Conference Grant: The Future of Work for an Aging Population



Scientific Conference

The Future of Work for an Aging Population

April 13-14th, 2007

Miami Beach Florida

Sponsored by: The Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE)/NIA

University of Miami

Center for the Advanced Study on Aging (CASA)

Office of Academic Affairs, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

Sara J. Czaja Ph.D. and Joseph Sharit Ph.D. Co-Organizers

Conference Schedule

|Day 1: April 13th , 2007 | |

|8:30am – 9:00am |Welcome and Overview of Conference Goals |Sara J. Czaja, Ph.D. |

| | |University of Miami |

| | |Carl Eisdorfer, Ph.D., M.D. |

| | |University of Miami |

| | |Jeffrey Elias, Ph.D. |

| | |NIA/NIH |

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|Session 1: Employment Patterns & Demographics |

|9:00am – 9:30am |Overview of Employment Patterns and Demographic Trends |Richard V. Burkhauser, Ph.D. |

| | |Professor |

| | |Cornell University |

|9:30am – 10:00am |Retirement Trends and Work Preferences |Patrick Purcell, Ph.D. |

| | |Congressional Research Services |

| | |Library of Congress |

|10:00am – 10:30am |Family Caregiving and Work |Richard Schulz, Ph.D. |

| | |Professor of Psychiatry and Director |

| | |University Center for Social and Urban Research |

| | |Associate Director, |

| | |University of Pittsburgh Institute on Aging |

|10:30am – 11:00am |BREAK | |

|11:00am – 11:30am |Culture and Ethnicity |David Williams, Ph.D. |

| | |Norman Professor of Public Health |

| | |Harvard School of Public Health |

| | |Dept. of Society, Human Development and Health |

|11:30am – 12:00n |Session Wrap-Up and Discussion |Jeffrey Elias, Ph.D. |

| | |NIA/NIH |

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|Session II: Implications of an Aging Work Force |

|12:00n – 12:30pm |Policy and Economic Implications of an Aging Workforce |Fernando Torres-Gil, Ph.D. |

| | |Associate Dean |

| | |UCLA School of Public Policy & Social Research |

| | |Dir. of the Center for Policy Research on Aging |

| | |University of California, Los Angeles |

|12:30pm – 1:30pm |LUNCH | |

|1:30pm – 2:00 pm |Implications of an Aging Workforce: An Industry |Vicki Hanson, Ph.D. |

| |Perspective |Manager, Accessibility Research |

| | |IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA |

|2:00pm – 2:30pm |Aging and Work: An International Perspective |Juhani Ilmarinen Ph.D. |

| | |Professor |

| | |Finnish Institute of Occupational Health |

| | |Department of Physiology |

|2:30pm – 3:00pm |Session Wrap-up and Discussion |Katinka Dijkstra, Ph.D. |

| | |Florida State University |

|3:00pm – 3:30pm |BREAK | |

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|Session III: Work Performance Issues |

|3:30pm – 4:00pm |Overview of Work Performance and Older Adults |Ruth Kanfer, Ph.D. |

| | |Professor |

| | |Department of Psychology |

| | |Georgia Institute of Technology |

|4:00pm - 4:30pm |Managerial Attitudes Towards Older Workers |Richard Johnson, Ph.D. |

| | |Senior Research Associate |

| | |The Urban Institute |

|4:30pm – 5:00pm |Methodological Issues: How do We Study and Measure Work |Pamela Tsang, Ph.D. |

| |Performance and What are Meaningful Outcomes for Today’s |Associate Professor |

| |Jobs? |Wright State University |

| | |Psychology Department |

|5:00pm – 5:15pm |Session Wrap-up and Discussion |Arthur D. Fisk, Ph.D. |

| | |Georgia Institute of Technology |

|7:00pm |RECEPTION and DINNER | |

|Day 2: April 14th, 2007 | |

|Session III Cont’d: Work Performance Issues |

|8:30am – 9:00am |Trends in Job Demands |Peter Cappelli, Ph.D. |

| | |Professor |

| | |Wharton School |

| | |University of Pennsylvania |

|9:00am – 9:30am |Skill Acquisition and Older Adults |Neil Charness, Ph.D. |

| | |Professor |

| | |Department of Psychology |

| | |Florida State University |

|9:30am – 10:00am |Training and E-Learning |Sara J. Czaja, Ph.D. |

| | |Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral |

| | |Sciences |

| | |Co-Director Center on Aging |

| | |University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |

|10:00am – 10:30am |Session Wrap-Up and Discussion |Arthur D. Fisk, Ph.D. |

| | |Georgia Institute of Technology |

|10:30am – 11:00am |BREAK | |

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|Session IV: Workplace and Ergonomic Issues |

|11:00am – 11:30am |Overview |Karl Kroemer Ph.D. |

| | |Professor Emeritus |

| | |Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University |

|11:30am – 12:00n |Technology, Stress, and Workload |Steve Sauter, Ph.D. |

| | |National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health|

| | |(NIOSH) |

|12:00n – 12:30pm |Collaborative Work |Michael Smyer, Ph.D. |

| | |Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences |

| | |Co-Director of Center on Aging and Work |

| | |Boston College |

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|12:30pm – 1:30pm |LUNCH | |

|1:30pm – 2:00pm |Telework |Joseph Sharit, Ph.D. |

| | |Research Professor |

| | |University of Miami |

| | |Department of Industrial Engineering |

|2:00pm – 2:30pm |Health Promotion and Worker Wellness |Robert Wallace, Ph.D. |

| | |Professor |

| | |Department of Epidemiology |

| | |College of Public Health |

| | |University of Iowa |

|2:30pm – 3:00pm |Later Life Entrepreneurial Self-Employment |Rick Moody, Ph.D. |

| | |Director of Academic Affairs |

| | |Office of Academic Affairs |

| | |AARP |

|3:00pm – 3:30pm |Session Wrap-Up and Discussion |James Grosch, Ph.D. |

| | |NIOSH |

|3:30pm – 4:00pm |Conference Wrap-Up |Joseph Sharit, Ph.D. |

| | |University of Miami |

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