engagement with leading longitudinal studies.
📌Advanced training in the demography of aging & the life course will be offered, allowing independent research to thrive, collab with mentors, & engagement with leading longitudinal studies.
👏We’re thrilled to celebrate CDHA affiliate Jooyoung Kong, who’s been honored with BCSSW’s Distinguished Recent Alumni Award!
💡Her work explores how early experiences shape lifelong caregiving and well-being.
Learn more ➡️ cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/j...
💡Her work explores how early experiences shape lifelong caregiving and well-being.
Learn more ➡️ cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/j...
Jooyoung Kong Honored with Distinguished Recent Alumni Award
CDHA affiliate Jooyoung Kong, Associate Professor in the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been selected to receive the Distinguished Recent Alumni Awa...
cdha.wisc.edu
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
👏We’re thrilled to celebrate CDHA affiliate Jooyoung Kong, who’s been honored with BCSSW’s Distinguished Recent Alumni Award!
💡Her work explores how early experiences shape lifelong caregiving and well-being.
Learn more ➡️ cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/j...
💡Her work explores how early experiences shape lifelong caregiving and well-being.
Learn more ➡️ cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/j...
🎉 Congratulations to CDHA postdoc Gina Lee, recipient of the Institute on Aging’s Young Investigator Award!
Her research explores how sibling relationships in midlife shape cognitive health later in life, highlighting the lasting power of social connection.
👏 Well done, Gina!
Her research explores how sibling relationships in midlife shape cognitive health later in life, highlighting the lasting power of social connection.
👏 Well done, Gina!
October 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🎉 Congratulations to CDHA postdoc Gina Lee, recipient of the Institute on Aging’s Young Investigator Award!
Her research explores how sibling relationships in midlife shape cognitive health later in life, highlighting the lasting power of social connection.
👏 Well done, Gina!
Her research explores how sibling relationships in midlife shape cognitive health later in life, highlighting the lasting power of social connection.
👏 Well done, Gina!
📚CDHA affiliate Chaoqun Ni's research cited in Kellogg Insight “Is Tenure a Golden Age for Research?”
➡️Discover more here: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/is-t...
➡️Discover more here: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/is-t...
Is Tenure a Golden Age for Research?
A large study finds that there’s a trade-off. While tenured researchers may publish less, they often come up with more novel ideas.
insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu
October 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
📚CDHA affiliate Chaoqun Ni's research cited in Kellogg Insight “Is Tenure a Golden Age for Research?”
➡️Discover more here: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/is-t...
➡️Discover more here: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/is-t...