Presentations at Professional Meetings:
1973
1. Willis, S. L. (1973). Formation of teachers' expectations of students' academic performance. Paper presented at meeting of American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
1974
2. Willis, S. L. (1974). Formative evaluation in a cognitive developmental program for young children. Paper presented at Fourth Special Invitational Interdisciplinary Seminar: Piagetian Theory and its Implications for the Helping Professions, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
3. Willis, S. L. (1974). Person perception and impression formation in an educational setting. Paper presented at 18th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Montreal, Canada.
4. Willis, S. L. (1974, August). Intelligence tests: Is age a relevant variable throughout the life span. Round Table Symposium of Divisions 7 & 20 conducted at the meeting of American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
1975
5. Denney, N., & Willis, S. L. (1975, June). Intervention research in cognitive problem solving in the elderly. Paper presented at meeting of Tenth International Congress on Gerontology, Israel.
6. Plemons, J., Baltes, P., & Willis, S. L. (1975, November). The enhancement of fluid intelligence in the elderly. Paper presented at meeting of Gerontology Society, Louisville, KY.
7. Willis, S. L. (1975, April). Application of a theory-based curriculum development system in early childhood education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
8. Willis, S. L. (1975). A data collection system in a cognitive-developmental early childhood education program. Paper presented at Fifth Annual Symposium of Jean Piaget Society, Philadelphia, PA.
1976
9. Selig, H., Brophy, J., & Willis, S. L. (1976). Causal inferences of first grade teachers. Paper presented at meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
10. Willis, S. L. (1976, November). Crystallized and fluid intelligence: Current research perspectives. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontology Society, New York, NY.
1977
11. Willis, S. L. (1977, April). Contemporary approaches to learning in later adulthood. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Special Interest Group on Adult Education and Aging. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
12. Willis, S. L, & Tamagawa, J. (1977). Perceptions of intelligence in early and later adulthood. Paper presented at meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA.
1978
13. Willis, S. L. (1978, July). Intervention research and theory building in psychological aging. Paper presented at XIth International Congress of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
14. Baltes, P. B., & Willis, S. L. (1978, February). Life-span developmental psychology cognitive functioning, and social policy. In M. W. Riley (Chair), Aging from birth to death. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC.
15. Baltes, P. B., & Willis, S. L. (1978, November). Objectives and rationale of ADEPT: Theory-based longitudinal intervention research. In P. B. Baltes & S. L. Willis (Co-chair), Cognitive development and intervention in later adulthood: The Pennsylvania State University Adult Development and Enrichment Project (ADEPT). Symposium conducted at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society, Dallas, TX.
16. Hofland, B., Willis, S. L., & Baltes, P. B. (1978, November). Retesting and intraindividual training to personality dimensions. In P. B. Baltes & S. L. Willis (Co-chair), Cognitive development and intervention in later adulthood: The Pennsylvania State University Adult Development and Enrichment Project (ADEPT). Symposium conducted at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society, Dallas, TX.
17. Lachman, M. E., Baltes, P. B., Nesselroade, J. R., & Willis, S. L. (1978, November). Transfer of cognitive training to personality dimensions. In P. B. Baltes & S. L. Willis (Co-chair), Cognitive development and intervention in later adulthood: The Pennsylvania State University Adult Development and Enrichment Project (ADEPT). Symposium conducted at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society, Dallas, TX.
18. Willis, S. L., Blieszner, R., Baltes, P. B. (1978, November). Training research on figural relations and induction abilities in aging: Short-term longitudinal studies. In P. B. Baltes & S. L. Willis (Co-chair), Cognitive development and intervention in later adulthood: The Pennsylvania State University Adult Development and Enrichment Project (ADEPT). Symposium conducted at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society, Dallas, TX.
19. Willis, S. L., Cornelius, S. W., Spiro, A., Nesselroade, J. R., & Baltes, P. B. (1978, November). A structural model of intelligence in later adulthood: The fluid and crystallized intelligence model revisited. In P. B. Baltes & S. L. Willis (Co-chair), Cognitive development and intervention in later adulthood: The Pennsylvania State University Adult Development and Enrichment Project (ADEPT). Symposium conducted at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society, Dallas, TX.
1979
20. Willis, S. L. (1979, July). Development and modifiability of adult intellectual performance: An examination of cognitive intervention in later adulthood. Paper presented at NATO International Conference on Intelligence and Learning, York, England.
