Population Aging Research Center
Population Aging Research Center (an NIA-funded Demography and Economics of Aging center) at the University of Pennsylvania (PSOM & SAS), co-directed by Norma B. Coe and Hans-Peter Kohler & the Get Experience in Aging Research Undergraduate Program.
- Research Associate Kevin Volpp et al. discuss "Cost-Effectiveness of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease" @ahajournals.bsky.social Circulation doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOME…
- Ethics From the Outset: Incorporating Ethical Considerations into the Artificial Intelligence & Technology Collaboratories for Aging Research Pilot Projects in Journals of Gerontology Series A by PARC Associates @emily_a_largent & Jason Karlawish et al. doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaf035
- Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports Data: Understanding Gaps and Opportunities to Advance Research and Policy Co-authored by Research Fellow @patrickarp.bsky.social & Co-Director Norma B. Coe, et al. Issue Brief: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res... White Paper: repository.upenn.edu/entities/pub...
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- Reposted by Population Aging Research CenterPenn Grad Talks have a NEW date so there is more time to apply & prepare. Friday, March 27, 2026 12–4 PM APPLICATIONS NOW DUE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 SUBMIT your application here: upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... WATCH presentations from year’s talks here: vimeo.com/showcase/pen...
- Please join us for the hybrid PARC Aging Chat! 🛏️ Hospice Care (PARC Aging Chats) with David Rosenkranz & Anne Song MONDAY, FEB 2nd 12-1 pm in McNeil Room 403 - PSC Commons & Zoom (code is in the image) aging.upenn.edu/events/parc-aging-chats
- Please join us for the hybrid PARC Aging Chats in Spring 2026! NEXT MONDAY 12-1 pm in McNeil Room 403 - PSC Commons & Zoom Hospice Care (PARC Aging Chats) with David Rosenkranz & Anne Song PSC/PARC COLLOQUIUM SERIES SPRING 2026 aging.upenn.edu/events/parc-aging-chats
- Reposted by Population Aging Research CenterRecognize a fellow demographer (or yourself!) who has contributed to the profession with a PAA Annual Award! Nominations deadline is Saturday, January 31, 2026: buff.ly/VZcZ5G0
- Congratulations to @pennaging.bsky.social Research Associate Marina Serper for receiving funding for her new research project: "Comparing Low-Touch and High-Touch Multimodal Interventions for Chronic Pain in Patients With Cirrhosis" from PCORI
- With Aaron Richterman "LDI Research Helped Shape Pennsylvania’s New Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit: PA's New Bipartisan Tax Credit is Designed to be Simple & Refundable" ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-u…
- Join us for the hybrid PARC Aging Chats in Spring 2026! NEXT MONDAY, Feb 2nd Hospice Care w/ David Rosencranz & Anne Song MAR 6th The ADRD Biomarker Pilot Project APR 6th The Growing Issue of Homelessness/Housing Insecurity & Aging See details: aging.upenn.edu/events/parc-aging-chats
- "Cashing in on Addiction Recovery" in the @inquirer.com, PARC Research Associate Allison Hoffman, comments on insurance, fraud, the law, lack of transparency, and addiction treatment services. inquirer.com/health/a/rehab-spec…
- Penn AGING researchers are encouraged to submit a brief abstract to be considered for a poster or 5-15 minute presentation at the 2026 PARC Aging Retreat "USA at 250 Years: Aging Healthily" on May 1, 2026! Submission Deadline: March 3, 2026! Details: aging.upenn.edu/events/retreat
- Available to the Penn Community via Van Pelt Library RC523.2 .R33 2025 @upenn.edu Libraries ➡️ Is It Alzheimer's?❓ ↪️101 Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions About Memory Loss and Dementia" By Peter V. Rabins find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/99797471899…
- Read this recently published book on aging: ➡️ The Biodemography of Ageing and Longevity Edited by Jean-Francois Lemaitre and Samuel Pavard Available electronically to the Penn community via the @upenn.edu Libraries find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/99795268018…
- "Collaborative Housing, Ageing and Social Care: Lessons from Europe" This recent book on aging is available online to the Penn community via the @PennLibraries find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/99797415272… Edited by Fernandez Arrigoitia, Felstead, Hudson, Izuhara, Scanlon & West
- Decoding Aging & Neurodegeneration: The Role of Nucleic Acid Epigenetics Edited by Jan Barciszewski Available to borrow online to the Penn community via the @PennLibraires find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/99796317528…
- Read our 2025 PARC Year In Review annual newsletter, which contains information about our researchers. mailchi.mp/pop/2025-parc-year-… This year, we've included a Letter, Save the dates, By The Numbers, Publication Highlights, Co-Authorship Network Map, Books, Working Papers & more.
