Schedule
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- Pre-Conference 21 Oct 2025
- Day One 22 Oct 2025
- Day Two 23 Oct 2025
- Day Three 24 Oct 2025
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Online Only
Asynchronous
Online Welcome and Training Session (Live - Online Only)
Zoom Link in the Description - 5 PM (Sweden time zone) // 10:00 (CST)
Medical Needs
Asynchronous Session
A Case Study of Assessment of Strain in the Fingers of an Elderly Person in Opening Child-safe Pill Jars: Implications for Ergonomic and User-Centered Packaging Design
Reenu Singh, Industrial designer and researcher, Product design for elderly, self-employed, Virginia, United States
Enhancing Cognitive Functioning in Dementia through Art Therapy: A Randomized Trial Based on the Expressive Therapies Continuum Framework
Heesu Jeon, Assistant Professor and Director of Training, Master of Counselling Psychology Art Therapy, Adler University, British Columbia, Canada
Support and Engagement
Asynchronous Session
Together for a Caring Society: A Toolkit to Better Support Intergenerational Action at the Community Level
Johanne Filiatrault, Professor, School of Rehabilitation/Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Samuel Turcotte, Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Université Laval, Canada
Mélissa St Pierre Bolduc, Research professional, Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Canada
Ana Ines Ansaldo, Full Professor- Lab Director, Faculty of medecine, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, and CRIUGM, Université de Montréal, Canada
Nathalie Bier, Full professor, Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Sébastien Grenier
Shannon Hebblethwaite
Marie-Ève Lamontagne, Université Laval, Canada
Melanie Levasseur, Professor-researcher, School of rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Emilie Raymond, Laval University
Chantal Viscogliosi
Claudine Lemieux, Student, Bachelor's degree in progress, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Fatima Ladjadj
Joy and Hardship: Older Adults using Food Pantries in the US
Madonna Harrington Meyer, University Professor, Sociology, Syracuse University, New York, United States
Winston Scott, Student, Master of Arts (MA) in Sociology, Syracuse University, United States
Robots, ICT and Aging: How Do Advanced Technologies Interact with Aging
Hongyan Lu, Student, Ph.D., Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan
Community-based Dementia Care and the Inclusion of People with Dementia in Nigeria
Ellis Onyedikachi George, Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Diaconia and Professional Studies, VID Specialized University, Norway
Exploring Options
Asynchronous Session
Language Repertoire and Mental Health in the Elderly: Neurostructural And Neurosynaptic Substrata of an Alternative Approach to Language
Abdurrahman Gülbeyaz, Faculty Member, School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
Memet Gülbeyaz, Head, Medical Care Centre, Neurology and Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatrie Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Canada, China, and the Health Work of Long Distance Family Caregiving: A Comparative Analysis of the Experiences of Immigrants and Citizens in One Canadian City
Mary Rita Holland, Nancy's Chair in Women's Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Yue Guo, Student, Master of Arts , Mount Saint Vincent University , Nova Scotia, Canada
Cross-Cultural Lessons in Age-Friendly Design: A Systematic Review of Eastern and Western Strategies
Juanjuan "June" He, Assistant Professor, Product Design, Drexel University, Pennsylvania, United States
The Emotional Cost of Institutionalization: Exploring Loneliness in Nursing Homes
María Camacho García, Researcher, Sociology, University of Cádiz, Sevilla, Spain
Online Session
Asynchronous Session
Online Poster Session
Asynchronous Session
The Construction of Elder Self-Nelgect: Laws and Policies in the U.S.
