Kenzie Latham-Mintus
@kenziemintusphd.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Sociology at Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indy). Associate Editor at #JGSS. Research interests include health, aging, and disability.
#sociology #medsoc #gerontology
#sociology #medsoc #gerontology
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Here's my attempt to start building up our social gerontology community. I *know* that I am missing folks, so please comment, and I'll add you.
go.bsky.app/KnsmUGh
go.bsky.app/KnsmUGh
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Did you know November is National Family Caregivers Month? Did you know there are 63 MILLION family caregivers in the US? I made the website, Disability at Home, to chronicle the ingenious hacks that caregivers and disabled folks create to make life work -- check it out!
www.disabilityathome.org
www.disabilityathome.org
Disability At Home
Visit the post for more.
www.disabilityathome.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Did you know November is National Family Caregivers Month? Did you know there are 63 MILLION family caregivers in the US? I made the website, Disability at Home, to chronicle the ingenious hacks that caregivers and disabled folks create to make life work -- check it out!
www.disabilityathome.org
www.disabilityathome.org
Are any other #GSA2025 attendees getting nervous about successfully arriving to Boston via plane?
Do we have any back-up plans for disrupted travel, @geronsociety.bsky.social?
Do we have any back-up plans for disrupted travel, @geronsociety.bsky.social?
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Are any other #GSA2025 attendees getting nervous about successfully arriving to Boston via plane?
Do we have any back-up plans for disrupted travel, @geronsociety.bsky.social?
Do we have any back-up plans for disrupted travel, @geronsociety.bsky.social?
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Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
The AI failings "are systemic, cross-border, and multilingual, and we believe this endangers public trust."
The AI failings "are systemic, cross-border, and multilingual, and we believe this endangers public trust."
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
The AI failings "are systemic, cross-border, and multilingual, and we believe this endangers public trust."
The AI failings "are systemic, cross-border, and multilingual, and we believe this endangers public trust."
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This is a quick reminder that the Older Americans Act (responsible for a wealth of elder services despite being chronically underfunded for decades) has yet to be reauthorized, jeopardizing the lives of millions.
But apparently we have plenty of money for ICE, and Argentina, and a ballroom, and…
But apparently we have plenty of money for ICE, and Argentina, and a ballroom, and…
What to Know About the Older Americans Act and the Services it Provides to Older Adults | KFF
The Trump administration is proposing a reorganization and staffing cuts at HHS that create uncertainty about the potential effects on older adults, who receive services authorized under the Older Ame...
www.kff.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is a quick reminder that the Older Americans Act (responsible for a wealth of elder services despite being chronically underfunded for decades) has yet to be reauthorized, jeopardizing the lives of millions.
But apparently we have plenty of money for ICE, and Argentina, and a ballroom, and…
But apparently we have plenty of money for ICE, and Argentina, and a ballroom, and…
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
academic.oup.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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While individual charity cannot substitute for government, your individual choice does matter. If you donate to a food bank there are families that will be able to eat today that otherwise could not. Donate to your local food bank (MI for me!). www.foodgatherers.org/get-involved...
October 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
While individual charity cannot substitute for government, your individual choice does matter. If you donate to a food bank there are families that will be able to eat today that otherwise could not. Donate to your local food bank (MI for me!). www.foodgatherers.org/get-involved...
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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social WSUPsychology affiliate Amanda Leggett in The Gerontologist
Does caregiver stress get under the skin? Associations with care recipient inflammation
myumi.ch/JPR8q
Does caregiver stress get under the skin? Associations with care recipient inflammation
myumi.ch/JPR8q
Does caregiver stress get under the skin? Associations with care recipient inflammation
AbstractBackground and Objectives. A wealth of research has focused on the caregiving stress process, while less is devoted to understanding how caregiver
myumi.ch
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social WSUPsychology affiliate Amanda Leggett in The Gerontologist
Does caregiver stress get under the skin? Associations with care recipient inflammation
myumi.ch/JPR8q
Does caregiver stress get under the skin? Associations with care recipient inflammation
myumi.ch/JPR8q
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Today is #InternationalDayofOlderPersons -> How do social-environmental factors affect cognitive ageing? Siyun Peng & Brea Perry explore the interplay between early and later life simulating environments: bit.ly/48DcfMO
@usf.edu @iusociology.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social
@usf.edu @iusociology.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today is #InternationalDayofOlderPersons -> How do social-environmental factors affect cognitive ageing? Siyun Peng & Brea Perry explore the interplay between early and later life simulating environments: bit.ly/48DcfMO
@usf.edu @iusociology.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social
@usf.edu @iusociology.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social
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The @popassocamerica.bsky.social deadline is coming up on Sunday 📆
I welcome submissions to Session 708: Older Workers, Longer Working Lives, and Health.
