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In this Issue: - From the Director |
From the Director Greetings! As you enjoy the end of your summer, I hope you might take a moment for a few Institute on Aging updates. As the spring semester came to a close, we awarded a number of grants to BC faculty members and doctoral students in support of their exciting research. Details of which can be found in this newsletter. We are pleased to announce that we have recently released the ninth video in our BC Talks Aging series. Available for viewing at bc.edu/aging, Social Isolation Kills! shares its title and topic with our first module, but the content is brand new. Photos from a number of other Spring highlights, including the Boston RALI Annual Meeting, are included in this newsletter as well. Have a safe and restful summer. Sincerely, James Lubben
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New BC Talks Aging Videos Released: Social Isolation Kills! and Identifying Social Isolation Using the LSNS 
While BCTA has covered the topic of social isolation before, this completely new video entitled “Social Isolation Kills!” asks What does social isolation in later life mean for a person? As the title implies, diverse negative health effects of social isolation are discussed in detail. The second video in the set is entitled “Identifying Social Isolation Using the Lubben Social Network Scale.” This video describes this commonly used assessment instrument highlighting its utility for research and clinical practice applications. The BC Talks Aging series continues to grow with two additional new videos scheduled for release later this fall. School of Social Work Assistant Professor Erika Sabbath will present “Workplace exposures can affect us as we age,” to be released. SSW Associate Professor Rocio Calvo will examine “The Happiness of Older Adults” in a video to be released in October. |
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Scholars present Aging-related Research at RALI Annual Meeting 
The Institute on Aging hosted and co-sponsored the Boston Roybal Center for Active Lifestyle Interventions (RALI) Annual Meeting on June 15, 2017. RALI is dedicated to improving health in middle-aged and older adults. Pilot project investigators presented their work with time for feedback and discussion about ways to promote healthy aging. Nancy Morrow-Howell, past president of the Gerontological Society of America, presented the keynote address, titled “Activity Patterns and Health in Later Life.” Learn more about the Boston RALI Annual Meeting »
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IOA Continues to Supports Aging-related Research with Grant Awards for Faculty and Students In 2017, the IOA awarded two new Aging Research Incentive Grants (ARIG), two Dissertation Grants, and six Travel Grants over the course of the year. Award recipients are:
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Dissertation Grant Awardee Congratulations to IOA Dissertation Award Recipient Yeon Jin Choi! She successfully defended her dissertation titled "Home and neighborhood environments and older adults' well-being." Choi recently accepted a post-doctoral fellowship at University of Michigan School of Social Work. She is pictured here with her dissertation committee, who are also IOA faculty: Jim Lubben, Christina Matz-Costa, and Sara Moorman. |
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 BC Talks Aging at Excellence in Teaching Day: Carrie Johnson presented a poster titled “BC Talks Aging: Producing online learning modules” at the Excellence in Teaching Day Teaching Innovation Poster Session (photo at left).
ARIG grantee Carina Katigbak presented a poster on her ARIG funded research at the International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology on July 24, 2017, titled “Chinese Immigrants Views on Exercise and Using Technology to Enhance Physical Activity." |
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