ASA 2025 SALC Conference Schedule
Section DAY – Sunday, August 10, 2025
SALC Council Meeting
7:00 to 7:45am, West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, Atlanta
Inequality in the Transition to Adulthood
8:00 to 9:30am, West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, Atlanta
Presider:
Emma R. Labovitz (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Individual Presentations:
- Digital Dating Divides: How Technology Use Shapes Sex and Singlehood in the Transition to Adulthood – MacKenzie Christensen, University of Oregon
- Early Arrests, Network Disadvantage, and Legal Cynicism Across the Life Course – Lili Dodderidge, Cornell University; Erin York Cornwell, Cornell University
- How Immigration and Family Estrangement Shape Queer Youth’s Kin Networks – Amy L. Stone, Trinity University; Otis McCandless-Chapman, Trinity University; Brandon Andrew Robinson, University of California-Riverside
- Oh, I Do Think About Marriage: The Familial Transition to Adulthood Among Those with Student Debt – Joanie Maya Mazelis, Rutgers University-Camden; Arielle Kuperberg, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Socioeconomic Insecurity and Cross-National Projections of Future Parenthood – Elena Ayala-Hurtado, Princeton University
Session Organizer:
Jessica Halliday Hardie (JC UNY-Hunter College)
Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award Lecture
10:00 to 11:00am, West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, Toronto
Dr. Jacqueline Angel, the 2024 recipient of the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award, will present her lecture entitled “The Complex World of Aging.”
SALC Business Meeting
11:00 to 11:30am, West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, Toronto
Social Ties and Networks Across the Life Course
12:00 to 1:30am, West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, Acapulco
Presider:
Kaitlyn Barnes Langendoerfer (Wilkes University)
Individual Presentations:
- Associations between Positive and Negative Social Experiences and Epigenetic Aging – Holly G. Prigerson, Weill Cornell Medicine; David Russell, Appalachian State University; Paul Maciejewski, Weill Cornell Medicine
- Family Contact Networks and Well-being in Later Midlife: Differential Impacts of In- Person and Digital Communication – Ranran He, Purdue University; Destiny Marie Ogle, Purdue University; J. Jill Suitor, Purdue University; Megan Gilligan, Iowa State University; Robert T. Frase, Southern Illinois University; Viridian Berbanac, Purdue University
- Parental Death, Family Cohesion, and Life Course Mental Health – Christina Kamis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Molly Copeland, University of Notre Dame; Allison Stolte, University of California, Irvine
- Religious Attendance and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Church-Based Social Ties – Mingui Gao, Purdue University; Hui Liu, Purdue University
- U.S. Immigration and Changing Kin Support in Mexican Families, 2001-2018 – Leafia Zi Ye, University of Toronto; Jenna Nobles, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Fernando Riosmena, University of Texas-San Antonio
Session Organizer:
Adam Roth (Oklahoma State University)
SALC Roundtables and Research Working Groups
2:00 to 3:30pm, West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, Regency A
Session Organizers:
Patricia Homan (Florida State University)
Adriana Reyes (Cornell University)
Table 1: Place-Based Studies of Health and Aging
Table Presider:
Heeyoung Lee (University at Albany, SUNY)
Individual Presentations:
- Neighborhood affluence and cognitive decline: Moderation by race and ethnicity? – Mallory Bell, Purdue University
- Place of Birth and Dementia Risk in Later Life: Evidence from the Stroke Belt – Michael S. Topping, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- The Social Determinants of Biological Aging: Gender, Urban-Rural Disparities, and Community Context in China – Chunxu Fang, University at Albany, SUNY; Xiaowen Tan, SUNY-Albany
- Unequal Aging and Neighborhood Effects – Richard Patti, University of Pennsylvania
- Who Lives Longer? Examining Socioeconomic and Regional Gaps in Longevity in India – Laeek Ahemad Ahemad Siddiqui, IIPS Mumbai; Akancha Singh
Table 2: Aging, Caregiving, and Family Dynamics
Table Presider:
Jing Zhang (Florida State University)
Individual Presentations:
- US Sandwich Caregivers in Crisis: Mapping Terrains of Social Services Caregivers Navigate to Access Eldercare Services – Lai Sze Tso, Gustavus Adolphus College
- Who will take care of me? Aging and care in Northeast Connecticut – Asmita Aasaavari, University of Connecticut
Table 3: Cognition, Mental Health, and Education in Aging
Table Presider:
Angelica Lopez (Arizona State University-Tempe)
Individual Presentations:
- Educational Attainment and Cognition in Indigenous Mexico – Angelica Lopez, Arizona State University-Tempe; Connor Sheehan, Arizona State University-Tempe; Joseph Saenz, Arizona State University; Nekehia Tamara Quashie, University of Rhode Island; Mateo Farina, University of Southern California
- Offspring Education and Parents’ Alzheimer’s Knowledge – Jenjira Yahirun, Bowling Green State University; Jaycob Scott Applegate, Bowling Green State University; Krysia Mossakowski, University of Hawaii-Manoa; Mark D. Hayward, University of Texas-Austin
- Social Support, Social Participation, and Cognitive and Mental Health of Older Adults: A U.S.-China Comparison – Leping Wang, Boston University (Charles River Campus)
- Help-Seeking as Practice: Navigating Suicidal Ideation During Emerging Adulthood – Kate LaForge, University of California-San Francisco
Table 4: Social Networks, Isolation, and Aging
Table Presider:
Adriana Reyes (Cornell University)
Individual Presentations:
