From fac23d at fsu.edu Thu Feb 5 15:32:55 2026 From: fac23d at fsu.edu (Fabio Correa Duran) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 20:32:55 +0000 Subject: [Aging-FSU] =?utf-8?q?Madonna_Harrington_Meyer=3A_It=E2=80=99s_T?= =?utf-8?q?ime_to_Address_Food_Insecurity_Among_Older_Adults?= Message-ID: https://fla.st/DUJJ0TOT Dr. Harrington Meyer is a nationally recognized expert on older adult issues and social policy. She will be discussing her newest book, Food for Thought, described by reviewers as ?a must-read for any scholar or policymaker interested in confronting the public health challenge of senior food insecurity?. The book examines the experience of food hardship for today?s older adults, the structural landscape in navigating these challenges, and recommendations for federal, state, and local policies. An alumnus of the Pepper Institute and a sought-after public speaker, Dr. Harrington Meyer?s talk promises to be engaging for anyone in the fields of aging, public policy, health, or anyone interested in improving food security or the lives of older adults in the U.S. This lecture is free and open to the public. No registration required. ??The Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Auditorium (Claude Pepper Center Room 116) ?636 Call Street ?Friday, February 13th, 2026 ?10:00 a.m. Madonna Harrington Meyer is University Professor at Syracuse University. She is professor of sociology at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence. She is senior research associate at the Center for Policy Research, faculty affiliate at the Aging Studies Institute, and Faculty Research Affiliate at the Lerner Center. She specializes in aging, care work, and grandparenting in the US. She is co-author, with Colleen M. Heflin, of Food for Thought: Understanding Older Adult Food Insecurity (2025). She is author of a children?s book based on her research Grandma?s Joy (2024). She is co-author, with Ynesse Abdul-Malak, of Grandparenting Children with Disabilities (2020), and co-editor with Ynesse Abdul-Malak of Grandparenting in the United States (2016). She is co-editor with Elizabeth Daniele of Gerontology: Changes, Challenges, and Solutions (2016). She is author of Grandmothers at Work: Juggling Families and Jobs (2014), winner of the Gerontological Society of America?s Kalish Book Award. She is co-author with Pamela Herd of Market Friendly or Family Friendly? The State and Gender Inequality in Old Age (2007), which also won the Gerontological Society of America?s Kalish Book Award. She is editor of Care Work: Gender, Labor, and the Welfare State (2000). She has published numerous scholarly articles; her work appears in leading journals including American Sociological Review, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Gender & Society, and Social Problems. She has received research grants from numerous organizations including The Russell Sage Foundation, The Retirement Research Consortium, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Borchard Foundation, and the American Sociological Association. Her research has been reported in the media including New York Times, NPR, US News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Business Insider, Houston Chronicle, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, and LA Times. In 2016 she was named winner of the American Sociological Association (ASA) Section on Aging and the Life Course (SALC) Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award. 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NIA 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit, March 17-19 Hi all, please see below the registration for this year?s Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit: [2026 Dementia Care & Caregiving Research Summit hosted by NIA] The 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit builds on progress of the previous Care Summits to review research progress, highlight innovative and promising research, and identify remaining unmet research needs with input from the research community, persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners, those who provide healthcare or services and supports to persons living with dementia, and other interest holders. The Summit will be held virtually on March 17-19, 2026. Registration links to the to the 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit ? 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit Day 1 Registration (March 17, 2026, 12:30?5:30pm ET) ? 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit Day 2 Registration (March 18, 2026, 1:00?5:30pm ET) ? 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit Day 3 Registration (March 19, 2026, 1:00?3:00pm ET) ? 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit Early Career Investigator Event Registration (March 19, 2026, 11:00am?12:30pm ET) ? 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit Post-Summit Listening Session Registration (March 19, 2026, 3:15pm ET) Miles G. Taylor Claude and Mildred Pepper Professor in Gerontology Director, Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy Professor, Department of Sociology Florida State University Daytime Cell: 850-491-4376 [cid:image002.png at 01DC969E.20BB7EB0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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He was joined by Dr. Dawn Carr and Dr. Lucinda Graven as expert panelists. [https://isl.fsu.edu/sites/default/files/Dr.%20Langa%20visit/Dr%20Langa%20visit_2.png] On campus, he joined us for a luncheon with graduate students, offering thoughtful advice on building impactful research careers in aging and population health, followed by a faculty meeting that sparked rich discussions on HRS, interdisciplinary collaboration, and future opportunities in cognitive aging research. [https://isl.fsu.edu/sites/default/files/Dr.%20Langa%20visit/Dr%20Langa%20visit_3.png] The visit culminated in a guest lecture, where Dr. Langa shared insights from his groundbreaking work on dementia epidemiology, health disparities, and the role of policy and health systems in shaping cognitive outcomes later in life. 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