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CRONE PEDAGOGIES: EMANCIPATORY PRAXIS
Authors: DiCarlo Nicholas 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Confronting ableism and ageism in gerontological spaces promotes an intergenerational praxis rooted in an ethics of care. “Crone pedagogies” signal teaching and learning that raises consciousness collectively across generations by confronting the coloniality of everyday life and challenging the ways in which people are forced to cope with unjust systems (Philips, Adams, & Salter, 2015). This framework extends from the critical gerontological work and mentorship of Carroll Estes. The emancipatory potential flourishes from the restoration of historical memory (Martín-Baró, 1994) and the futurity that intergenerational work embodies. This presentation features examples from teaching practice and scholarship, within and outside the academy, while encouraging real-time experiential learning through reflective awareness about intergenerational access within the conference space.
TEACHING ABOLITIONIST GERONTOLOGY IN INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING SPACES
Authors: Johnson Ian 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The discourse surrounding population aging has now infiltrated prisons, jails, and the ‘institutional circuit’ of homeless services, mental health systems, substance abuse treatment, and safety-net healthcare. Students of gerontology must be prepared to consider the experiences of people most affected by the criminal-legal apparatus. Conversely, those training to be social service and healthcare professionals within and in opposition to these systems must be prepared to. Through a conceptual review of the literature and experiential knowledge gathered through curriculum design and implementation, this presentation will outline a pedagogical framework for understanding the effects of transcarceration across the life course and in later life. This framework will be presented in conjunction with tools and strategies for guiding and enhancing interdisciplinary dialogue about the intersections of eldercare and punishment. This presentation will prompt discussion on the responsibilities of aging care providers and gerontological researchers in realizing an abolitionist future.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR USING HIGH-FREQUENCY ASSESSMENT METHODS TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF COGNITIVE CHANGE
Authors: Sliwinski Martin 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Embedding mobile cognitive assessments into high frequency assessment (HFA) designs, such as ecological momentary assessments or measurement bursts, affords novel opportunities for the study of both short-term and long-term change. By collecting frequent measurements across short periods of time, it is possible to model short-term within-person trends and fluctuations in cognitive performance, and to relate those features to changes over longer time periods, clinical phenotypes, and neurodegenerative processes. In this presentation, we will review contemporary approaches for HFA of cognitive function and evaluate prior studies utilizing these approaches to examine the short-term coupling among naturally occurring variations in psychosocial variables such as social activity and stress with cognitive function. The challenges and potential for using high frequency mobile cognitive assessments to discover and characterize proximal contextual influences on cognitive functioning and performance will be discussed.
USING HIGH-FREQUENCY ASSESSMENTS TO EXPLORE WITHIN-PERSON COUPLING OF PSYCHOLOGICAL STATES AND COGNITION
Authors: Felt John , Slayday Riki , Scott Stacey , Sliwinski Martin , Harrington Karra 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
From the perspective of traditional assessment approaches, variation in cognitive performance due to participant factors (e.g. mood, fatigue) are treated as part of measurement error. This talk will discuss how high-frequency assessment methods, such as ecological momentary assessment (EMA), can be leveraged to capture meaningful signal from variation in cognitive performance. This approach will be used to explore fluctuations in thought valence and levels of arousal as short-term mechanisms for change in working memory and processing speed performance. Participants (n = 265, aged 25-65, 64.9% female) completed a 14-day measurement burst that included five EMAs per day. Each EMA included self-report measures of current thought valence (pleasant-unpleasant) and level of arousal (sleepy/tired-alert/active), as well as two brief cognitive tasks. We use multi-level modelling to disaggregate between- and within-person effects of thought valence and arousal, and to examine within-person coupling with performance on each of the cognitive tasks. Models also include demographic and contextual covariates (e.g. current location), as well as linear and quadratic functions of time and session number to account for time of day and retest effects. We found that at moments when individuals were experiencing more unpleasant thoughts than usual for them, they also made more errors on the working memory task. Additionally, at moments where individuals were feeling more sleepy/tired than usual for them, they performed more slowly on the processing speed task. These results will be discussed from the perspective of using models of within-person coupling to understand short-term mechanisms for cognitive change.
LEADERSHIP IN LONG-TERM CARE LEADERSHIP: THE NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR’S JOURNEY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Manning Lydia , Peerman Carey 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted long-term care (LTC) leadership and has made us all aware of the preciousness of life and the resilience it takes to keep moving forward during challenging times. This study aimed to understand how long-term care administrators have experienced changes in their leadership abilities and explore what resources they have drawn on to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative research design included individual interviews (n = 20) conducted with LTC Administrators serving in leadership roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data were subjected to thematic analysis. Three categories related to long-term care administrators’ experiences of leading during the COVID-19 pandemic were identified: (1) changes in leadership behavior and decision-making styles, (2) transformational experiences of leadership during COVID-19, and (c) important lessons learned during a pandemic. We found that LTC leaders have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by adapting, navigating, and creating new ways to be leaders in an environment of rapidly changing regulations. Findings illustrate how LTC leadership has experienced nursing home and assisted living administrators during the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been innovative changes in care processes, workflows, and responses to regulation. Long-term care leaders have been forced to create new ways to lead, resulting in new leadership styles emerging.