21. Willis, S. L., & Baltes, P. B. (1979). Intelligence and cognitive ability. Paper presented at Symposium on Contemporary Issues in Cognitive Aging, American Psychological Association, New York, NY.
1980
22. Willis, S. L., & Baltes, P. B. (1980, April). Fluid and crystallized intelligence: Theory and research in later adulthood. In Theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA.
1981
23. Willis, S. L. (1981, August). The teacher as a lifelong learner. In S. L. Willis (Chair), The teacher as a life long learner. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
24. Willis, S. L. (1981, November). Cognitive and noncognitive influences on short-term longitudinal cognitive training for older adults. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Canada.
1982
25. Willis, S. L, Schaie, K. W., & N. Lueers. (1982, April). The relation of fluid and crystallized abilities to real life tasks. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.
1983
26. Willis, S. L. (1983). Ability correlates of real life tasks in young and later adulthood. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Detroit, MI.
27. Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1983, November). Enhancing intellectual performance in well functioning elderly. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
28. Willis, S. L. (1983). Application of developmental principles to teacher education. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Developmental Principles and Teacher Education. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Munich, Germany.
29. Willis, S. L. (1983, November). Cognitive training with the well functioning elderly. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society meeting, San Francisco, CA.
1984
30. Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1984, August). The role of cohort analysis in psychological research: The case of intellectual abilities, obsolescence and retraining. In M. W. Riley (Chair), Age stratification. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Antonio, TX.
31. Willis, S. L. (1984, May). Cognitive training research in later adulthood. Colloquium presented at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Studies, Munich, West Germany.
32. Willis, S. L. (1984, June). Seattle Longitudinal Research: Training phase. Colloquium presented for Psychology Department, Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg.
33. Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1984, November). Components of decline: Spatial orientation and inductive reasoning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, San Antonio, TX.
1985
34. Cooney, T. M., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1985, November). Prior levels of performance as factors in predicting subject attrition in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, New Orleans, LA, November.
35. Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1985, April). Cognitive training with the elderly: Space and reasoning abilities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA.
36. Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1985, July). Training space and reasoning abilities in the elderly. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Tours, France.
37. Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1985, August). Differential ability decline and its remediation in late adulthood. In L. Light (Chair), Aging and Cognition. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
38. Schaie, K. W., Willis, S. L., Hertzog, C. K., & Schulenberg, J. E. (1985, November). Effects of cognitive training upon primary mental ability structure. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, New Orleans, LA.
39. Willis, S. L. (1985, March). Improvement with cognitive training: Which old dogs learn what trick? Invited paper presented at the George A. Talland Conference, Cape Cod, MA.
40. Willis, S. L. (1985, June). Professional updating among senior college faculty. Invited address for Seminar on Senior Faculty Development and Early Retirement Planning. Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA.
41. Willis, S. L. (1985, August). Spatial training: Longitudinal elderly sample. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Sex differences on mental rotation ability across the lifespan. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
42. Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1985, April). Spatial training in later adulthood: Components of change. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL.
43. Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1985, November). Training the elderly on the ability factors of spatial orientation and inductive reasoning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological society, New Orleans, LA.
1986
44. Jay, G. M., & Willis, S. L. (1986, November). Older adults’ attitudes toward computers: A selected review of the literature. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Microcomputers and the elderly. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, Chicago, IL.
45. Nesselroade, C., & Willis, S. L. (1986, November). Recruitment and maintenance of elderly subject populations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, Chicago, IL.
46. O’Hanlon, A. M., & Willis, S. L. (1986, April). Cognitive training effects on angles of rotation in spatial ability measures in the elderly. In K. W. Schaie & S. L. Willis (Co-chair), Longitudinal studies of cognition, work, and marriage. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.
47. Tosti-Vasey, J. L., & Willis, S. L. (1986, November). Work and family factors affecting professional obsolescence in mid-career faculty. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society, Chicago, IL.
48. Willis, S. L. (1986, February). Future aging trends. Invited paper at the second annual convocation on Health and Healing in America, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
49. Willis, S. L. (1986, April). Professional obsolescence in senior faculty. Affidavit submitted in response to constitutional challenge to mandatory retirement under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Blishen vs. Board of Governors of York University and Attorney General of Ontario, Canada.
50. Willis, S. L., Schaie, K. W., & Schulenberg, J. E. (1986, April). Fluid/crystallized intelligence: Structural invariance and correlates of everyday problem solving in two age groups. Paper presented at the Human Development Conference, Nashville, TN.
