[CogSci] Workshop on Cognition Data in the Health and Retirement Study

[Horowitz, Todd (NIH/NIA/ERP) [E]]

2025 HRS December Workshop

December 8-10, 2025
Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Cognition Data in the Health and Retirement Study
Cognition Data in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a 3-day online (Zoom) workshop with a special focus on the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP). HCAP was designed by the HRS team in consultation with several of its international partner studies to provide a flexible but comparable instrument for measuring cognitive function among older adults in the HRS and in studies around the world.
Content lectures delivered by HRS co-investigators and content area experts will cover:
* Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol protocol administration
* Estimating MCI and dementia prevalence in the US using HCAP
* Measuring cognition in low-income countries
* Gateway to Global Aging HCAP Data
* Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease
* Using HRS core data to create predicted dementia scores
Data labs will focus on best practices for modelling cognitive change over time using linear mixed effects models and best practices for cross-national comparisons modeling.
Students will have the opportunity to present research ideas and receive feedback from the workshop faculty and other students.
The course is designed for those with experience using HRS data or for those who have taken the introductory HRS workshop.

Cost and Access
The cost of the 3-day course is $350. Participants must have access to a laptop or PC.

Register
For more information, or to register, visit the Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques website<https://umich.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3af54a1eb653f7c4d39afd9b4&id=5551e33531&e=32bc474d00>. Look for the course called Cognition Data in the Health and Retirement Study. Application deadline is Monday, December 1, 2025.

Questions
For course related questions, please contact Amanda Sonnega at asonnega at umich.edu<mailto:asonnega at umich.edu>. For questions related to registration, please use the contact form on the Summer Institute page.

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