SOCIAL WORKERS’ AND NURSES’ VIEWS ON COLLABORATIVE WORK IN A SETTING WITH SKILLED NURSING CARE
Authors: Kilaberia Tina , Apgar Dawn , Padgett Deborah , Wu Bei , Kennedy Teri 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
This study compares social workers’ and nurses’ views on collaborative work using descriptive and thematic analysis of semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted at an urban retirement and assisted living community including independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care in a United States Midwestern city. Social workers (N=11) and nurses (N=12) responded to questions about how they spent their time, with whom (job category) they worked most and least closely, and what constrained collaborative work. Descriptive analysis showed that social workers exercised greater collaborative awareness than nurses and viewed nurses as partners with whom they worked most closely, whereas nurses did not view social workers and non-clinical peers as such. Qualitative analysis showed that social workers were more focused on resident self-determination, advocacy, and requisite care whereas nurses’ orientation was directed toward safety, tasks, and clinical outcomes. In terms of collaborative work, the devalued professional identity of social workers was a threat to collaborative work whereas nurses portrayed failures in collaborative work as stemming from individual actions and attributes. Different approaches to collaborative work between social workers and nurses can impede teamwork. Interprofessional training focused on long-term services and supports may help to reconcile disparate approaches and strengthen collaborative work between social workers and nurses.
LONG COVID: IT’S A BIG DEAL
Authors: Mehegan Laura , Khillan Rohini , Tan Erwin , Dean Olivia , Keenan Teresa , Choi-Allum Lona , Palmieri Jim 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
AARP fielded two nationally representative surveys of adults aged 50 and older to explore their experiences with COVID and long COVID (lingering symptoms for ≥ 4-weeks). The October 2022 survey (N=1,795) was a re-fielding of the May 2022 survey (N=1,018). Survey results showed that 40% of participants were infected with COVID at least once and, among those, 27% experienced long COVID. Among those who experienced long COVID, 33% said it impacted their job. To explore long COVID in greater depth and to understand the financial, health, and social impacts, seven virtual focus groups were held with either long COVID patients (N=27) or partners of long COVID patients (N=20). Focus group participants reported extensive suffering due to debilitating symptoms, most notably brain fog, severe fatigue, depression, and anxiety. Partners reported caregiving duties that impacted their jobs and patients often altered their work schedule or quit their jobs completely. Social isolation was reported in all focus groups. Most participants reported adapting to the loss of income and increased medical expenses; however, the extent of financial consequences is yet to be observed. When queried on the support they needed, most patients and caregivers said they needed more reliable information, and they needed their healthcare providers to share their medical information. It was difficult for patients to understand their symptoms or to get a diagnosis or symptom relief. This research suggests the need to develop and disseminate consistent information on long COVID symptoms and remedies, and to encourage information sharing within the healthcare community.
BIOLOGICAL AGING AND APOE STATUS REWIRE INTER-OMIC ASSOCIATIONS RELATED TO BIOENERGETICS IN HUMANS
Authors: Rappaport Noa , Ellis Dylan , Watanabe Kengo , Wilmanski Tomasz , Hood Leroy , Price Nathan , Funk Cory , Baloni Priyanka 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) modifies human aging, with the ε2 and ε4 alleles being among the strongest genetic predictors of longevity and Alzheimer’s disease, respectively. However, the mechanisms of APOE’s impact on aging and cognition remain largely uncharacterized. In this study, we analyzed inter-omic context-dependent association patterns across APOE genotype, sex, and health in an undiagnosed cohort of 1950 individuals. We hypothesized that APOE genotypes would show variation in energy metabolites tied to previously-validated metrics of ’biological aging’, a modifiable health metric based on blood biomarkers. Our analysis identified top APOE-associated metabolites as diacylglycerols, including oleoyl- and linoleoyl-arachidonoyl-glycerols, similarly increased in APOE ε2- and ε4- carriers compared to ε3-homozygotes. Male ε2-carriers and biologically-older males displayed a similar increase in associations between insulin resistance and bioenergetic metabolites including pyruvate, glucose, gluconate, and lactate, a trend which was validated in an independent cohort of TwinsUK females. These results provide an atlas of APOE allele-rewired associations and support the involvement of bioenergetic pathways in mediating APOE impact on longevity and AD risk, suggesting targets for enhancing healthspan via lifestyle-modifications or drug-repurposing.