51. Willis, S. L., & Tosti-Vasey, J. (1986, April,). Professional obsolescence among senior college faculty. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
52. Willis, S. L, & Tosti-Vasey, J. (1986, April). Professional obsolescence in mid-career college faculty. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, New York.
53. Willis S. L. (1986, August). Inductive reasoning: Longitudinal change and cognitive training. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Training on fluid ability performance revisited. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
54. Willis, S. L. (1986, August). Spatial ability performance in old age: Descriptive and interventive findings. In C. E. Lunneborg (Chair), Life experience, Gender, and spatial ability. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
55. Willis, S. L. (1986, October). Cognitive aging: A well-researched sample case. Invited paper presented at the Conference of Social Structure and the Psychological Aging Processes, University Park, PA.
1987
56. Jay, G. M., Willis, S. L., Nesselroade, C., & MaloneBeach, E. (1987, August). Perceived social support, health and life satisfaction in the young-old and old-old. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.
57. MaloneBeach, E. E., & Tosti-Vasey, J. (1987, August). Cognitive ability, depression, and performance perception. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.
58. Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1987, July). Generational differences in adult personality: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. In D. Field (Chair), Continuity in personality in the later years: Findings from four longitudinal studies. Symposium conducted at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, IX Biennial meeting, Tokyo, Japan. (ERIC Document Services No. ED 293065).
59. Tosti-Vasey, J. L., Willis, S. L., Christina, R. D., & Jay, G. M. (1987, August). Cognitive abilities and frequency of game playing in the elderly. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.
60. Willis, S. L. (1987, February). Issues in professional obsolescence. Workshop conducted in conjunction with the Third Annual Convocation on Health and Healing in America, University Park, PA.
61. Willis, S. L. (1987, April). Training of older adults on reasoning ability. Workshop presented at Columbia University, New York, NY.
62. Willis, S. L. (1987, July). The relationship between mental abilities and real life tasks in adolescence and old age. Paper presented at the XIth Biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Tokyo, Japan.
63. Willis, S. L. (1987, October). Cognitive training research. Colloquium presentation to gerontology group, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
64. Willis, S. L. (1987, November). Contributions of cognitive training research to understanding late life potential. In M. Perlmutter (Chair), Late life potential. Presidential Symposium conducted at Gerontological Society of America, Ann Arbor, MI.
1988
65. Jay, G. M., & Willis, S. L. (1988, November). Predictors of older women's computer attitudes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
66. Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1988, August). Description and prediction of age-related change in everyday task performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
67. Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1988, September). Generalizability of age difference patterns of psychometric intelligence within and across ability domains. Paper presented at an NIA workshop on Generalizing from experience: An issue of development, Bethesda, MD.
68. Willis, S. L. (1988). Myths of cognitive training research. Invited paper presented at the Second Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
69. Willis, S. L., & Tosti-Vasey, J. (1988, November). Professional competence in mid- career college faculty members: Antecedents and correlates. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
1989
70. Gruber-Baldini, A. L., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1989, November). Health and rigidity predictors of cognitive change and training gain. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.
71. Dutta, R., Yue, G. A., Schaie, K. W., Willis, S. L., O’Hanlon, A. M., & Yu, L. C. (1989, November). Age differences in primary mental abilities in China and the United States. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.
72. Jay, G. M., & Willis, S. L. (1989, November). The influence of direct experience on older adults’ computer attitudes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.
73. Jay, G. M., Willis, S. L., & Dutta, R. B. (1989, March). Predictive models of intellectual personal control beliefs: Intellectual self-efficacy and concern about intellectual aging. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
74. Reid, J. D., & Willis, S. L. (1989, November). Midlife antecedents of differential aging. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.
75. Schaie, K. W., Dutta, R., & Willis, S. L. (1989, July). Rigidity-flexibility and cognitive abilities in adulthood. Paper presented at X Biennial Meeting of International Society for Study of Behavioral Development, Jyväskylä, Finland.
76. Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1989, July). Age difference patterns of psychometric intelligence in adulthood: Generalizability within and across ability domains. Poster presented at the X Biennial Meeting of International Society for Study of Behavioral Development, Jyväskylä, Finland.
77. Tosti-Vasey, J. L., Willis, S. L., & Shaffer, J. H. (1989, November). Professional activity in retirement among eminent scientists. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis.
78. Willis, S. L. (1989, November). Maintaining professional competence in senior faculty. Invited address at conference on Faculty Seniority in Research Universities. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
79. Willis, S. L., & Diehl, M. (1989, August). The elderly's comprehension of information regarding commonly prescribed drugs. In Facilitating medication compliance in the elderly. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
80. Willis, S. L., & Diehl, M. (1989, November). A path analysis model of life stress and social support in older adults. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.