I look forward to reading your work in this area!
I welcome submissions to Session 708: Older Workers, Longer Working Lives, and Health.
I look forward to reading your work in this area!
September 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The @popassocamerica.bsky.social deadline is coming up on Sunday 📆
I welcome submissions to Session 708: Older Workers, Longer Working Lives, and Health.
I look forward to reading your work in this area!
I welcome submissions to Session 708: Older Workers, Longer Working Lives, and Health.
I look forward to reading your work in this area!
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This is pretty crazy, study models millions of indirect hurricane deaths potentially driving/contributing to the life expectancy disparity in the US:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is pretty crazy, study models millions of indirect hurricane deaths potentially driving/contributing to the life expectancy disparity in the US:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
COMMUNITY: All the other reasons flow from this reason. And, I think we all could use a bit more community these days.
The top 5 reasons to attend #PAA2026. Repost THIS with YOUR #1 reason to come to the premier conference of demographers and social and health scientists from the United States and abroad. buff.ly/3KR6NRM
September 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
COMMUNITY: All the other reasons flow from this reason. And, I think we all could use a bit more community these days.
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This is a story of what happens when you have a weak social safety net, and years of failing to rein in housing costs and medical costs.
Priced out of traditional housing, more Americans are living in RVs
Moving into an RV may seem like a way to save money, but it can come with unexpected costs and trap families in a cycle of debt.
www.nbcnews.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This is a story of what happens when you have a weak social safety net, and years of failing to rein in housing costs and medical costs.
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Socioeconomic Differences Among High Schools Drive Gap in College Outcomes
About a quarter of graduates from high-poverty high schools earn a college degree within six years. Their peers at low-poverty schools complete at more than double that rate. https://bit.ly/4ntn0FC
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
About a quarter of graduates from high-poverty high schools earn a college degree within six years. Their peers at low-poverty schools complete at more than double that rate. https://bit.ly/4ntn0FC
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
September 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Socioeconomic Differences Among High Schools Drive Gap in College Outcomes
About a quarter of graduates from high-poverty high schools earn a college degree within six years. Their peers at low-poverty schools complete at more than double that rate. https://bit.ly/4ntn0FC
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
About a quarter of graduates from high-poverty high schools earn a college degree within six years. Their peers at low-poverty schools complete at more than double that rate. https://bit.ly/4ntn0FC
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
I'm always incredibly grateful when colleagues provide alternative suggestions for reviewers when they decline, but I cannot help but to think about this meme.
September 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'm always incredibly grateful when colleagues provide alternative suggestions for reviewers when they decline, but I cannot help but to think about this meme.
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Workshop Alert!
Creating an NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan with ICPSR
Virtual Workshop – October 30, 2025, 10am-1pm EST
Join ICPSR for a practical virtual workshop designed to help you navigate the requirements of the NIH’s DMS Policy.
myumi.ch/y1NM1
Creating an NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan with ICPSR
Virtual Workshop – October 30, 2025, 10am-1pm EST
Join ICPSR for a practical virtual workshop designed to help you navigate the requirements of the NIH’s DMS Policy.
myumi.ch/y1NM1
September 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Workshop Alert!
Creating an NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan with ICPSR
Virtual Workshop – October 30, 2025, 10am-1pm EST
Join ICPSR for a practical virtual workshop designed to help you navigate the requirements of the NIH’s DMS Policy.
myumi.ch/y1NM1
Creating an NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan with ICPSR
Virtual Workshop – October 30, 2025, 10am-1pm EST
Join ICPSR for a practical virtual workshop designed to help you navigate the requirements of the NIH’s DMS Policy.
myumi.ch/y1NM1
I'm fairly obsessed with this new publication from Fingerman, Birditt, Fiori et al. on "fringeships" and the importance of weak ties. The full spectrum of friendship has been under-theorized, especially in social gerontology, and I'm happy to see work.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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September 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I'm fairly obsessed with this new publication from Fingerman, Birditt, Fiori et al. on "fringeships" and the importance of weak ties. The full spectrum of friendship has been under-theorized, especially in social gerontology, and I'm happy to see work.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Caring for an older adult with dementia is a family and community affair - read more about our study here:
Care beyond kin: Study urges rethink as nontraditional caregivers step up in dementia care news.umich.edu/care-beyond-... by @umich.edu
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
Care beyond kin: U-M study urges rethink as nontraditional caregivers step up in dementia care
Friends, ex-spouses and neighbors are playing a growing role in caring for older adults with dementia—yet surveys and policies still act as if only spouses and children matter.
