Video Files
FROM THE SYNERGIES IN LONGITUDINAL STUDIES CONFERENCE
Hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute on Aging
Oct. 24, 2022 in Madison, WI
This event showcased highly-visible and widely used, multi-year studies being conducted at UW–Madison. Presentations focused on how combining data from these studies can help address important societal challenges, such as health inequalities.
Health Disparities Panel
- Cumulative Exposure to Contextual Disadvantage and Health: Evidence from SHOW – Wei Xu – https://youtu.be/sHG_xI8RLb8
- Psychological Well-Being Trajectories by Education across Midlife and Old Age: Evidence from MIDUS and HRS – Jennifer Morozink Boylan – https://youtu.be/hL3WkhZnILU
- Discrimination and Health in the Midwest: Comparative Results from SHOW and MIDUS – Sarah Salas – https://youtu.be/Mn6l5699k3c
- The Association between Neighborhood Discrimination and Health: Findings from MIDUS – Aldofo Cuevas – https://youtu.be/Tgu-v_wzPmM
Genetics and Epigenetics Panel
- Mental Health, Schooling Attainment, and Polygenic Scores: Are There Significant Genetic-Environmental Associations? Evidence from Add Health & the WLS – Vikesh Amin – https://youtu.be/Fam0JT0XdR8
- Mid-to-Late Life Healthy Lifestyle Modifies Genetic Risk for Longitudinal Cognitive Aging among Asymptomatic Individuals from the WRAP – Yuexuan Xu – https://youtu.be/aOVmQv3MKPU
- Psychosocial Characteristics and Epigenetic Aging in Wisconsin: Findings from SHOW & REWARD – Joseph Clark – https://youtu.be/m4cubMbucxo
Contexts & COVID Panel
- Longevity and the Timing of Rural Exposures Across the Life Course: Evidence from the WLS – Yue Qin – https://youtu.be/8bbY4XNSJ5A
- Trajectories of Residential Disadvantage and Adult Health: Evidence from SHOW – Christina Kamis – https://youtu.be/clzg7XeK5UU
- Daily Emotions and Symptoms of Mental Illness Before and During COVID-19 – Emily Urban-Wojcik – https://youtu.be/W9u2-OU5G2E
- Prepandemic Psychophysiological Measures of Prolonged Positive Emotional Responses are Associated with Better Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic – Stacey M. Schaefer – https://youtu.be/clb5EFAFKOQ
FROM THE MIDUS GENE EXPRESSION WORKSHOP
Dr. Steve Cole, Ph.D, UCLA School of Medicine
Madison, Wisconsin – August 10-11, 2021
Steve Cole explores gene expression profiling in the context of social and behavioral research through these 4 videos
Topics in this video: conceptual background, rationale, and considerations around RNA sampling strategy
Topics in this video: RNA extraction and quality assurance, gene expression profiling assays, and detection of differentially expressed genes
Topics in this video: data analysis of social genomics
Topics in this video: statistical testing for gene list analysis and painful lessons he has learned.
Audio Files
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