81. Willis, S. L, & Jay, G. (1989, July). Lagged relationships between mental abilities and self-efficacy from young-old to old-old age. Paper presented at X Biennial Meeting of International Society for Study of Behavioral Development, Jyväskylä, Finland.
82. Willis, S. L., & Marsiske, M. (1989, November). Selective attrition effects in a longitudinal study of adult intelligence: Methodological considerations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.
1990
83. Diehl, M., Willis, S. L., &Schaie, K. W. (1990, November). Adults' perception about the relevance of printed materials for elderly's independent living. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November 1990
84. Haessler, S., & Willis, S. L. (1990, November). Longitudinal stability and change in social support networks of the young-old and old-old. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
85. Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1990, November). Practice effects in the fluid intelligence performance of the elderly: Longitudinal follow-up and replication. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
86. Meyer, B. J. F., Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1990, March-April). Text processing variables predict the readability of everyday documents read by older adults. Paper presented at Third Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA, March-April, 1990.
87. O’Hanlon, A. M., Schaie, K. W., Haessler, S., & Willis, S. L. (1990, November). Perceived intellectual performance change over seven years. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
88. Willis, S. L. (1990, February). Modifying intellectual functioning in later adulthood. In R. McCarter (Chair), Aging Processes: Phylogenetic and cognitive approaches. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, New Orleans, LA.
89. Willis, S. L. (1990, March). Cognitive aging. Invited address at the Longevity in America: Beyond the linear life plan conference. University of South Carolina, Coastal Carolina College, Myrtle Beach, SC.
90. Willis, S. L., Diehl, M., Gruber-Baldini, A. L., Marsiske, M., & Haessler, S. (1990, March-April). Correlates and predictors of intellectual performance and intellectual change in older adults. Paper presented at the Third Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
91. Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (April, 1990). Everyday cognition: Taxonomic and methodological considerations. Invited address at the West Virginia Life-Span Developmental Psychology Conference on Mechanisms of Everyday Cognition, Morgantown, WV.
1991
92. Diehl, M., & Willis, S. L. (1991). Relationships between psychometric intelligence and measures of everyday problem solving in older adults. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
93. Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (November, 1991). Prediction of fluid intelligence training gains in older adults. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
94. Willis, S. L. (1991, November). Age/cohort differences in cognitive training. In V. G. Cicirelli & R. T. Coward (Co-chair), New insights into aging among the very old. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
95. Willis, S. L., Marsiske, M., & Diehl, M. (1991, November). Activities of daily living, control beliefs, and perceived need for assistance. In V. G. Cicirelli & R. T. Coward (Co-chair), Everyday competence: Social emotional, and personal adaptations in successful aging. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
96. Willis, S. L., Marsiske, M., & Diehl, M. (1991, November). Older adults’ performance on instrumental activities of daily living (IDALS) and mental abilities. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Old and new approaches to the study of adult intelligence: What is the relationship? Symposium conducted annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
1992
97. Goodwin, P. E., & Willis, S. L. (1992, November). Longitudinal relationship of health and cognitive functioning to performance on tests of basic skills and everyday problems. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
98. Maier, H., & Willis S. L. (1992, November). Relationship among game playing, intellectual control beliefs, and personal variables. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
99. Maitland, S. B., Dutta, R., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1992, November). Trait invariance and cohort differences of adult personality. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
100. Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1992, November). Everyday problem solving: Measurement, dimensionality, and correlates. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
101.Marsiske, M., Willis, S. L., Goodwin, P. E., & Maier, H. (1992, April). Relationships among cognitive processes, intellectual abilities, and everyday task performance. Paper presented at the Fourth Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
102.Tosti-Vasey, J. L., Person, D. C., Maier, H., & Willis S. L. (1992, November). The relationship of game playing to intellectual ability in old age. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
103.Willis, S. L., & Marsiske, M. (1992, August). Cognitive functioning and activities of daily living. In D. Park, (Chair), The promise of applied cognitive aging research: Basic research delivers. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC).
104.Willis, S. L., & Marsiske, M. (1992, November). Psychometric characteristics of the Everyday Problems Test (EPT). Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
105.Willis, S. L, & Schaie, K. W. (1992, November). Maintaining and sustaining cognitive training effects in old age. In R. L. West (Chair), Modifiability of aging effects: Cognitive intervention research. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
106.Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1992, August). Personality factors and cardiovascular disease: Age and cohort effects. In P. P. Vitaliano (Chair), Personality and health across the life span. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
1993
107.Frech, C. D., & Willis, S. L. (1993, November). Training on health problem solving tasks. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.
