RCCN Webinar | Connections between Aging, Older Adults, and the Environment: Research, Resources, and Opportunities

Thursday, October 15 | 1-2pm ET

Older adults are particularly vulnerable to health impacts from extreme-weather related events such as heat waves, hurricanes, wildfires, and floods. These impacts include both physical and mental health such as experiencing higher overall rates of mortality, likelihood of injury, disruption of medical treatments, and the experience of PTSD. Understanding these disproportionate impacts is particularly important given projections of a future with more frequent and more intense environmental extremes.

Investigators from the Center on Aging, Health, & Environment (CACHE) will lead a webinar exploring the connections between extreme weather and disasters, health, and aging. Eun Young Choi of Arizona State University, will present findings from their CACHE-funded project, “Weathering the Years: How Extreme Outdoor Temperatures May Accelerate Biological Aging.”

The CACHE co-directors Deborah Balk (CUNY) and Lori Hunter (CU Boulder) will introduce attendees to the Center’s opportunities for interdisciplinary training, mentoring, information sharing, seed grants, and workshop funding. Participants will be invited to join the discussion to share their ideas and perspectives, helping to shape CACHE’s future programming and research opportunities.

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NIA IMPACT 2027 Annual Training Workshop

NIA IMPACT 2027 Annual Training Workshop

The IMPACT Collaboratory will hold the 2027 ePCT Training Workshop on January 27-28, 2027 entitled “Building Skills to Conduct Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs) among People Living with Dementia (PLWD) and their Care Partners.”

This free 1.5-day workshop features all new material to build a foundation in practical aspects of designing and conducting ePCTs in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD). The workshop will feature a combination of engaging activities, panel discussions, small group sessions, and networking opportunities with experts in the field.

Now accepting applications from early to mid-career researchers seeking to develop expertise in conducting ePCTs of non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care systems for PLWD and care partners.

2027 MODULES

• Module 1: Establishing Intervention Readiness & Feasibility for an ePCT

• Module 2: Leveraging Real-World Data for ePCTs

• Module 3: Designing an Implementation Strategy and Developing Evaluation Plans for ePCTs

TARGET AUDIENCE

• MD, PhD, or equivalent degree

• Holds a full-time position at an academic or research organization in the United States

• Early- to mid-career investigators seeking to build expertise in ePCTs in AD/ADRD

Applicants will be selected based on their demonstrated commitment to improving care of PLWD and/or their care partners through the design and conduct of ePCTs in HCS as well as the potential for the workshop to advance their careers in this area.

Participants will be expected to complete selected readings and online training prior to the workshop and are expected to attend and participate in the entire 1.5-day event.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• MD, PhD, or equivalent degree

• Holds a full-time position at an academic or research organization in the United States

• Early- to mid-career investigators seeking to build expertise in ePCTs in AD/ADRD

Important Dates

• Training Workshop: January 27, 2027 | 11:00am - 3:30pm ET

• Training Workshop: January 28, 2027 | 10:30am - 5:00pm ET

• Online Applications Due: October 20, 2026

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Advancing the Science of Sustainability: Definitions, Strategies and Mechanisms | Columbia Roybal Center Grand Rounds Speaker Series

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | 1:00-2:30 PM ET

Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH

Rachel Shelton is a social and behavioral scientist with expertise in implementation science, sustainability, and community engagement. She is a Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health where she serves as Deputy Chair for Faculty Development and Research Strategy and is Co-Director of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research where she leads an Implementation Science Initiative across the university. Dr. Shelton taught a course in implementation science for over 10 years at Columbia and has been core faculty for 16 implementation science mentoring and training programs globally. Dr. Shelton has over 16 years of experience leading mixed-methods, community-engaged research on advancing the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based interventions in community and clinical settings, especially in the context of cancer prevention and screening, with over 160 peer-reviewed publications. Her research and grant portfolio has been supported by numerous institutions, including NIA, NCI, NIMHD, NCATs, and the American Cancer Society.

Nathalie Moise, MD, MS, FAHA

Nathalie Moise is an internist, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Director of Implementation Science Research (The Im_Sci Lab) at the Center for Behavioral and Cardiovascular Health with training in epidemiology and implementation science. She has worked in health services research for more than 10 years and is PI/MPI of several federally funded grants (NIH, AHRQ, PCORI) leveraging hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial designs to test implementation and de-implementation strategies for promoting behavioral interventions in primary care and cardio-oncology settings, including MPI of AHRQ EQUIP Learning Health System Center and NIA Roybal Center grants. Dr. Moise has been the implementation science co-investigator/consultant for more than 20 funded grants, including core lead for an NIMHD P50 cardio-oncology center grant and has published extensively in the areas of behavioral health, patient engagement/adherence, implementation science and clinical inertia. She has served as faculty for the UCSF implementation science certificate course and NHLBI Research in Implementation Science for Equity summer program, co-lead of the CTSA Implementation Science initiative, is Associate Director of Implementation Research and Practice, and founding member of the American Heart Association's Implementation Science Committee.

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