Event Program
8:00 – Poster Viewing and Refreshments
8:30 – Welcome and opening remarks
Basia Belza, Director, UW School of Nursing de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging
May Reed, MD, Medical Director, Senior Care Clinic and Section Chief, Geriatric Medicine, Harborview Medical Center
8:40 – Beyond the Care Gap: IDEA and Accessible Dementia Support
Charles Hoy-Ellis. Project Director, Interventions and Training, UW Social Work
8:50 – Glial Parkin inhibits developmental activity-dependent neuron pruning
Emily Teets. Graduate student, UW Molecular and Cellular Biology and Fred Hutch Basic Sciences
9:00 – Multi-Level Approaches to Cognitive Aging: Brain Connectivity and Memory Dynamics
Tina Zhao, PhD student, UW Department of Psychology.
9:10 – Get Fit with MA? Estimating the Impact of Medicare Advantage on Physical Activity
Jason ( Jong Min ) Jung. PhD Student, UW Department of Economics
9:20 – Stretching Session. All invited to participate
Paige Denison, Director, Health, Wellness & Project Enhance, Sound Generations
9:25 – Break, Poster viewing, and Refreshments. See below for list of posters.
10:00 – A Community-Based High-Throughput Auditory Wellness Program for Older Adults
Bertan Kursun, PhD student, UW Speech and Hearing Scieces
10:10 – The Impact of Pregnancy History on Cognition and Neuropathology in Aged Presenilin 2 Null Female Mice
Jennie Fang. Master’s Student, UW Department of Pharmaceutics
10:20 – Family Caregiving and Its Economic Impact Now and in the Future
Stipica Mudrazija. Assistant Professor, UW School of Public Health
10:30 – Break and Poster viewing. See below for list of posters.
11:00 – Panel on “Scientific Integrity in the Longevity Marketplace”, moderated by PhD in Philosophy student Nicolai Wohns
David Marcinek, Co-Director, Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in Basic Biology of Aging, Radiology
Clara Berridge, Professor of Social Work
Nancy Isenberg, Medical Director, Center for Healthy Aging Swedish Neuroscience Institute
11:30 – Creative Aging and Lifespan Health Implications & Music and Dance Interlude
Sarah McKiddy, PhD candidate, UW School of Nursing
Julia Becke, Division of General Internal Medicine, Memory Hub
11:50 – Awards and Closing Comments
Hilaire Thompson, Executive Dean, UW School of Nursing
12:00 – Adjourn
Poster Presentations
Please note, only poster details submitted in advance appear here.
Website listing
(Ann Mike, Leigh) The Plein Center for Aging: Integrating Research, Education, and Outreach to Improve Care for Older Adults. Co-authors: Laura Hart, Jing Li, Smriti Patil, Abigail Winter
(Berridge, Clara) Sharing patient technology preferences with care networks: Stakeholders’ views of the “Let’s Talk Tech” decision aid for dementia care. Co-authors: Clara Berridge, Natalie R Turner, William B Lober, George Demiris, Jeffrey Kaye
(Blakeney, Erin) Partnering with Community Members to Address Regional Serious Cardiac Illness Care Needs and Research Priorities: A Pilot Project to Develop a Community Advisory Board. Co-authors: Erin Blakeney, PhD, RN; Alta Millar, BA; Maggie Ramirez, PhD; Salpy V. Pamboukian, MD, MSPH; Jason Deen, MD; Jill M. Steiner, MD, MS
(Chang, Kelly) Free water elimination improves diffusion tractometry prediction of cognitive performance in aging brains. Co-authors: Luke Burke, Nina LaPiana, Bradley Howlett, David Hunt, Margaret Dezelar, Jalal B. Andre, Patti Curl, James D. Ralston, Ariel Rokem, & Christine L. Mac Donald
(Downs , Li) Enhancing Education on Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: A Nurse-Led Quality Improvement Initiative in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit at Harborview Medical Center. Co-authors: Li Downs, RN, BAN, CCRN, DNP-AGACNP student
Kristine McGlennon, DNP, ARNP- Lead APP, Neurocritical Care Service, Harborview Medical Center
Maya Elias, PhD, MA, RN, Assistant Professor, Behavioral Nursing and Health Informatics
(Durvas Kumaresan , Prarthana) Evaluating Prompt-Based vs Context Engineering-Enabled Cultural Adaptation for a Mental Health Conversational Agent Supporting Chinese Family Caregivers. Co-authors: Jingyi Li, RN, PhD1, Serena Jinchen Xie, PhD2, Yanjing Liang, MS2, Shumenghui Zhai, RN, MPH, PhD3, Xuehong Fan, MS2, Trevor Cohen, MBChB, PhD2, Weichao Yuwen, RN, PhD1
(Engelmann, Evan) Person-Centered Engagement: Developing Evidence-Based Guidelines for Individualizing Activities in a Memory Care Setting.