108.Goodwin, P., Maier, H., & Willis, S. L. (1993, November). Social support predictors of health outcomes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.
109.Maier, H., Goodwin, P., & Willis, S. L. (1993, November). Long-term effects of control beliefs on morbidity and mortality. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.
110.Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1993, August). Aspects of creativity in the everyday problem solving of older adults. In C. Adams-Price (Chair), Creativity and life span development. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
111.Willis, S. L., Schaie, K. W., & Diehl, M. (1993, October). Medication adherence in rural elderly. In R. W. Morrell & D. C. Park (Co-chairs), Aging and medication adherence. Symposium conducted at the 37th Annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Seattle, WA.
112.Tosti-Vasey, J. L., Goodwin, P., & Willis, S. L. (1993, November). Cognitive abilities as predictors of mortality among the elderly. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.
1994
113.Maier, H., McGuire, L. C., & Willis, S. L. (1994, April). Everyday competence as a correlate of health behaviors in late life. Poster presented at the Fifth Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
114.Maier, H., McGuire, L., & Willis, S.L. (1994, November). Structure of Health Behaviors in Older Adults. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.
115.McGuire, L., Maier, H., Willis, S. L., Goodwin, P., & Tosti-Vasey, J. (1994, November). Everyday Cognition, Control Beliefs, and Preventive Health Behaviors. In S. L. Willis & H. Maier (Chairs), Correlates of health behavior in late life: exercise and substance use. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.
116.McGuire, L., Schaie, K.W., & Willis, S. L. (1994, November). Serial Position Effects Across the Adult Lifespan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.
117.Schaie, K. W. & Willis, S. L. (1994, August). A Life-Span Approach to Adult Intellectual Development. In W. J. Hoyer (Chair), Life-span approach to adult development and aging: a new look. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.
118.Tesluk, M. M., McGuire, L. C., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1994, April). Change in word fluency over the adult lifespan: A longitudinal linguistic analysis. Poster presented at the Fifth Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
119.Tesluk, M. M., K. W. Schaie & Willis, S. L. (1994, November). Complexity Measures in the Word Fluency Task: A Longitudinal Linguistic Analysis. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.
120.Tosti-Vasey, J., McGuire, L., Goodwin, P., & Willis, S. L. (1994, November). Mammography and breast self-exam utilization by older rural women. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.
121.Willis, S. L. (1994, August). Competency in everyday problem solving in old age. Invited presidential address at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
122.Willis, S. L. & Ganguli, M. (1994, November) Everyday problem solving in low SES nondemented elderly. In D. Marson (Chair), Empirical approaches to determining the competency of older adults. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.
1995
123.Allen-Burge, R., Willis, S. L., Yesavage, J., Taylor, J. (1995, November). Everyday problem solving in Alzheimer’s Disease patients. In M. Diehl & S. Willis (Chairs), Everyday competence in later life. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
124.Bertrand, R., Doland, M., Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Assessing errors on everyday problem solving tasks among rural older adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
125.Doland, M., Bertrand, R., & Willis, S. L. (1995, November). The association of errors in everyday problem solving with established clinical and neurological measures of dementia. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
126.Hurley-Tesluk, M., Bosworth, H., Schaie, K.W., & Willis, S.L. (1995, November). Complexity measures in word fluency: A linguistic analysis in AD patients. In H. Bosworth (Chair), Cognition: Measurement issues. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
127.Maier, H., McGuire, L., Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Health practices and health outcomes in rural elderly. In L. S. Mitteness & S. Litvin (Chairs), Diversity and health. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
128.Marsiske, M., & Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Everyday competence: Subjective and objective measurement. In H. Bosworth (Chair), Cognition: Measurement Issues. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
129.McGuire, L., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1995, November). Memorability functions in verbal memory: Longitudinal analysis of gender performance. In M. Johnson & L. McGuire (Chairs), Cognition: Words and Memory. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
130.Nguyen, H., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1995, November). An analysis of the life complexity inventory (LCI) with a Chinese sample. Poster session at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
131.Persaud, A., Intrieri, R., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K.W. (1995, November). Practical intelligence: Still stable over all these years. In B. Hayslip & M. Diehl (Chairs), Cognition: The effects of context and task. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
132.Schaie, K. W., Hurley-Tesluk, M., Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Do older people use older words: A qualitative analysis of word fluency. In M. Johnson & L. McGuire (Chairs), Cognition: Words and Memory. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
133.Maitland, S., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Generational and cohort concordance of familial health behaviors. Poster session at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
134.Willis, S. L. (1995, November). Application of psychology to everyday life. In L. Poon (Chair), Fifty years of psychology at GSA: Retrospective and prospective views. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
135.Willis, S. L. (1995, August). Everyday problem solving in old age: Assessment and implications. In F. Wolinsky (Chair), Health status: Conceptual, measurement, and modeling issues. Special session conducted at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, DC.