Kelly Melekis, Associate Professor and MSW Program Coordinator, Social Work, University of Vermont, Vermont, United States
Exploring Strategies to Foster an Age-Inclusive Workplace in Korea
Mi Sun Choi, Assistant Professor, Social Welfare, Silla University, Busan Gwang'yeogsi [Pusan-Kwangyokshi], South Korea
Intergenerational Solidarity and Political Challenge in Japan: Pursuing Principles of Fairness
Yukio Sakurai, Collaborative Researcher, The Organization for Local Collaboration Networking (Legal Unit), Yokohama National University, Kanagawa, Japan
Online Workshops
Asynchronous Session
Designing for Our Future Selves: Rethinking Design for Aging - an Interactive Workshop on Creating Inclusive Futures
Kimberly Mitchell, Assistant Professor, School of Design, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Conference Registration Desk Open and Welcome Coffee
Linköping University, Campus Norrköping, Kåkenhus, Bredgatan 33 602 21 Norrköping Sweden
Conference Opening and Welcome Session
Plenary Session and Discussion with Liat Ayalon
Registration Desk Open
Linköping University, Campus Norrköping, Kåkenhus, Bredgatan 33 602 21 Norrköping Sweden
Plenary Speaker and Discussion with Lukas Meyer
Coffee Break
Talking Circle
Theme 3: "Medical Perspectives on Aging, Health, Wellness" // Theme 4: "Social and Cultural Perspectives on Aging"
Talking Circle
Theme 1: "Economic and Demographic Perspectives on Aging" // Theme 2: "Public Policy and Public Perspectives on Aging"
Transition Break
Discretion for Whom? Local Policies and the Agency Problem between Politicians and Care Managers in Swedish Social Service
Sara Wittberg, Student, PhD, Linköping University, Department of Social Work, Östergötlands län, Sweden
Optimizing National Tax Policies to Consider the Special Needs of Elderly Citizens
Aj Stagliano, Professor, Accounting, Saint Joseph's University, Pennsylvania, United States
Addressing the Mandatory and Involuntary Retirement of Older Adults: A Social Justice Issue
Jan Marie Fritz, Professor; Distinguished Visiting Professor; Mediator, School of Planning; Department of Sociology; Legal/Prosecution Division, University of Cincinnati; University of Johannesburg; City of Cincinnati, Legal/Prosecution Division, Florida, United States
Tina Uys, Professor, Sociology, University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Brazilian Version of the Caregiving Ambivalence Scale
Heloisa Goncalves Ferreira, Professor, Cognition and Human Development, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Reinforcing Intergenerational Solidarity in African Societies: A Social Work Perspective on Tradition, Disruption, and Renewal
Mpumelelo Ncube, Academic Head of Department and Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Free State, Free State, South Africa
Aging, Occupation and Gendering Migration: The Case of Indian Migration to Europe
Sadananda Sahoo, Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi, India
Cultures of Digital Transformations in Care for Older Adults: The Case of Social Adoption of Technologies in the Netherlands
Arturs Vlass Nikulkins, Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Humanities, Open University in The Netherlands, Netherlands
Holding the Story: Re-Parenting, Grief, and the Quiet Resistance of Care
Karel Joyce Kalaw, Associate Professor, Sociology, Gerontology & Substance Abuse Studies, University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Survival Strategies of the Elderly in Rural Ghana: Understanding the Challenges and Factors Affecting their Well-Being
F. Akosua Agyemang, Senior Lecturer, Social Work/Centre for Ageing Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Greater Accra, Ghana
Lunch & Publishing Opportunities and Collaboration with Common Ground Research Networks discussion with Chief Social Scientist
Plenary Panel
Transition Break
Intergenerational Solidarity in the Light of Building Resilience in the Life Course
Michał Taracha, Research Assistant, Institute of Statistics and Demography, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Mazowieckie, Poland
In Search of Correlates of a High Sense of Quality of Life in Older Adults
Ewelina Lapinska, Student, PhD Candidate, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Psychology, Mazowieckie, Poland
Natalia Dudek, PhD student, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Poland
Agnieszka Sternak, PhD, Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Poland
Anna Cierpka, Professor (associate), Department of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Poland
The Role of Social Play in Traditional Card Games: Impact on Loneliness and Well-Being Among Older Adults
Mirkka Forssell, University Teacher, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Etelä-Suomen lääni, Finland
Investigating Gaze Behaviour while Multitasking in Kitchen Spaces - a Study of Spatial Design while Ageing-in-Place
Sukesha Ghosh, Student, PhD, IDC School of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Maharashtra, India
The Big Society's Grey Roots: Baby Boomers and Associationalism in an Era of Austerity
Catherine Reynolds, Ph D Research Student, School of Social, Political, and Global Studies, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Analysis of Legislation for Improving Accessibility on Sidewalks in Taiwan
Chih Yuan Chang, Associated Research Fellow, Planning Division, Architecture and Building Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan
Bridging Generations: An Innovative Program Enhancing Social Participation of Individuals Aging with Traumatic Brain Injury
Samuel Turcotte, Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Université Laval, Canada
Megan Veilleux, Student, Baccalauréat en Psychologie, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Manh Hung Nguyen, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Ann-Frédérique Giguère, Student, Baccalauréat en Psychologie, Université Laval, Canada
Ronen Ore, Student , Human sciences, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Mia Lapointe, Student, Master, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Marie-Ève Lamontagne, Université Laval, Canada
Emilie Raymond, Laval University
Angéline Labbé, Research Professional, Rehabilitation, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Pascale Simard, PhD Candidate, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Valérie Poulin, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
A Scholarly Enquiry into Intergenerational Disparities in End-of-Life Discourse: Utilizing a Theatre-in-Education Workshop Methodological Approach
