Lindsay Ryan is an Associate Research Scientist at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. She received her Ph.D. in 2008 from the Pennsylvania State University in Human Development and Family Studies. Dr. Ryan is an investigator on several ongoing research projects, all of which involve an interest in better measuring and understanding the… Continue reading Ryan,Lindsay H
Research Theme: Aging & Retirement
Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center (MRDRC)
The Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center (MRDRC) promotes high quality research on retirement, disability, and Social Security policy; communicates findings to the policy community and the public; enhances access to relevant research data; and helps to train new scholars. MRDRC serves the public and policy community as an authoritative source of information on a… Continue reading Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center (MRDRC)
Characterizing disparities in late-onset Alzheimer’s disease risk through polygenic risk and epidemiologic factors in the Health and Retirement Survey
Late-onset Alzheimer’s dementia (LOAD) is terminal and the most prevalent form of dementia (70% of cases). LOAD is a major public health burden in the US with current prevalence estimates of 4 to 5 million adults and economic costs exceeding $236 billion annually. Important disparities in LOAD prevalence occur with sex, race/ethnicity, education, and residence.… Continue reading Characterizing disparities in late-onset Alzheimer’s disease risk through polygenic risk and epidemiologic factors in the Health and Retirement Survey
Enhancing Retrospective Life History Data in the Health and Retirement Study Renewal
Several population studies within the network of Health and Retirement studies have collected retrospective life histories to address multidisciplinary needs for information about partners, fertility, finances, employment, health, and residential location over the entire life course. These data about events and contexts in childhood, adolescence, young adulthood and early midlife provide new insights into societal,… Continue reading Enhancing Retrospective Life History Data in the Health and Retirement Study Renewal
A Census-Enhanced Health and Retirement Study: Enhancing an HRS Dataset with Characteristics of Employers
The Survey Research Center of the University of Michigan, in cooperation with the U.S. Census Bureau and Cornell University, proposes to link the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to economic, business, and employment data from the Census Bureau. The HRS surveys more than 22,000 Americans over the age of 50 every two years. It is… Continue reading A Census-Enhanced Health and Retirement Study: Enhancing an HRS Dataset with Characteristics of Employers
Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA)
The Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA) promotes new research on the demography and economics of aging across four signature themes: chronic disease and disability; life course determinants of late-life health and well-being; aging, genetics, and social science; and economics of savings and retirement. The Center also promotes the wide use of Michigan’s… Continue reading Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA)
National Health and Aging Trends Study
The overarching goals of this project are: (1) to promote scientific inquiry into late-life disability trends and dynamics, their antecedents and correlates, and disparities therein and (2) to advance study of the social and economic consequences of late-life disability for individuals, families, and society. To achieve these aims, project has the following goals: Collect data… Continue reading National Health and Aging Trends Study
Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is the largest national panel study of Americans over age 50. Supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA U01AG009740) and the Social Security Administration, the HRS provides decades of cutting-edge, free publicly available data on aging, supporting research, policy, and innovation to address the challenges of a rapidly… Continue reading Health and Retirement Study (HRS)