136.Zwahr, M., Allen-Burge, R., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1995, November). The relationship between medical advance directives and painful health behaviors. In C. M. Mehrotra (Chair), Advanced directives, surrogates and decision-making. Paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.
1996
137.Bosworth, H. B., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1996, April). Distance to death in the Seattle Longitudinal Study: Cognitive, personality, and sociodemographic predictors. Poster presented at the 6th Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
138.Willis, S. L. (1996, May). Psychology of aging. In A. Svanborg (Chair), Postponement of aging-related dysfunction. Symposium conducted at the American Geriatric Society/AFAR annual meeting, Chicago IL.
139.Willis, S. L. (1996, August). Intellectual, self-related and affective predictors of everyday problem solving. In M. Marsiske (Chair), Everyday problem solving: Interface of cognition. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Toronto, Canada.
140.Allen-Burge, R., Dolan, M. M., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1996, November). Compliance with prostrate care across the adult lifespan. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington,
141. Bosworth, H. B., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1996, November). Terminal change, cognitive function, personality characteristics, and sociodemographic variables in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. In J. Smith & H. Maier (Chairs), Psychological functioning prior to death: Theory and recent research results. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
142.Dolan, M. M., Bertrand, R. M., & Willis, S. L. (1996, November). A qualitative analysis of errors on a measure of everyday cognitive competence among rural older adults. In D. Marson (Chair), Qualitative cognitive changes associated with declining competency in older adults. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
143.Griffiths, P. C., Zwahr, M., & Willis, S. L. (1996, November). The relationship between positive nutrition practices and other health behaviors in elderly women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
1997
144.Willis, S. L., Dolan, M., & Bertrand, R. (1997, February). Problem solving on everyday tasks in normal elderly. Paper presented at the Conference on Medical Information Processing and Aging, Destin, FL
145.Willis, S. L. (1997, August). Cognitive intervention with nondemented elderly. In A. Svanborg (Chair), Postponement of the disability of aging. Symposium conducted at the 16th Congress of the International Association of Gerontology, Adelaide, Australia.
146.Bertrand, R. M., & Willis, S. L. (1997, November). Everyday problem solving among probable Alzheimer's patients: Comparing subjective and objective assessments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.
147.Dolan, M., Zwahr, M., de Frias, C., & Willis, S. L. (1997, November). Change in everyday cognitive competence over time: Predictors and correlates of status. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.
148.Willis, S. L., Bertrand, R., & Dolan, M. (1997, November). Errors on everyday financial problems in demented and normal older adults. In D. Marson (Chair), Loss of financial capacity in older adults with dementia. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.
149.Nguyen, H. T., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1997, November). A cross-cultural analysis of the impact of environmental dimensions on cognitive abilities. Poster session at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.
1998
150.Dolan, M. M., & Willis, S. L. (1998, November). Prediction of objective everyday competence and self-reported IADL functioning: Cognitive status and health measures. Poster presented at the meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.
151.Saczynski, J., Zuo, Y., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1998, November). Cognitive training effects on primary mental abilities. In P. Lichtenberg & E. Ryan, Interversions to improve cognitive performance and everyday skills. Digest paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.
152.Willis, S. L., & Smith, D. (1998, November). Relationship of psychometric ability and cognitive function. In S. L. Tennstedt & J. B. Jobe, Cognitive abilities and cognitive function in a diverse population: Pilot findings from the ACTIVE study. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.
