August 2-3, 2023 | Minneapolis, MN & Online
The Network for Data-Intensive Research on Aging (NDIRA), a collaboration between IPUMS and the University of Minnesota Life Course Center, is proud to sponsor the 2023 Data-Intensive Research Conference.
2023 Conference Theme: How Place Shapes Health and Wellbeing through the Life Course
Throughout the life course, individuals are embedded in a variety of places and environments, including countries, states, cities, neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces, that shape health and wellbeing in myriad ways. Analyzing associations between place and wellbeing along with the pathways through which places impact health and wellbeing is increasingly important. The 2023 Data-Intensive Research Conference will showcase research that explores how place intersects with health and wellbeing in the U.S. and international settings. See the call for proposals.
Conference Program
All times are in Central Time
Wednesday, August 2
- 8:00-8:30am Breakfast & Conversations
- 8:30-8:45am Welcoming Remarks
- 8:45-10:00am Oral Session 1: Community Contexts*
- 10:15-11:30am Oral Session 2: Early-Life Exposures & Later-Life Outcomes*
- 11:30am-12:45pm Oral Session 3: Situating Mortality Outcomes*
- 1:00-2:15pm Keynote Speaker & Lunch: Environmental Determinants of Health and Aging: Persistent Challenges and New Opportunities. Dr. Jennifer Ailshire
- 2:15-3:45pm Oral Session 4: Policy Implementation & Impacts*
- 4:00-5:15pm Oral Session 5: Access to Care*
- 5:15-6:45pm Poster Session & Social Hour
Thursday, August 3
- 8:30-9:00am Breakfast & Conversations
- 9:00-10:00am Concurrent Oral Sessions
- Session 6A: Access to Food*
- Session 6B: Resources & Methods*
- 10:15-11:30am Concurrent Oral Sessions
- Session 7A: Socially Structured Unequal Opportunities*
- Session 7B: Work Environments*
- 11:30-11:45am Closing Remarks & Preview of 2024 Conference Theme*
View Conference Schedule including paper titles and authors for sessions
*hybrid session–available to online participants
Possible Research Topics
We welcome submissions that leverage large-scale population data to examine the role of place in shaping wellbeing throughout the life course in the U.S. and global contexts. Potential topics include (but are not limited to):
- Spatial inequalities and disparate outcomes
- Early life conditions and later life outcomes
- Role of structural disparities in shaping wellbeing throughout the life course
- Migration, caregiving, and social support
- Country, state, and other place-based policy impacts on wellbeing
- Urban and rural health and wellbeing
- Neighborhood effects on health and wellbeing
- Climate and health
Pre-Conference Workshop
A two-day, intensive workshop intended for NDIRA members (membership is free, join NDIRA now) interested in learning more about IPUMS data and leveraging it for aging and life course research will be held immediately before the conference (July 31-August 1). The workshop will provide a general overview of available data, highlight data resources related to the conference theme, and provide opportunities for working with the data.
Key Dates
- November 1, 2022: Abstract submissions open
- January 4, 2023: Workshop applications open
- February 1, 2023: Abstracts due
- March 1, 2023: Notification about selection for research sessions (including travel support to attend)
- March 15, 2023: Program published, registration opens
- April 21, 2023: Pre-conference workshop applications due
- May 15, 2023: Notification about selection for pre-conference workshop (including travel support to attend)
- July 7, 2023: Registration closes
- July 31-August 1, 2023: Pre-conference workshop
- August 2-3, 2023: Data-Intensive Research Conference research presentations
Travel Information
Travel Support
We have funds to offer travel support for some conference presenters and some researchers selected to attend the workshop*. Recipients of travel support will receive reimbursement for some or all of the following expenses: domestic airfare, ground travel, lodging, and meals. You may indicate your interest in receiving travel support as part of the abstract submission or workshop application forms.
NDIRA seeks to build and support an interdisciplinary and diverse community of scientists leveraging powerful data resources in innovative ways to understand life course and health outcomes at older ages, as well as the demographics and economics of aging. Our goals are to build community, lower barriers to using complex data, and engage new users to increase diversity. To this end, funding will be awarded with consideration for NDIRA’s emphasis on increasing diversity in aging research with specific attention to supporting early career scholars, scholars from systemically excluded groups, and researchers outside of R1 institutions.
*Workshop participants are expected to also attend the research sessions on August 2-3.
Hotels
- The Courtyard Marriott Downtown Minneapolis is the closest hotel. You can reserve a room at a discounted rate by requesting the University of Minnesota rate ($149/night plus taxes and fees) when booking.
- Aloft Minneapolis is also nearby (about 1 mile).
Transportation
Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport (MSP) is the nearest airport and has convenient ground transportation options: light rail (~50 minutes) or ride share/taxi service (~20 minutes) to the Courtyard Marriott Downtown Minneapolis.