(Ferguson, Anna) Participant compliance with scheduled activities in the Test of Rapamycin in Aging Dogs (TRIAD). Co-authors: Sydney Holland, Shelby Knowles, Kate Creevy, Rozalyn Anderson, May Reed
(Fox, Julia) Preventative Healthcare Utilization & Health Outcomes Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Older Adults. Co-authors: Laura Hart, Jing Li
(Frost, Shyleen) Non-invasive investigation of the aging female lower genital tract identifies signatures of accelerated epigenetic aging. Co-authors: Shyleen Frost, Ingrid Robertson, Judy Wu, Ashleigh B. Theberge, Alice E Kane
(Hendricks, Nzinga) WDR7 As A Gene of Interest in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Co-authors: Nzinga E. Hendricks, Julianna N. Brutman, Eli J. Kaufman, Tina Busald, Paul N. Valdmanis
(Hwang, Jinseon) Independent and Synergistic Effects of Social Isolation and Loneliness on Subjective Well-Being in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Heart Disease. Co-authors: Wenting Peng
(Hwang, Jinseon) Independent and Synergistic Effects of Social Isolation and Loneliness on Subjective Well-Being in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Heart Disease. Co-authors: Wenting Peng
(Japra, Jessica) Chronotype and Cognitive Training Adherence in Older Adult ICU Survivors. Co-authors: Jessica K. Japra, An-Doan N. Nguyen, Fiona M. Wang, Chi-shan Tsai, Maya N. Elias
(Jones-Cobb, Brittany) Older Adults without Care Partners: Longitudinal Lessons from the Health and Retirement Study.
(Kerr, Haiming) Ghrelin Receptor Inhibition Improves Muscle Function with Aging. Co-authors: Haiming L. Kerr, Kora Krumm, Nornubari Myree, Artur Rybachok, Elizabeth Dacek, Brynn Irwin, Siyi Jiang, Lucas Caeiro, Barbara Anderson, Theresa Li, Amanda Chen, Ross Burnside, Jessica Li, Morgan Sydor, David J. Marcinek, Gennifer E. Merrihew, James W. MacDonald, Theo K. Bammler, Michael J. MacCoss, Jose M. Garcia
(Kohn, Marlana) Community-Participatory Evaluation in Older Adult Health Promotion. Co-authors: Sherry Wu; Alina Kido-Matzner; Anya Quig; Lesley Steinman; Paige Denison; Deidre Damon; Meghan Thompson
(LeBlanc, Kate) Nuclear speckle proteins modulate tau toxicity. Co-authors: Randall Eck, Aleen D. Saxton, Pamela J. McMillan, Jeanna M. Wheeler, Nicole F. Liachko, C. Dirk Keene, Caitlin Latimer, Rebecca L. Kow, and Brian C. Kraemer
(Lee, Hyunhae) Examination of the Association between BlueZones Features and Longevity: Findings from the Women’s Health Initiative. Co-authors: Hyunhae Lee, MSN, RN, Alexi Vasbinder, PhD, RN, Michael J. LaMonte, PhD, MPH,
Bernhard Haring, MD, MPH, Karen C. Johnson, MD, MPH, Candyce H Kroenke, MPH, ScD,
Warren Szewczyk, MS, Chi-Shan Tsai, MSN, RN, Khyobeni Mozhui, PhD, Lorena Garcia,
MPH, DrPH, Lauren Hale, PhD, Matthew Nudy, MD, Christopher Andrews, PhD, Kathyleen
Hovey, MS, Allison R. Webel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Oleg Zaslavsky, PhD, MHA, RN, FAAN,
Dorothy S. Lane, MD, MPH, JoAnn E. Manson, MD, MPH, DrPH, Kerryn W. Reding, PhD,