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- Borrow this recently purchased book on aging from @PennLibraries Van Pelt Library RA776.75 .G87 2025 find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/99797564678… ➡️Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer By Michael D. Gurven
- Please read the December 2025 Penn Population Studies Newsletter, ushering us into the new year. Contents include: 📚 Publications 📒 New Working Papers 🏆 Awards & Accolades 📅 Events 🎥 Colloquia Videos mailchi.mp/pop/december-2025-n…
- How a Faith-Based AI Bot is Helping One Man Rewrite Retirement PARC Research Associate @gdemiris.bsky.social is quoted in this @csmonitor.bsky.social article csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Faith-R…
- Please join us for the hybrid PARC Aging Chats in Spring 2026! We have an exciting lineup of speakers & topics! 2/2 Hospice Care 3/6 The ADRD Biomarker Pilot Project 4/6 The Growing Issue of Homelessness/Housing Insecurity & Aging See details: aging.upenn.edu/events/parc-aging-chats
- Reposted by Population Aging Research CenterIT LIVES! First draft: 2011 This draft: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xh3sg... In between: 12 years of being under review (of which half are on us). +1 coauthor. For me personally: a few moves, a few jobs, a few kids.
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- Several PARC Research Associates are mentioned in the latest @pennaitech.bsky.social newsletter, take a look
- Research by 3 PARC Research Associates @draaron.bsky.social @hthirumurthy.bsky.social & JR Behrman is discussed ⬇️ 🌍 Government Cash Transfer Programs Linked to Major Health Gains for Women and Children pennmedicine.org/news/cash-transfers…
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- ➡️ The Business of Caring for Older Americans is in a Deepening Crisis PARC Research Associate @rachelwerner.bsky.social is quoted in this @washingtonpost.com article washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/04… & cited dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5119523
- Breaking Down Misconceptions On Unconditional Cash Programs PARC Associate Amy Castro et al. shared findings from their research on guaranteed income & universal basic income @amycastro.bsky.social penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sp2-mitchell-c…
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- Linda H. Aiken & Karen B. Lasater are quoted by PennNursing ➡️ Investing in Nurses Reduces Physician Burnout, International Study Finds nursing.upenn.edu/live/news/3329-inve… @jamanetworkopen.com doi.org/10.1001/jamanetwork…
- How 60 Years of Change Realigned US Health Law’s Role Research Associate Allison Hoffman explains discusses how private entities have shaped health care delivery, costs & complicate improving care quality penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-ldi-how-6…
- Tech-Enabled Caregiving Can Help Dementia Patients Stay At Home — Perhaps For Too Long Jason Karlawish, PARC Research Associate, writes about the promise and peril of technology-enabled caregiving for dementia patients. in STAT News @statnews.com
- Government cash transfer programs linked to major health gains for women and children PARC Research Associate @draaron.bsky.social's work in @thelancet.com penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-medicine-…
- Modeling the Financial Viability of a Population Health Program doi.org/10.1056/cat.24.0364 co-authored by Kevin G. Volpp in nejm.org Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-u…
- TODAY at NOON Mary Jo Mitchell, APC/PAA Government Affairs Director with @ccpratucla.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social Engaging Policymakers: Role of PAA/APC and Population Scientists Wednesday, December 3 12:00 PM Pacific Time (3PM EST) Join Zoom Meeting ID: 927 9571 2747 Passcode: 362298
- Invited Commentary co-authored by PARC Research Associate Nancy A. Hodgson in JAMA Internal Medicine ➡️ The Complexity of Dementia Care—Progress, Pitfalls, and a Path Forward doi.org/10.1001/jamainternm…
- Read an excerpt via the @pennldi.bsky.social blogpost ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-u… by Jason Karlawish of this original @statnews.com article: statnews.com/2025/09/29/dementia…
- The Impact of Opioid Use Associated With Curative-Intent Cancer Surgery on Safe Opioid Prescribing Practice Among Veterans: An Observational Study New paper in Cancer co-authored by PARC Research Associate Peter Groeneveld @petegroen doi.org/10.1002/cncr.70009
- Why do secondary prevention trials not include representative populations? Characterizing the Research Participant Recruitment Funnel for Alzheimer’s Secondary Prevention Trials: Results From a Survey of U.S. Adults @alzdemjournals.bsky.social Largent & Karlawish doi.org/10.1002/bsa3.70035
