Conferences and Workshops

DUPRI will be hosting a workshop, Multilevel Modeling in R, on April 25. This 4-hour training will cover the basics of running multilevel models in R, including specification and syntax, interpretation and displaying of results, and model checking and comparison. Some prior experience using R is recommended.

DUPRI will be hosting a virtual workshop, “Working with Big Data, SQL, and Cloud Computing using R,” on February 28. This 2-hour training provides an introduction to working with remote structured databases, performing SQL queries, and accessing and using cloud computing services like Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Compute Engine. The training will focus specifically on the R programming language. Some prior experience using R is recommended.

We are thrilled to announce that SN&H ’25 will be live and in-person this year from May 13-16 on Duke’s campus in Durham NC and we are now accepting applications for SN&H ’25 Fellowships. (General registration site will be announced shortly).

Join us to learn how existing data resources paired with innovative applications and well-known methodologies can be used to identify valid and replicable population health trends and effects focused on multi-level societal, community, and individual determinants of health disparities in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Diana Greene Foster will present the 2025 J. Richard Udry Distinguished Lecture.

Topic: Health and Social Consequences of Ending Federal Protections for Abortion in the United States: Lessons from the Turnaway Study

Reception: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Reading: 5:30 p.m.-7

“The Turnaway Play” is based on abortion research pioneered by Dr. Diana Greene Foster and written by Lesley Lisa Greene.

Engagement is the cornerstone of effective early childhood education, fostering curiosity, confidence, and a strong foundation for future success. This session highlights how the Playful Learning model combines research and hands-on practices to create classrooms that captivate and inspire young learners, while preparing them for success as they transition into Kindergarten and the K-12 environment.

The US Department of Education conducts cohort studies every decade on nationally representative high school students, collecting data from various sources. An interdisciplinary team of researchers has repurposed two cohort studies from the 1970s (National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class (NLS-72)) and 1980s (High School and Beyond (HSB)) to study aging and later life well-being. These longitudinal studies provide an excellent opportunity for STEM education researchers to learn about the long-term impact of a wealth of educational experiences. This talk will provide information about the 2021 HSB and 2025 NLS-72 follow-ups, featuring measures of cognitive functioning, health, and socioeconomic outcomes, along with surveys, cognitive assessments, health visits, biomarkers, and administrative records. It will also explain how to gain access to the data. These efforts are part of the Education Studies for Healthy Aging Research (EdSHARe) project. More information is available at https://edshareproject.org/.