news.umich.edu
August 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Caring for an older adult with dementia is a family and community affair - read more about our study here:
Can anyone tell me why every university talk takes place Tues. afternoon? As someone who has taught during that slot for more than a decade, it feels like I'm doomed to miss all the good stuff. Or, is this just a case of confirmation bias?
Either way, event planners please sprinkle in a few Weds.
Either way, event planners please sprinkle in a few Weds.
September 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Can anyone tell me why every university talk takes place Tues. afternoon? As someone who has taught during that slot for more than a decade, it feels like I'm doomed to miss all the good stuff. Or, is this just a case of confirmation bias?
Either way, event planners please sprinkle in a few Weds.
Either way, event planners please sprinkle in a few Weds.
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From 2019 to 2025, #Medicare Part D increased deductibles and coinsurance for brand-name drugs, potentially risking higher costs for beneficiaries spending less than the $2000 out-of-pocket limit in 2025. ja.ma/41Iz9OD
via @jamainternalmed.com
via @jamainternalmed.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
From 2019 to 2025, #Medicare Part D increased deductibles and coinsurance for brand-name drugs, potentially risking higher costs for beneficiaries spending less than the $2000 out-of-pocket limit in 2025. ja.ma/41Iz9OD
via @jamainternalmed.com
via @jamainternalmed.com
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Okay let me avoid my deadlines by making a thread of the recommendations you all made to this verbal hiccup I made this morning:
I know there a lot going on but I would read 10000 words on the demise of school buses. This ish is INANE.
July 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Okay let me avoid my deadlines by making a thread of the recommendations you all made to this verbal hiccup I made this morning:
We have a great set of @asadisability.bsky.social sessions this morning including this one! Make sure to stop by before you say goodbye to the Windy City #ASA2025
Catch our final joint session co-sponsored with the Section on Disability in Society #MedSoc #ASAChicago #ReimaginingHealth
August 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We have a great set of @asadisability.bsky.social sessions this morning including this one! Make sure to stop by before you say goodbye to the Windy City #ASA2025
I really appreciated all of the presenters' insights and thoughts, but I really loved @jessicacalarco.com's comments about organizing around care work. Disability scholars and advocates have long pushed for a similar reframing.
Another must-see ASA 2025 Annual Meeting Plenary Session starts at noon. What Comes After the New Economy? features David Pedulla, Darrick Hamilton @darrickhamilton.bsky.social, Jessica Calarco @jessicacalarco.com, & Elizabeth Pearson. Live stream here: https://bit.ly/3TDl6Wl.
August 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I really appreciated all of the presenters' insights and thoughts, but I really loved @jessicacalarco.com's comments about organizing around care work. Disability scholars and advocates have long pushed for a similar reframing.
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Forty percent of Americans plan to get a Covid shot this fall -- of that, two-thirds are worried they won't be able to and/or that insurance won't cover it. Vaccine uptake is already low. Recent policy changes will only discourage vaccination more, and it will cost lives. www.kff.org/health-infor...
KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: COVID-19 Vaccine Update | KFF
As federal vaccine policy changes, this poll finds that most adults do not expect to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall , and many parents are confused and uncertain about whether the vaccine is recomme...
www.kff.org
August 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Forty percent of Americans plan to get a Covid shot this fall -- of that, two-thirds are worried they won't be able to and/or that insurance won't cover it. Vaccine uptake is already low. Recent policy changes will only discourage vaccination more, and it will cost lives. www.kff.org/health-infor...
I've been collecting examples of when AI goes wrong so that I can inform students of its shortcomings and explain why I am not allowing it in my courses.
Here's another one to add to the pile.
Here's another one to add to the pile.
Literal yikes. Hard to get the book more wrong.
Testing ChatGPT's new "study and learn" option so I asked for some help understanding @biblioracle.bsky.social's work to see how my students might fare and it confidently just told me things that are... quite wrong.
July 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I've been collecting examples of when AI goes wrong so that I can inform students of its shortcomings and explain why I am not allowing it in my courses.
Here's another one to add to the pile.
Here's another one to add to the pile.