CAF Events

Speaker Series

The Center hosts four seminars each year.

  • Jill Suitor (Purdue University)

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

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

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  • Hui (Cathy) Liu (Purdue University)

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

Talk title: TBA 

Register to Join the Event by Zoom *Talk is also part of the Institute for Population Research Seminar Series.     

  • Jennifer Karas Montez (Syracuse University)

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

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

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  • Jenjira Yahirun (Bowling Green State University)

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

Talk title: TBA

Register to Join the Event by Zoom *Talk is also part of the Institute for Population Research Seminar Series.     

 

Mentorship Development Series

  • Jacqueline Angel (University of Texas-Austin)

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

Talk title: "The Art and Practice of Mentoring in Aging Research"

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Conference

The annual CAF conference brings together Center affiliates, Emerging Scholars and their mentors, and external speakers to engage on a topic that aligns with CAF research themes.

Singlehood and Health in the Second Half of Life, April 17, 2026, BGSU campus and via Zoom

Keynote address by Lijun Song, Associate Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University

Updated: 12/01/2025 02:34PM