CAF Events

CAF Events

June 3-4, 2027 | Ann Arbor, Michigan

MiCDA & CAF Conference: Older Adults, Families, and Care

Abstract deadline: November 15, 2026

Topics of particular interest include those that link population-level changes in families and living arrangements of older adults to population health outcomes, including care needs and caregiving.

Early career researchers are encouraged to apply.

Reead more about the conference and abstract application here.

*MiCDA: Michigan Center on the Demography of Agining

October 2, 2026 | 8:00 AM-12:00 PM (EST)

CALC 2026 Symposium: Family Caregiving in Later Life

Keynote address by Karen Fingerman, Wilson Regents Professor of Human Ecology & Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin

Title: "Caregiving for Family Members with Lewy Body Dementia"

Register for the symposium here.

*Symposium is co-ponsored with Purdue's Center on Aging & the Life Course (CALC) and Center for Families. Other speakers include CAF affiliates Jill Suitor, Melissa Franks, Nasreen Lalani, and Marian Liu.

October 22, 2026 | 3:00-4:30 PM (EST)

CAF Webinar Series: Understanding Sexual Minority Aging Families: A Data Primer

Lisa Christian (The Ohio State University and CAF affiliate)
Haoming Song (Case Western Reserve University)
Christopher Julian (Vanderbilt University)

Register for the webinar here. 

*Webinar is co-sponsored with the University of Texas-Austin's Center on Aging and Population Sciences network core on Sexual Orientation and Aging Populations (CAPS/SMAP).

Previous Events

September 11, 2026 | 12:30-1:25 PM (EST)

CALC 2026 Colloquium Series

Shiro Furuya, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University, David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies

Title: "Health Consequences of Working and Not-Working for Older Adults"

*Symposium is co-sponsored with Purdue's Center on Aging & the Life Course (CALC).

April 14, 2026 | 12:30-1:30 PM (EST)

CAF Seminar Series:

Jenjira Yahirun (Bowling Green State University)

Title: "Does Offspring Education Influence Older Parents' Cognitive Health?"

*Talk is also part of the Institute for Population Research Seminar Series.

April 10, 2026 | 11:00-11:55 AM (EST)

CAF Seminar Series:

Jennifer Karas Montez (Syracuse University)

Title: "U.S. States and Population Health: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go from Here?" 

March 24, 2026 | 12:30-1:30 PM (EST)

CAF Seminar Series:

Hui (Cathy) Liu (Purdue University)

Title: "Data Challenges and Opportunities in Studying Cognitive Health of Older Sexual Minorities in the Digital Age"

*Talk was also part of the Institute for Population Research Seminar Series.

February 12, 2026 | 10:00-11:00 AM (EST)

CAF Emerging Scholars Program Information Session: 

Hui Lui (Purdue University)
Rin Reczek (The Ohio State University)
Shiro Furuya (Purdue University)
Lauren Newmyer (Bowling Green State University)

January 28, 2026 | 1:30-2:30 PM (EST)

CAF Mentorship Development Series: 

Jacqueline Angel (University of Texas-Austin)

Title: "The Art and Practice of Mentoring in Aging Research"

December 8, 2025 | 1:30-2:30 PM (EST)

CAF Seminar Series:

Jill Suitor (Purdue University)

Title: "Maybe Mom Did Always Love You Best, But Does it Really Matter?"