1999
153.Bertrand, R., & Willis, S. L. (1999, November). Examining the patterns of change on everyday problem solving among Alzheimer’s patients. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
154.Caskie, G. I. L., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1999, November). Individual differences in the rate of change in cognitive abilities during adulthood. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
155.Kennet, J., McGuire, L., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1999, November). Age and item-related influences on list learning: Results from a 3-cohort sample from the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
156.Kennet, J., & Schaie, K. W. (1999, November). Early psychometric indicators of possible dementia in later life: APO E genotypes and cognitive performance among middle-aged and older community-dwelling individuals. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
157.Maitland, S. B., Intrieri, R., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1999, November). Gender differences and change in cognitive abilities across the adult life span. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
158.Nguyen, H. T., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (1999, November). A structural equation test of environmental factors: A study of generational similarities and differences. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
159.Saczynski, J. S., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (1999, November). Cognitive training in normal elderly: Predictors of training gains and maintenance of effects. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
160.Willis, S. L., & Tennstedt, S. (1999, November). Advanced cognitive training in vital elderly (ACTIVE project. In S. L. Willis (Chair), Clinical trials on behavioral interventions: Challenges and concerns. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
2000
161.Saczynski, J. S., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2000, April). Strategy use and cognitive training effects. Poster presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
162.Schaie, K. W., Maitland, S. B., & Willis, S. L. (2000, April). Longitudinal studies of cognitive dedifferentiation in older adults. Paper presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
163.Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2000, July). Cognitive abilities in new generations of elderly people. In B. Johansson, Geropsychology and new generations of elderly people: The psychology of aging in a new millennium. Symposium presented at the International Congress of Psychology meeting, Stockholm, Sweden.
164.Saczynski, J. S., Willis, S. L., Schaie, K. W. (2000, August). Change in levels and maintenance of cognitive training effects. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
165.Caskie, G. I. L., Schaie, K. W., Willis, S. L. (2000, November). Invariance of health behavior factors in adults over two occasions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
166.Margrett, J. A., & Willis, S. L. (2000, November). Stability and change in the structure and function of older women’s social networks. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
167.Rebok, G., Willis, S., & Ball, K. (2000, November). Implementation of multiple multisite cognitive interventions in the ACTIVE trial. In K. Ball & S. Tennstedt, ACTIVE, a clinical trial of cognitive training challenges in the field. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
168.Revell, A. J., Caskie, G. I. L., & Willis, S. L. (2000, November). Comparison of methods for examining change in everyday competence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC
169.Saczynski, J. S., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2000, November). Maintenance of cognitive training effects in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
170.Zanjani, F. A. K., Caskie, G. I. L., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2000, November). Predicting health behavior using cognitive ability, behavioral flexibility and demographic measures. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
2001
171.Willis, S. L. (2001, April). Programmatic interventions with the older driver. Paper presented at the Aging in the Community: Living Arrangement and Mobility Conference, Heidelberg, Germany.
172.Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2001, July). Interdisciplinary aspects of the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Paper presented at the 17th World Congress of Gerontology, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
173.Revell, A. J., Caskie, G., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2001, November). Replication and exploration of factor solutions for the memory functioning questionnaire (MFQ) in older adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.
174.Roth, A. E., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2001, November). Consistency in congruence types over a fourteen-year period: with cognitive performance and rigidity/flexibility. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.
175.Zanjani, F. A., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2001, November). Predicting health behaviors using developmental predictors. In B. Dugan, Personality and health in late life. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.
176.Caskie, G. I., & Willis, S. L. (2001, November). Accuracy of the "brown bag" method in comparison to actual pharmacy records. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.
177.Margrett, J. A., & Willis, S. L. (2001, November). Individual and collaborative cognitive training with older married couples. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.
178.Revell, A. J., Caskie, G. I., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2001, November). Memory functioning questionnaire (MFQ): replication and exploration of factor solutions in older adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.
2002
179.Caskie, G. I., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2002, March). Extending neuropsychological assessments into the primary mental ability space. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association meeting, Boston, MA.
180.Lala, K., Caskie, G. I., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2002, March). Relationship of age, sex, and verbal ability with family contact in adulthood. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association meeting, Boston, MA.
181.Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2002, August). Cognitive functioning: Baby boomers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
182.Caskie, G.I.L., Zanjani, F.A.K., Willis, S.L., & Schaie, K.W., (2002, November). A Comparison of Self-Reported Medication use to Actual Prescription Records. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America.
183.Blaskewicz, J. A., Caskie, G. I. L., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2002, November). Domains of the NEO PI-R and primary mental abilities in the Seattle Longitudinal Study Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Gerontological Association of America, Boston, MA.
184.Cho, S., Caskie, G. I. L., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2002, November). Predicting perceived memory functioning using cognitive ability, health status, and demographics. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Gerontological Association of America, Boston, MA.
