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10 Nov 2020
News Release

American Institutes for Research and IMPAQ Experts to Present Virtually at Annual APPAM Fall Research Conference

Experts from AIR and IMPAQ will present at several sessions during the annual Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) research conference, being held virtually November 11-13, 2020. Staff will contribute to 21 live sessions on a variety of conference tracks, including Health; Education; Natural Resource, Energy and Environmental Policy; Employment and Training Programs; Public and Non-Profit Management and Finance; Family and Child Policy; and Methods and Tools of Analysis.
24 September 2020
AIR in the News
What 2020 Candidates Should Know About Older Voters
Forbes
16 April 2020
AIR in the News
Column: Dropping Medicare age to 60? No more than a start in the right direction
Reuters
30 January 2020
AIR in the News
Could Your Personality In High School Determine Your Risk Of Dementia?
Forbes
29 October 2019
AIR in the News
Teen Angst—a Portent for Dementia?
Health Beat
23 October 2019
AIR in the News
Class Clown or Bookworm? What Your Personality in High School May Say About Your Risk of Dementia
Healthline
17 October 2019
AIR in the News
Personality Traits During High School May Predict Later Dementia Risk
Healio Psychiatry
16 Oct 2019
Journal Article

High School Personality and Dementia

Personality phenotype has been associated with subsequent dementia in studies of older adults. This study used Project Talent data to examine whether personality during adolescence—a time when pre-clinical dementia pathology is unlikely to be present—confers risk for dementia in later life.
Topic: 
Health, Aging
15 Apr 2019
Q & A

Checking in on Project Talent with AIR Vice President Susan Lapham

Project Talent is the largest, most comprehensive study of high school students ever conducted in the United States. Since its launch in 1960, researchers have continued to collect data on the original participants and now its data are helping AIR researchers study possible risk and protective factors of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Project Talent Director and AIR Vice President Susan Lapham answered a few questions about the project, its history, and its potential influence.
Topic: 
Education, Health, Aging, Healthcare Analysis and Evaluation
5 March 2019
AIR in the News
Were You in High School in 1960? Researchers Think Your Early Education Could Shed Light on Aging
South Carolina Public Radio