- Fostering Connections: The Role of Senior Centers in the Lives of Older African American Adults – Kaitlyn Barnes Langendoerfer, Wilkes University
- Individual Socioeconomic Disparities in Social Isolation Trajectories in China: A Cohort Analysis – Yuhan Hu, The Chinese University Of Hong Kong; Lei Jin, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Residing Alone, Living Alone? A Dynamic Approach to Social Ties across the Life Course – Cyprien Rousset, Sciences Po
- Social isolation of older adults in Eastern and Western societies: a social network perspective -Yujia Hou, Hong Kong university of science and technology (guangzhou); Jukcing Ho; Muzhi Zhou, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
- Wired for Companionship: A Meta-Analysis on Social Robots Filling Void of Loneliness in Later Life – Fahimeh Mehrabi, University of Calgary; Akram Ghezelbash, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Table 5: Gender, Sexuality, and Aging
Table Presider:
Nik M. Lampe (University of South Florida)
Individual Presentations:
- Aging Amidst Anti-Trans Legislation: Strategies for Safeguarding the Mental Health of Transgender Older Adults – Nik M. Lampe, University of South Florida; J. E. Sumerau, University of Tampa
- Family Financial Socialization and Financial Attitudes for LGBTQ and Heterosexual Young Adults – Emma Ryan Bosley-Smith, Alma College
- Between Crisis and Chronicity: Leading COD for Working-Age Americans by Race and Gender, 1999-2023 – Jennifer P Rogers, University of Miami
- Gender Socialization, Parental Bonds, and Mental Health Treatment Seeking in Adolescence. – Jonni Norman, University of New Hampshire
- The Sociology, Heuristic Navigation, and Evolution of Step Ups in Two Life Course Phases – Robert Courtney Smith, Baruch College, CUNY
Table 6: End-of-Life Planning, Death, and Bereavement
Table Presider:
ZHE ZHANG (Vanderbilt University)
Individual Presentations:
- A Sociological Analysis of Death, Dying, and Bereavement – Yan Z. Ciupak, Northern Michigan University
- Exploring the Gap between External Measures and Perceptions of Elder Abuse in Rural China – Yiqing Yang, Western Carolina University
- Friendship and End-of-Life Discussions among Older Adults: Moderating Effects of Marital Status and Gender – Zheng Lian, Vanderbilt University; Lucie Kalousova, Vanderbilt University
- The Role of Relationship Biography in Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults – ZHE ZHANG, Vanderbilt University; Lucie Kalousova, Vanderbilt University
Table 7: Employment, Retirement, and Aging
Table Presider:
Rachael N. Dominguez (Florida State University)
Individual Presentations:
- Employment pattern and depression for middle-aged and older natives and immigrants – Yingyue Jiang, Brown University
- Employment Trajectories and Biological Aging: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Work Instability and Epigenetic Age Acceleration – Wenhua (Zoey) Lai, Wayne State University
- Sleeping to the top? Long-term career outcomes for women after quid pro quo sexual harassment – Lacey Paulsen, Brigham Young University; Erika Olson, Brigham Young University; Daisy Davis, Brigham Young University; Lance D. Erickson, Brigham Young University-Provo
Table 8: Social Relationships Over the Life Course
Table Presider:
Allison Stolte (UC Irvine)
Individual Presentations:
- Association between Early-Life Relationships and Later-Life Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Adulthood Social Isolation – Yuhan Hu, The Chinese University Of Hong Kong; Lei Jin, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- How U.S. Immigration Policies Drive Out Undocumented Grandparents and Restructure their Mixed-Status Families – Kristina Fullerton Rico, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Intergenerational Chains of Disadvantage: How Childhood Maltreatment Shapes Patterns of Childbearing and Low Birth Weight – Allison Stolte, UC Irvine; Christina Kamis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Social Exchange in Intergenerational Relationships over the Family Life Course: Predicting Support to Older Mothers – Merril Silverstein, Syracuse University; Martin Lakomy,
Mendel University at Brno - The Social Network of Black and White Women who Experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences Over Time – Amy Irby-Shasanmi, Indiana University-Indianapolis
- The Relationship Between Personal Traits, Transition-to-adulthood Trajectories, and Adult Perceptions – Chun-Yin Lee, National Chengchi University
Table 8: Social Determinants of Health Over the Life Course
Table Presider:
Hangqing Ruan (SUNY-Buffalo)
Individual Presentations:
- Activities, Sociodemographic Characteristics, Psychological Wellbeing, and Life Quality of the Chinese Elderly – Jianjun Ji, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Exploring the Determinants of Health in the Aging Population: The Role of Education and lifestyle – Marco Alberio, University of Bologna; Alice Lomonaco, University of Bologna; Paolo Pasetti, University of Bologna; Susy Anny Veloso Resende, University of Bologna; Loris Vergolini, University of Bologna
- How Much Does Pain Contribute to Educational Disparities in Disability? – Hangqing Ruan, SUNY-Buffalo; Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk, University at Buffalo; Zachary Zimmer, Mount Saint Vincent University; Anna Zajacova, Western University
- Testing a Comprehensive Model of Romantic Relationship Stability and Health at Mid-Late Life – Stephanie Lovisiah Hanus, University of Georgia
- Transitions to Adulthood: Postsecondary Education-Related Disparities in Health Lifestyles – Anthony Jehn, St. Thomas University; Greggory Cullen, Mount Royal University; David Michael Walters, University of Guelph
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