- Read this new @JAMANeuro paper "Ambient Air Pollution and the Severity of Alzheimer Disease Neuropathology" co-authored by Corey T. McMillan Higher PM2.5 exposure may exacerbate ADRD neuropathologic change & cognitive dysfunction in dementia patients doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.…
- 📓 "A Phenome-Wide Association & Mendelian Randomization (MR) Study for Suicide Attempt (SA) within UK Biobank" Co-authored by PARC Research Associate Bingxin Zhao Found that MR revealed causal relationships between gray matter volume of the brain and SA doi.org/10.1038/s41380-025-…
- Robert E. Burke, PARC Research Associate, has co-authored a new paper in JAMDA Gaps and Opportunities to Improve Post-Acute Care Decision-Making for Older Veterans: Insights From VA National Leaders jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(…
- Please join us next Monday at Noon for our next PARC AGING CHAT "Opportunities with the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Cohort" with PARC Research Associates Harsha Thirumurthy @hthirumurthy.bsky.social & Aaron Richterman @draaron.bsky.social www.aging.upenn.edu/events/2025/...
- 🆕 Electronic Health Records to Test Multimorbidity Influences to Plasma Biomarker Interpretation for Alzheimer’s Disease @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint co-authored by PARC Research Associates Marina Serper & Corey T. McMillan et al. doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.16.… #ADRD
- New BMJ Open paper co-authored by PARC Research Assocaite Mark Neuman "Trajectories of Recovery after Intravenous propofol versus inhaled VolatilE anaesthesia (THRIVE) randomised controlled trial in the USA: A protocol" doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-202…
- @jamanetworkopen.com RCT: Opt-out recruitment for #bloodpressure remote monitoring program DID NOT increase enrollment compared to opt-in approach, although both remote monitoring approaches improved BP control compared to control doi.org/10.1001/jamanetwork… w/ Kevin G. Volpp
- New Research Brief: Less Postacute Care for Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Does Not Mean Worse Health by Research Associates @rachelwerner.bsky.social & Robert Burke ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-u…
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- READ the latest version of the Penn Population Studies newsletter mailchi.mp/pop/penn-pop...
- TOMORROW PAIR Center Series Tuesday, Nov 18th, 8-9:00 am in-person, Austrian Auditorium, Clinical Research Bldg - for Zoom see image With PARC Co-Director, Dr. Norma Coe @pennmehp.bsky.social “Beyond the Crisis: How Policies Influence Nursing Homes, Staff, and Residents” t.co/kOpgKFvpig
- READ this @PennLDI post, including research by PARC Research Associate @AaronRichterman "Even When SNAP Payments Resume, More Food Cuts Will Affect Millions of Americans" ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-u…
- Just 1 month left to apply! The Graduate Group in Demography at the University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for its PhD program in Demography. We look forward to recruiting a strong and diverse cohort for Fall 2026! ➡️ Applications are due December 15, 2025 ⬅️ Learn More:
- READ this new @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social Preprint 🖨️ "Temporal Modeling of Amyloid and Tau Trajectories in Alzheimer’s Disease using PET and Plasma Biomarkers" Co-authored by PARC Research Associate Corey T. McMillan doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.04.…
- READ this @thelancet.com thread featuring work by PARC Research Associate Michel Guillot and Colleagues https://bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com/post/3lyur3u63x22d About this paper: "Benchmarking progress in non-communicable diseases" doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(…
- PARC Research Associate Eric T. Roberts recently published an Op-Ed in @jamahealthforum.com Mitigating the Dangers of Medicaid Churn Among Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthf… #Medicaid #HealthPolicy
- @pennldi.bsky.social "How 60 Years of Change Realigned US Health Law’s Role" features this @jhppl.bsky.social paper by PARC Associate Allison K. Hoffman doi.org/10.1215/03616878-11… ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-u…
- @geronsociety.bsky.social #GSA2025 NEXT WEEK, sessions featuring PARC research 11/12 8am Late Breaking: Quality Improvement Innovations in Health Care 11/12 12pm Navigating Policy Shifts in Home Health... 11/14 4:30pm Presidential Symposium: NIA P30 Results in AI Tech for Healthy Aging...ADRD
