Past Activities

In 2018, C-FAHR sponsored a course comprising 11 doctoral students and one postdoctoral trainee across six different disciplines (family and consumer studies, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, public health, sociology). Fellows enrolled in an interdisciplinary semester-long course where they were introduced to theories and analyses used within and between disciplines to study families and health. They worked in teams to develop a novel research project using either existing datasets that C-FAHR faculty made available or large national databases (e.g., AdHealth). Drs. Adkins and Deboeck were available to consult with teams regarding statistical analysis. Two papers were published from this course (see below).

Alley J, Owen RY, Wawrzynski SE, et al. Illness, Social Disadvantage, and Sexual Risk Behavior in Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood. Arch Sex Behav. 2021;50(1):205. doi:10.1007/S10508-020-01747-2

Tracy EL, Utz RL. For Better or for Worse: Health and Marital Quality during Midlife. J Aging Health. 2020;32(10):1625-1635. doi:10.1177/0898264320948305

In 2018, C-FAHR sponsored a course comprising 11 doctoral students and one postdoctoral trainee across six different disciplines (family and consumer studies, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, public health, sociology). Fellows enrolled in an interdisciplinary semester-long course where they were introduced to theories and analyses used within and between disciplines to study families and health. They worked in teams to develop a novel research project using either existing datasets that C-FAHR faculty made available or large national databases (e.g., AdHealth). Drs. Adkins and Deboeck were available to consult with teams regarding statistical analysis. Two papers were published from this course (see below).

Alley J, Owen RY, Wawrzynski SE, et al. Illness, Social Disadvantage, and Sexual Risk Behavior in Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood. Arch Sex Behav. 2021;50(1):205. doi:10.1007/S10508-020-01747-2

Tracy EL, Utz RL. For Better or for Worse: Health and Marital Quality during Midlife. J Aging Health. 2020;32(10):1625-1635. doi:10.1177/0898264320948305

All University of Utah faculty doing research on “families and health” were
invited to this informal session to mix, meet, and mingle with other colleagues
and potential collaborators from across campus.

Eileen Crimmins, Professor of Gerontology at the University of Southern
California, is an expert in changes over time in health and mortality.
Crimmins has been instrumental in organizing and promoting the recent
integration of the measurement of biological indicators in large population
surveys.
Talk Title: Lifespan and Healthspan: Past, Present, and Promise

NEXUS is a new center on campus with the purpose of supporting interdisciplinary research teams. C-FAHR members are encouraged to participate in this inaugural NEXUS event. The 2018 Summit will include
podium presentations, a poster session, an introduction to the new NSF funded secure data center housed in the Gardner Commons Building, and a panel discussion regarding possible future research collaborations across Utah institutions. Researchers and graduate students are invited to present research related to demography or population studies. Please direct questions to Dr. Cathleen Zick (zick@fcs.utah.edu) or Dr. Jocelyn Wikle
(wikle@byu.edu).