Yi Jung Lee, Student, MA in Institute of Creative Industries Design, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Supporting Pharmacists in Australia to Better Communicate with Residents of Residential Aged Care Facilities about Vaccination
Katarzyna Bolsewicz, Social Science Research Fellow, Social Science Unit, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Impact of Physical Activity and Nutrition on the Ageing Adult's Cognition
Angela Stagliano, Associate Proffessor, Deptartment of Physical Therapy, Charleston Southern University, South Carolina, United States
Interacting Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution and Physical Activity on Cognitive Health among Older Adults in India: A Multilevel Analysis
Sayani Das, Student, Postdoctoral Fellow, Bar-Ilan University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Liat Ayalon, Professor, School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan Unversity, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Transition Break
Put a Pep in your Step or Slow your Roll: Creating Community with Elders through Creative Action
Shawn Womack, Professor and Department Chair, Theatre and Dance Department, Colorado College, Colorado, United States
The Role of Multimorbidity in Dementia among Elderly People Aged 60 Years and Above in Community
Tingting Zhu, Assistant Researcher, Research Management Affairs Department, Shanghai Health Development Research Center, Shanghai, China
Yuhong Niu, Department Director, science research management office, Shanghai Health Development Research Center, Shanghai, China
Fostering Intergenerational Connections for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Qualitative Exploratory Study
Megan Veilleux, Student, Baccalauréat en Psychologie, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Samuel Turcotte, Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Université Laval, Canada
Ronen Ore
Angéline Labbé, Research Professional, Rehabilitation, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Valérie Poulin, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Emilie Raymond, Laval University
Marie-Ève Lamontagne, Université Laval, Canada
Pascale Simard, PhD Candidate, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Ann-Frédérique Giguère, Student, Baccalauréat en Psychologie, Université Laval, Canada
Mia Lapointe, Student, Master, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Manh Hung Nguyen, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Geo-Spatial Factors That Contribute to Social Isolation Among Arabic-Speaking Immigrant Older Adults in Ontario
Sepali Guruge, Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, Canada
Ifrah Qidwai, Student, Biomedical Sciences, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, Canada
Zhixi Zhuang, Toronto Metropolitan University
Kaveenaa Chandrasekaran, Project Manager, Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University , Ontario, Canada
Kateryna Metersky, Associate Director (Collaborative Nursing Degree Program) and Assistant Professor, Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, Canada
Bharati Sethi, Associate Professor and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair, Political Studies, Trent University, Ontario, Canada
Melissa Northwood, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing , McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Lu Wang, Professor, Geography, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Older Adults Negotiating Ageism: Reflections on Times of Crisis and Beyond
Mervi Issakainen, Senior Researcher, Law School, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Anna Mäki Petäjä Leinonen, University of Eastern Finland
Kaijus Ervasti, Professor, Law School, University of Eastern Finland, Etelä-Suomen lääni, Finland
Transnational Healthcare Practices among Refugee Older Adults: Practice and Policy Implications
Sepali Guruge, Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, Canada
Areej Al Hamad, Assistant professor, School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, Canada
Kateryna Metersky, Associate Director (Collaborative Nursing Degree Program) and Assistant Professor, Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, Canada
Hasina Amanzai, Assistant Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Zhixi Zhuang, Toronto Metropolitan University
Cristina Catallo, Associate Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, Canada
The Experiences of Older Adults and Relevant Decision-makers in Care Transitions: A Qualitative Study
Lucy Halamova, Student, PhD, Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Aging at the Breakthrough of Modernity: The Lifeworlds of Old People in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century
Anne Kluger, Postdoc Researcher, Institute of History - Chair of Modern History, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Health Consequences of Extended Precarious Employment for Older Women: A Latent Class Approach
Elif Seyban, PhD Candidate, Human Resource Studies, Tilburg University, Netherlands
A Preliminary Investigation into Older Adults’ Reactions to Community-Based Psychoeducational Seminars
Yi Feng Lu, Clinical Psychologist, Holistic Mental Health Center, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Developing Targeted Interventions by Prioritizing the Needs of Families Supporting Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
Pascale Simard, PhD Candidate, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Melanie Levasseur, Professor-researcher, School of rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Online Talking Circle (Live Online Only)
The Zoom link is in the description, 17:00 (Sweden) // 10:00 (CST)
Conference Dinner at Enoteket
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Linköping University, Campus Norrköping, Kåkenhus, Bredgatan 33 602 21 Norrköping Sweden
Plenary Panel
Coffee Break
Assessing Generosity Towards the Elderly: A Comparative Study Across European Societies Examining Household Replacement Rates, Well-Being, and Economic Adequacy
Aviad Tur-Sinai, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Israel
Who Cares for Informal Carers Filling the Gaps in Formal Eldercare in Denmark?: An Invisible Workforce in the Changing Welfare State
Anne Liveng, Associate Professor, Health and Society, Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
Karen Christensen, Professor, Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University, Zeeland, Denmark
Mapping Ageing in Place: Focused on Differently-mobile People Living in Various Contexts
Jeongmin Hyeong, Doctoral Student, Urban Studies, Malmö University, Skåne län, Sweden
Gender Equality in the EU on Health and Life Expectancy: How Can Member States be Segmented?
