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Invited Symposium I “Cross Cultural Perspectives on Longevity”
Invited Symposium I “Cross Cultural Perspectives on Longevity”
Friday, January 16, 2015: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM
Carondelet, Third Floor (New Orleans Marriott)
Speakers/Presenters:
The longevity revolution and population aging provide keen opportunities to place social work research at the leading edge of new frontiers of health and social science. The three speakers at this symposium examine the social and behavioral importance of increased longevity through distinct cultural lenses. Dr. Vega, an elected member of the Institute of Medicine, conducts epidemiologic and services research with a focus on ethnic differences in the experience of aging and longevity. Dr. Fredriksen-Golden examines this phenomenon among LGBT populations. She is currently leading the first national longitudinal study on health disparities of LGBT midlife and older adults and their caregivers. Dr. Burnette, an International Scholar with the Open Society and a Fulbright Senior Scholar, has conducted extensive research in countries around the world and thus provides important global perspectives on the social and behavioral importance of increased longevity.
Karen D. Lincoln, PhD, University of Southern California,
William A. Vega, University of Southern California,
Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, PhD, University of Washington and
Denise Burnette, Columbia University
The longevity revolution and population aging provide keen opportunities to place social work research at the leading edge of new frontiers of health and social science. The three speakers at this symposium examine the social and behavioral importance of increased longevity through distinct cultural lenses. Dr. Vega, an elected member of the Institute of Medicine, conducts epidemiologic and services research with a focus on ethnic differences in the experience of aging and longevity. Dr. Fredriksen-Golden examines this phenomenon among LGBT populations. She is currently leading the first national longitudinal study on health disparities of LGBT midlife and older adults and their caregivers. Dr. Burnette, an International Scholar with the Open Society and a Fulbright Senior Scholar, has conducted extensive research in countries around the world and thus provides important global perspectives on the social and behavioral importance of increased longevity.
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