MPH, RN
(Li , Jingyi) Evaluating Prompt-Based vs Context Engineering-Enabled Cultural Adaptation for a Mental Health Conversational Agent Supporting Chinese Family Caregivers. Co-authors: Prarthana Durvas Kumaresan, RN, BSN , Jingyi Li, RN, PhD, Serena Jinchen Xie, PhD, Yanjing Liang, MS, Shumenghui Zhai, RN, MPH, PhD, Xuehong Fan, MS, Trevor Cohen, MBChB, PhD, Weichao Yuwen, RN, PhD
(Liang, Yanjing) Perceptions of Digital Health Solutions for Supporting Chinese American Caregivers. Co-authors: Yanjing Liang, MSN, PhD in Nursing Science Student, RN, Serena Jinchen Xie, MS, PhD Candidate, Jingyi Li, PhD, RN, Weichao Yuwen, PhD, RN
(Marcinek, David) University of Washington Nathan Shock Center of Excellence for the Basic Biology of Aging. Co-authors: Rose Anderson, Jessica Young, and David Marcinek
(McKiddy, Sarah) Co-Designing Music-Based Memory Loss Programming through Cross-Sector Partnerships. Co-authors: Sarah McKiddy
(McKiddy, Sarah) Adapting EnhanceFitness for People Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners through a RE-AIM Lens Co-authors: Sarah McKiddy
(McKiddy, Sarah) Literary Formats and Features Appealing to Adults living with Memory Loss: A Scoping Review in Process. Co-authors: Sarah McKiddy, Wenting Ping, Hsin-Ni Lee, Paulina Pergol-Metko, Yuni Chung, Basia Belza
(N. Nguyen, An-Doan) Associations Between Circadian Dysrhythmia and Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults Recovering from Critical Illness: Exploring High-Risk Subgroups. Co-authors: Fiona M. Wang, Maya N. Elias
(Nelson, Branden) Spiny Mice maintain hippocampal stem cell niche activity during aging and after injury. Co-authors: Ginger Mullins, Maggie Flickner, Janna Hong1, Reagan Bae, Kathleen J. Millen
(Ogg, Jordan) Investigating The Relationship Between Endo-lysosomal Dysfunction And TDP-43 Pathology In Alzheimer’s Disease. Co-authors: Mamatha Damodarasamy, Chizuru Kinoshita, Martin Darvas, Caitlin Latimer, Jessica Young
(Park, Damien) Sleep Improvements during Cecebot Intervention in Breast Cancer Survivors. Co-authors: Chi-shan Tsai, Hyunhae Lee, Warren J. Szewczyk, Hongyu Yu, Alexi Vasbinder, Julia K. Palmer, Jamiee L. Heffner, PhD, Michelle Drerup, Heather Greenlee, Kerryn W. Reding, Sophie Putnam
(Park, Suah) Concept Analysis: Sleep Quality in Older Adults. Co-authors: Eeeseung Byun, PhD, RN, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
(Peng, Wenting) Digital Technology Use and Risk of Dementia in Older Adults. Co-authors: Wenting Peng and Basia Belza
(Peng , Wenting) Scholarly Output for the de Tornyay Center Network. Co-authors: Wenting Peng, MMedSc, RN; Paige Bartlett, BS; Yanjing Liang, MSN, RN; Priscilla Carmiol-Rodriguez, MSN, RN; Basia Belza, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA
(Ramirez, Maggie) AI-Enhanced and Culturally Adapted STAR-C for Latino Caregivers. Co-authors: Weichao Yuwen, Miriana Duran, Kaylin Ji, Tenney Davis