Teodora Rajković, Teaching Assistant, Production and Services Management, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Serbia
Milica Maričić, Assistant Professor, Department of Operational Research and Statistics, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Serbia
Marina Ignjatović, Associate Professor, Operations Research and Statistics, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
Diversity and Successful Ageing: Exploring the Role of Relationality in Supporting Wellbeing in Older People from Five Minority Ethnicities in the UK
Susan Pickard, Professor of Sociology, Centre for Ageing and the Life Course, Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Sexuality and Ageing in Rural and Coastal Environments: SAGE: Life History Perspectives of Sexual Health, Wellbeing and Ageing-in-Place
Helene Jones, Post Doctoral Researcher, Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health, University of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Dementia Care and the Polycrisis: Comparative Perspectives from Germany and Scotland
Anna Eva Nebowsky, PostDoc, Division for Prevention and Rehabilitation Research and Division for Ethics in Medicine/Department of Health Services Research, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Plenty of Information, but Nobody Did Anything Practical! : The Lived Experience of a Dementia Diagnosis
Lynn Sudbury-Riley, Professor, Management School, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Philippa Hunter Jones, Chair in Marketing, Marketing, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Transition Break
Our Workforce - We Can Curse the Darkness or, Light a Candle : The Critical Importance of Creating Psychological Safety in the Workforce
Arif Padamshi, CEO, Long Term Care, St Michael's Centre Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Not Dead Yet: Engaging Young Adults in Advance Care Planning Using Continuity and Successful Aging Theoretical Frameworks
Chesney Ward, Assistant Professor, Social Work, Utah State University, Utah, United States
Addressing the Vulnerability of the Elderly Population in Bangladesh: Policy Options for Active Ageing and Sustainable Social Protection
Saiyedatun Nesa, Joint Registrar, Rural Development and Cooperative Division, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka zila, Bangladesh
Between Change and Continuity: Exploring the Realities of Aging with an Early-Onset Neurological Disability
Mia Lapointe, Student, Master, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Ronen Ore, Student , Human sciences, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Pascale Simard, PhD Candidate, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Ann-Frédérique Giguère, Student, Baccalauréat en Psychologie, Université Laval, Canada
Valérie Poulin, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Manh Hung Nguyen, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Samuel Turcotte, Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Université Laval, Canada
Angéline Labbé, Research Professional, Rehabilitation, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Megan Veilleux, Student, Baccalauréat en Psychologie, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
The Housing Situation of Individuals Aging with Traumatic Brain Injury in Quebec, Canada: A Mixed-Methods Study
Angéline Labbé, Research Professional, Rehabilitation, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Marie-Ève Lamontagne, Université Laval, Canada
Manh Hung Nguyen, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Mia Lapointe, Student, Master, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Samuel Turcotte, Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Université Laval, Canada
The Role of Peer-Led, Place-Based Approaches to Healthy Ageing in Rural Communities
Sean MacDermott, Associate Professor / Director: John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe University Rural Health School (LRHS), La Trobe University, Australia, Victoria, Australia
Design and Development of A Community-based Model for Promotion of Optimal Ageing
Mina Alipouri Niaz, Student, PH.D, University of Tabriz, Az¯arbayjan-e Sharqi, Iran
Utilizing Geragogy Methods in Community-Based Education to Support Later-life Well-being and Retirement Security
Shamette Hepburn, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, York University, Ontario, Canada
The Impact of Social Networks and Social Interactions on the Health Status of Older Adults
Michael Chletsos, Professor, Economics, University of Piraeus, Attiki, Greece
