Fall Symposium 2024

After a walk-in lunch, we will kick off with the first keynote speaker Dr. Feline Derks-Platzer about talking about Positive ageing of low SES older adults. Thereafter, seven concise presentations will be given by various researchers showcasing their ongoing projects. We will finish the symposium with our second keynote speaker Dr. Mila van den Hurk-Roozen talking about the potential of Behapp: a digital phenotyping app.

After the presentations, there will be the opportunity to connect with fellow researchers, PhD candidates, and (research) master students at the University of Groningen and have a drink together.

The symposium ‘Healthy Ageing, Health, and Well-Being: Perspectives from the Behavioural and Social Sciences’ is hosted by the Center of Expertise Social Sciences Health and Well-being.

Below you can read the program that includes a schedule and abstracts of the presentations.

Mark your calendar and register via our form by November 7, 2024!

Opening

12.00 – 12.30	Walk-in lunch (Orangerie, Gadourek building)	All participants
12.30 – 12.35	Opening (M0.061, Munting building)

First Keynote
12.35 – 13.15	Positive ageing: exploring the health benefits of an health intervention and positive ageing perceptions of low SES older adults	Dr. Feline Derks-Platzer,

Session 1 Healthy ageing

13.15 – 13.35	From SlimStampen in Education to Continuous Assessment of Memory Performance and Computational Phenotyping of Mild Cognitive Impairment	Holly Hake
13.35 – 13.55	Is Healthcare Access Unequal? Disparities in Healthcare Utilization Among Older Migrants and Non-Migrants in the Netherlands	Froukje van der Woude
13:55 - 14:10	Short break
14.10 – 14.30	Understanding Aging Experiences of Migrants: Insights from Turkish Older Migrants in Germany	Tuğçe Tezel

Session 2 Health in social context

14.30 – 15.00	Patterns of mental disorder comorbidity among first-year students	Annelieke Roest
15:00 - 15:20	LGBTQIA+ identity disclosure in different social contexts - An Interview Study	Ronja Eike
15.20 – 15.40	Break with coffee/tea

Session 3 Health interventions and policy development

15.40 – 16.00	Faces of loneliness: understanding loneliness among informal caregivers	Karsten Krol
16.00 – 16.20	The role of taboo surrounding loneliness among older migrants	Mirjam Kingma

Second Keynote

16.20 – 17.00	Behapp: Digital measurement of (social) behavior using smartphones	Dr. Mila van den Hurk - Roozen

Closure

17.00 - 17.30

Drinks

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29 November 2024 11.57 a.m.