(Riordan, Ruben) Neurotoxic Impacts of TMEM106B C-Terminal Co-Aggregation. Co-authors: Aleen Saxton, Kailee Parrott, Marina Han, Hadi Hutchin, Brian Kraemer
(Ruple, Bradley) Effects of Urolithin A on Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Respiration. Co-authors: Sydney Pruss, Amber R Shi, David J. Marcinek
(Salimi, Shabnam) Health octo tool matches personalized health with rate of aging. Co-authors: Shabnam Salimi , Aki Vehtari , Marcel Salive , Matt Kaeberlein, Daniel Raftery, Luigi Ferrucci
(Strait, Michelle) Adapting the PEARLS Mental Health and Social Connection Program for Diverse Older Adults and Service Providers. Co-authors: Lesley Steinman, KeliAnne Hara-Hubbard, Perla Bravo, Caitlin Mayotte, Toni Hartsfield, Samira Farah, and Aimy Paulsen
(Tsang, Edric) Motor Drive and Sensory Feedback Shape Orofacial Muscle Representation in the Primary Motor Cortex. Co-authors: Edric Tsang, Shreyas Punacha, Fritzie Arce-McShane
(Tsuang, Debby) The associations between core clinical features of dementia with Lewy bodies and functional and cognitive impairment. Co-authors: D W Tsuang, K. Brown, K Wilson, LM Bekris, S B Berman, A Bozoki, D G Coughlin,, J E Fleisher, J E Galvin, D J Irwin, C Lippa, I Litvan, , J Pillai, M Sabbagh,, C P Zabetian, O Lopez, D Galasko, J B Leverenz
(Turner, Natalie) Person-centered care planning in Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community Based Service (HCBS) waivers for older adults.
(Wang, Zih-Ling) 1. Multilevel Analysis of Psychological Factors in Caregiver Burden Trajectories for Lewy Body Dementia. Co-authors: Zih-Ling Wang, Yan Su, Oleg Zaslavsky
(Wang, Zih-Ling) Person-Environment-Occupation Model of Mealtime Performance in Older People With Dementia: Theory Analysis. Co-authors: Zih-Ling Wang, Basia Belza
(Wang, Fiona) Social Determinants of Health, Mental Health, and Cognitive Function in Older Adult ICU Survivors. Co-authors: Kate O. Allen, An-Doan N. Nguyen, Bea Clarisse T. Santos, Jessica K. Japra, Maya N. Elias
(Weng , Cindy) Artificial Intelligence in Supporting Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners for Rural Underserved Areas: Transition Care between Acute Oncology and Primary Care.
(Wu, Judy) Longitudinal DNA methylation signatures underlying female tissue-specific aging. Co-authors: Judy Wu, Shyleen Frost, Brady Samuelson, Dantong Zhu, Eliza Betz, Nicolas White, Alice Kane
(Zhao, Christina) Rhythm modulates perception and neural tracking of speech in a speech-in-noise task. Co-authors: Eloise Schell, Tzu-Han Zoe Cheng, Yi Shen
We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors and partners for this event:
- UW Speech and Hearing Sciences
- UW ADRC
- UW School of Nursing de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging
- UW School of Pharmacy Plein Cener for Geriatric Pharmacy Research, Education & Outreach
- The Goldsen Institute
- Digital Health Innovation Hub
- Cognition in Primary Care
- UW Nathan Shock Center
- Era Living
- UW Graduate Aging Group