The Gerontological Society of America

Join us, November 2-6, for the GSA 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting taking place in Indianapolis, IN. Registration is open! Early bird pricing ends September 1, 2022.

Summer Award Nominations

Nominate a colleague for one of GSA’s several prestigious awards, many of which offer student stipends for attending the Annual Scientific Meeting. Nominations close August 2, 2022.

Call for Volunteers

GSA is enriched by the breadth of members’ experiences and perspectives. There are numerous ways to get involved with GSA throughout your career.

Workshop Opportunity

This exceptional educational and networking opportunity supports professional training and growth among early career trainees from underrepresented backgrounds.

Gerontology News

The June issue of Gerontology News is available online in a virtual format. See the full candidate slate for GSA's elections alongside statements from members running for presidential office, read about a new journal supplement focusing on the 10th anniversary of the National Health and Aging Trends Study, and gain insight on the experience of giving congressional testimony!

Member Spotlight

Get to know GSA members from around the world and learn about their commitment to the continued advancement of the field of aging.

We foster collaboration among behavioral and social scientists, physicians, nurses, biologists, psychologists, social workers, educators, economists, policy experts, practice leaders, those who study the humanities and the arts, and many other scholars and researchers in aging. We believe the intersection of research from diverse areas is the best way to foster ingenuity, achieve the greatest impact, and promote optimal experiences of aging.

CEO Blog

Latest PP&AR Looks at ADRD-Related Quality of Life
by James Appleby
June 23, 2022
According to the most recent issue of Public Policy & Aging Report (PP&AR), titled “A World with Alzheimer’s Disease,” there is a large and growing gap between what can be done to help persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) and their caregivers and what is actually being done, and this gap only widens with the lack of public education, provider training, and implementation of proven care approaches.
Diversity-Focused UNITE Initiative Welcomes Stakeholders to Online Events
by James Appleby
May 16, 2022
Since its inception in February 2021, the UNITE initiative at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been working to identify and address structural racism within the NIH-supported and the greater scientific community, and to establish an equitable and civil culture within the biomedical research enterprise and reduce barriers to racial equity in the biomedical research workforce. As part of this work, the initiative has been conducting a series of public online sessions to present the latest data and ideas on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the biomedical workforce and in research, and featuring leaders from the NIH community as well as other experts from the biomedical research community.

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GSA 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting

Save the date: November 2 to 6, 2022, in Indianapolis, Indiana

GSA Connect

GSA offers its members exclusive access to interactive professional networking. This tool encourages online resource sharing, discussion of hot topics in the field, and other ways to collaborate with your GSA peers.

Membership Directory
Members can find each other by name, institution, section, fellow status, and more.
Interest Groups
GSA has many interest groups that are formed around a topic or issue that cuts across disciplines.