SERUM METABOLOMICS SIGNATURES OF EXTREME OLD AGE AND LONGEVITY
Authors: Monti Stefano , Sebastiani Paola , Song Zeyuan , Huang Ziwei , Andersen Stacy , Perls Thomas 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
A total of 1,495 chemicals including 1,213 compounds of known identity and 282 compounds of unknown structural identity were profiled in serum samples collected at enrollment at Metabolon, Inc. from the blood serum of 213 subjects, including centenarians (n=80), offspring (n=70), and controls (n=63), mean ages of 105, 70, and 70, respectively, enrolled in the New England Centenarian Study (NECS). We performed metabolite- and metabolite module-based regression analyses on age, differential analyses comparing centenarian to offspring and control, and Cox proportional hazard-based survival analyses. We annotated the derived signatures by enrichment analysis using metabolite sets curated by Metabolon, RefMet, and Pathbank, among others. We identified 323 (436) metabolites that change with age at an FDR-corrected q-value of 0.01 (0.05), and 298 (407) metabolites differentially abundant between centenarians, their younger offspring, and controls. Our results confirm and expand upon previous metabolomics-based studies of aging, including decreased abundance with age of Tryptophan, DHEA-S, Pregnenolone, Glutathione, and Androgen, among others, and increased abundance of Amino acids (Tyrosines), Phenylacetylglutamine, Ornithine, Urea, Kynurenine, and Creatine, among others. To distinguish metabolites associated with longevity from those associated with extreme old age, we performed age-adjusted survival analysis, and rank-based enrichment analysis identified several metabolites significantly associated with survival independent of age, including secondary and primary (C 24) bile acids, and multiple classes of steroids (androgens, pregnenolone, progestin), among others. Additional analyses are ongoing to further annotate and characterize these findings. If validated, these results could contribute to the identification of novel healthy aging therapeutics.
LIGHTS! CAMERA! REPRESENTATION!: EXAMINING AN INTERGENERATIONAL FILM COURSE FOCUSED ON MEDIA REPRESENTATION
Authors: Van Vleet Samuel 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
This paper explores the humanities-based approach to an intergenerational course focused on providing older adults with a guided course in filmmaking. The goals for this course were to provide opportunities for intergenerational lifelong learning, insight into older adult led media representation, and intergenerational community engagement. This course was hosted through an Institute for Learning in Retirement. Throughout the course, students were taught the fundamentals of filmmaking and storytelling. The class worked together to create an original short film screenplay that focused on topics related to their perspectives as older adults. After the script was completed, older adult students were introduced to undergraduate students from a local university that assisted in the creation of their short film. The film equipment and resources were provided to the students which allowed the students to focus on working together to create an original short film. After the film was completed, it was premiered to the community which included a post-film Q&A session that allowed the students to describe their experience working on this intergenerational project. The Q&A session also focused on how important it was to the older adult students to have a role in creating media representation of an older population. This paper highlights the impact of providing opportunities for older adult representation through a creative process while also promoting opportunities for intergenerational learning related to narrative work.
SUCCESSFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF OT AND PT STUDENTS: ENGAGING OLDER ADULTS IN THE USE OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES
Authors: Zeiner Tracey , Moore Jennifer , Traywick LaVona , Cox Krista , McAtee Robin 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education and the Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative collaborated on a project to use an authentic teaching/learning approach with occupational and physical therapy students about the use of assistive technologies (AT) through educating older adults. Twenty occupational and physical therapy students were mentored by faculty/staff to collaborate with community-dwelling older adults to research, develop, and disseminate 27 video vignettes shared via Facebook. The vignettes included demonstrations using AT for self-care, home management, community engagement, and leisure participation to help older adults live safely and independently. Through this authentic learning approach, the students learned about the use and benefits of AT, interprofessional practice, and the importance of collaborating with older adults. Viewers of the videos were encouraged to seek further information, providing yet another opportunity for students to acquire additional information about how to secure AT and engage with older adults. Focus groups of faculty & staff involved in the project were held to determine student learning themes arising from this project. Through these focus groups, faculty/staff expressed that students • conveyed AT recommendations without prompts for clients served in the ACHE on-campus clinic; • demonstrated a greater understanding of available non-medical AT; • revealed greater comfort levels working with older adults; • gained an appreciation and understanding of each other’s disciplines; • attained professional development goals. It was also noted that faculty involved in the project appreciated the authentic nature of the teaching approach as opposed to more traditional teaching styles such as lectures.
OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSIDERATIONS WHEN WORKING WITH AGING PET OWNERS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDES FOR PROFESSIONALS
Authors: Bibbo Jessica , Nicolay Sarah , Johnson Justin 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Pets can be an important relationship in the lives of older adults and are often a factor in older adults’ behaviors and decisions. Guided by the stress process model, the aim of this study was to understand the benefits, challenges, and resources of pet ownership geriatric professionals encountered in their work. An interdisciplinary sample (N=462, 89.13% female, Mage=53.02, SDage=12.18) of geriatric professionals (i.e., people working with older adults [OA], persons with dementia [PWD], and/or caregivers [CG]) working in healthcare, social services, and private and community-based services (e.g., long-term care, housing) completed an online survey on pet ownership issues they had encountered in their work. A convergent parallel approach was used in data analysis. Quantitative data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-tests, and repeated measures ANOVAs. Qualitative data were analyzed using a directed content analysis to create codes and themes. The benefits of pet ownership were wellbeing (e.g., positive mental and physical health) and connections. Pet care was the most common challenge (e.g., basic care, financial), caregiver strain was unique to CGs. Other challenges were planning, safety (e.g., falls, pet behavior), and the pet being a barrier to care. The companionship directly experienced by OA and PWD was the central resource of pet ownership. The results were synthesized to develop guides for professionals on the benefits, challenges, opportunities, and considerations when working with older adult pet owners (including PWD) and another was created for professionals working with caregivers aging pet owners (living with and without dementia).
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIORS AMONG US-BASED LATINO ADULTS AGES 50–86
Authors: DuPont-Reyes Melissa , Villatoro Alice , Vasquez Elizabeth , Tang Lu 
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Introduction
As U.S.-based Latino populations disproportionately experience chronic disease and age earlier than their non-Latino white counterparts, attentiveness to knowledge gaps in health communication is critical to address health disparities among Latino older adults.

Methods
We conducted a cross-sectional survey among U.S.-based Latinos ages 50-86 (N=274; 2021) that measured physical and mental health information seeking across four sources—TV/radio/print-media, Internet/social-media, family/friends, and healthcare providers. Linear regression models examined patterns of personal, family, and mental health factors on each information seeking outcome.

Results
Foreign-born Latinos had lower odds of mental health info-seeking on Internet/social media (p&lt; 0.05) than U.S.-born Latinos. Compared to higher educational attainment, low education reduced odds of physical/mental health info-seeking in all media sources (p&lt; 0.05). Family mental health history vs none saw 3-5 times the odds of physical/mental health info-seeking to all sources (p&lt; 0.01). Additionally, moderate/severe mental health vs mild/none was associated with 2-3 times the odds of physical/mental health info-seeking among family/friends and healthcare providers (p&lt; 0.01). English media use increased odds of physical health info-seeking in TV/radio/print-media and family/friends (p&lt; 0.05), while Spanish/English media use increased odds of mental health info-seeking to healthcare providers (p&lt; 0.05).

Conclusions
Latino older adults report diverse yet unique patterns in health information acquisition. Those with self/familial mental illness especially seek health information more often than Latinos without a lived experience. Findings demonstrate the need to apply culturally appropriate health communication strategies to address the needs of older Latino adults, with special focus on families coping with mental illnesses.
ENGAGING COLLEGE STUDENTS AND LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WITH INTERGENERATIONAL JUSTICE ISSUES
Authors: Hasche Leslie , De Fries Carson , Taeckens-Seabaugh Ashley , Kohlbrenner Briana , Decker Hannah , Cutforth Asia 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Generational conflict and equity issues are often hot topics in popular media that expand across issues of politics, government budgets, environment, community-planning, health care, and employment. While increasing media attention highlights the need to reframe the way we talk about these topics to combat ageism, explicit academic exploration of the ways theories of social justice that consider impacts across generations and time are also needed. With the aim to provide an overview of an innovative course on intergenerational justice, we will showcase how different theories and educational activities are used to engage both graduate students and life-long learners. For over nine years, versions of this course have been offered in graduate programs, in intergenerational learning courses, and in life-long learning trainings and public events for older adults. The course frames these contemporary issues (i.e., politics, ecological justice, health care) by exploring the issue of justice between age groups, which is called intergenerational justice. Additionally, the contemporary issues will also show how considerations for intragenerational justice (i.e., injustices experienced within age groups), need to be considered within the debates of generational equity and conflict. Examples of learning activities and strategies to integrate intergenerational learning opportunities to combat attitudes about aging will be shared from both instructor and former student perspectives. Thus, we hope to demonstrate how intergenerational course topics may be a fruitful focus of gerontological education efforts to engage students, to disrupt generational conflict and ageist narratives, and to offer opportunities for intergenerational connections for problem-solving on contemporary issues.