October 29, 2026
NDWS will be exhibiting at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Research Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland Nov. 4 to 7. Numerous researchers will also present on their work using NDWS data.
NDWS booth in exhibit hall and PI "office hours"
Stop by to see us in Booth 312 in the exhibit hall to learn more about using NDWS survey data and linked data sources.
The booth will be open during the Welcome Reception on Wednesday evening from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. each day.
You can also stop by our booth to talk with our PIs during specific times.
- 1 -2 p.m. Thursday – Dr. Donovan Maust and Dr. Joanne Spetz
- 2-3 p.m. Friday – Dr. Donovan Maust
- 12:15-1:15 p.m. Saturday – Dr. Joanne Spetz
NDWS presentations
Researchers using NDWS data will present on their work.
Wednesday, Nov. 4
- 6 p.m. Wednesday – Incentive Timing and Staff Survey Participation in the National Dementia Workforce Study, poster first author: Austin De Spirito, RTI International, part of Late Breaking Poster Session I
- 6 p.m. Wednesday – Training Preparedness and Dementia Caregiving Confidence Among Assisted Living Direct Care Workers, poster first author: Eri-Chi Hsu, Johns Hopkins University, part of Workforce Development in Aging Poster Session
- 6 p.m. Wednesday – The Influence of Payer Reimbursement Structure on Dementia Care Pathways in Primary Care, poster first author: Joanne Spetz, University of California, San Francisco, part of Late Breaking Poster Session I
Thursday, Nov. 5
- 8 a.m. Thursday – Double-Duty Caregiving and Perceived Competence in Dementia Care Across Care Settings, first author: Jung Hyun (Julie) Lee, University of Iowa, part of Late Breaking: Alzheimer's Disease Session
- 1:45 p.m. Thursday – Increasing Health Care Provider Response: Experimental Results from the National Dementia Workforce Study (NDWS), poster first author: Austin De Spirito, RTI International, part of Late Breaking Poster Session II
- 1:45 p.m. Thursday – National Estimate of Elder Abuse Screening in Primary Care for People Living with Dementia, poster first author: Eleanor Batista-Malat, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, part of Late Breaking Poster Session II
Friday, Nov. 6
- 8 a.m. – Two presentations as part of From Detection to Diagnosis: Equity, Workforce, and Psychosocial Dimensions of Dementia Care Symposium
- The Role of Clinician and Practice Factors in Annual Wellness Visit Adoption and Cognitive Assessment, first author: Zhang Zhang, Washington University
- Clinician Capacity and Practice Context Are Associated with Caregiver-Focused Dementia Services, first author: Wenhan Zhang, Duke University
- Noon – Work-Related Injuries Among Direct Care Workers Providing Dementia Care in Assisted Living Communities, first author: Eri-Chi Hsu, Johns Hopkins University, part of Workforce Development in Aging Paper Session
- 1:45 p.m. (and again 3:30 p.m. Saturday) – Perceived Dementia Related Diagnostic Confidence Among Community Clinicians: A National Workforce Study Analysis, poster first author: Gabrielle A. Baar, Drexel University, part of Aging Workforce and Careers Poster Session and Flash Poster Session: Social Research, Policy, and Practice Emerging Scholars
- 1:45 p.m. Friday – Examining Delivery of GUIDE-aligned Dementia Care Using the National Dementia Workforce Study, poster first author: Aleksandra Wec, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, part of Late Breaking Poster Session III
Saturday, Nov. 7
- 8 a.m. – Community Clinician Dementia Care Practices: Findings From The National Dementia Workforce Study, first author: Betsy White, Brown University, part of Geroscience Paper Session
- 8 a.m. – From Experience to Policy: Gathering Qualitative Data for the National Dementia Workforce Study, first author: Jarmin Yeh, University of California, San Francisco, part of Exploring Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research on the Dementia Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Symposium
- 1:45 p.m. – Building a Longitudinal Cohort of Assisted Living and Nursing Home Communities: Lessons from NDWS, poster first author: Ryan Weber, RTI International, part of Late Breaking Poster Session IV
- 5:30 p.m. – Unique Uses of the National Dementia Workforce Study Data Symposium by NDWS Cycle 1 Pilot grant awardees, including:
- Using NDWS Data for Nursing Home Facility-Level Analyses, first author: Denise Tyler, Miami University
- Clinician Factors Associated with Polypharmacy and Inappropriate Prescribing Among People Living with Dementia, first author: Nancy Schoenborn, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Using NDWS Data to Examine Advanced Practice Provider Contributions to Dementia Care, first author: Erica Frechman, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Heterogeneity in Worker Well-Being and Intent to Stay in Long-Term Care Facilities, first author: Sung Park, University of Massachusetts Boston
- Dementia Care Training, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in U.S. Long-Term Care Settings: Findings from the NDWS, first author: Sunshine Rote, University of Louisville
- 5:30 p.m. – Three presentations as part of Late Breaking: Strengthening the Dementia Care Workforce: Emerging Evidence Across Care Settings Symposium
- Elder Mistreatment Care for Dementia Patients by Internationally and Domestically Trained Physicians, first author: Eleanor Batista-Malat, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,
- Foreign-born Dementia Care Workers in U.S. Residential Care: Employment and Policy Implications, first author: Lei Chen, University of California, San Francisco
- Association Between Family Responsibilities and Work-Related Outcomes in Direct Care Workforce, first author: Yiqing Qian, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
- 5:30 p.m. – Criterion Validity of National Dementia Workforce Study Nursing Home Staffing and Turnover Measures, first author: Rona Fang-Yu Hu, University of Michigan, part of Late Breaking: Alzheimer’s Disease, including Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias 7
If you are also presenting at GSA using NDWS, please email us at info@ndws.org and let us know!