185.Revell, A. J., Caskie, G. I. L., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2002, November). Quality of life in Alzheimer’s Disease (QOL-AD) Scale: Exploration of Factor Solutions in Non-demented Elders. Poster presented at the 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
186.Cho, S., Caskie, G. I. L., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2002, November). Metamemory: Cognitive ability, personality, flexibility, health, and demographic predictors. Poster presented at the 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
2003
187.Caskie, G. I. L., Lala, K. E., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2003. November). Stability of perceptions of family environments: Family of origin and current family. Poster presented at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA
188.Blaskewicz, J. A., Willis, S. L., &. Schaie, K. W. (2003, November). Relation of training gain to subsequent dementia ratings in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
189 Ghisletta, P., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2003, November). Cognitive aging as a system of complex static and dynamic relationships. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
190.Zanjani, F. A. K., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2003a, November). The relationship between concurrent preparations for mortality and six latent cognitive abilities. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
191.Zanjani, F. A. K., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2003b, November). Predicting mortality using eight health behaviors domains. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
2004
192. Boron, J. B., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2004, April). Cognitive training effects on everyday problem solving in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Poster presented at the biennial Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
193. Zanjani, F. A. K., Schaie, K. W., &. Willis, S. L. (2004, April). Do health behaviors affect cognitive change similarly across abilities? Poster presented at the biennial Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
194. Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2004, July). Midlife cognitive functioning and cognitive decline in old age. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Human Development, Ghent, Belgium.
195. Caskie, G. I. L., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2004, November). Relationship of cardiovascular disease to change in cognitive ability. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington DC.
2005
196. Willis, S. L. (2005, March) Intellectual functioning in adulthood: Growth, maintenance, decline and modifiability. Symposium session to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society on Aging. Philadelphia, PA.
197. Gearhart, S. M., Caskie, G. I. L., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2005, March). Cardiovascular disease and change in activity level. Poster session to be presented at the annual meeting of Eastern Psychological Association. Boston, MA.
198. Turiano, N.A., Boron, J. B., Schaie, K. W. & Willis, S. L. (2005, March). The effects of cognitive training on speed and accuracy in inductive reasoning ability in older adults. Poster session to be presented at the annual meeting of Eastern Psychological Association. Boston, MA.
199. Margrett, J. A., & Willis, S. L. (2005, November). Spouses’ inductive reasoning training: 18-month follow-up. In C. Berg & J. Strough (Chairs), Cognition in Social Context. Symposium session to be presented at the 58th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.
200. Neely, T. L., Margrett, J. A., & Willis, S. L. (2005, November). Spouses’ interactive verbal behavior during collaborative training. In K. Cichy & K. Fingerman (Chairs), A picture tells a thousand words: Observation studies in gerontological research. Symposium session to be presented at the 58th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL
201. Kimbler, K. J., Margrett, J. A., & Willis, S. L. (2005, November). Measurement utility and correlates of older adults’ perceived marital quality. Poster session to be presented at the 58th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL
202. Wolfson, T., **Ayotte, B., Margrett, J. A., & Willis, S. L. (2005, November). Relation between medication type and functional ability in older adults. Poster session to be presented at the 58th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.
203. Woodhead, E., Margrett, J. A., & Willis, S. L. (2005, November). Congruence of older couples’ current family environment ratings: Do partner specific variables make a difference? Poster session to be presented at the 58th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.
204. . Boron, J. B., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2005, November). Patterns of cognitive change in inductive reasoning in older adults: Seattle Longitudinal Study. Poster session to be presented at the 58th Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society. Orlando, FL.
205. Day, H. R, Schaie, K. W. & Willis, S. L. (2005, November). Associations between personality and body mass index in cross-sectional sample from the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Poster session to be presented at the 58th Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society. Orlando, FL.
206. Ryan, L. Schaie, K. W. & Willis, S. L. (2005, November). Work environment perceptions: An examination of reliable change and predicting health status and satisfaction. Poster session to be presented at the 58th Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society. Orlando, FL.
207. Boeltner, J. M, Caskie, G. I. L., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2005, November). Predicting the congruence in multiple reports of family contact for adult parent-offspring and sibling pairs. Poster session to be presented at the 58th Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society. Orlando, FL.
2006
208. Willis, S., (2006, September). Midlife change and cognitive risk. Center for Aging Research, Karolinska Institute, Stockhom, Sweden.
209. Willis, S. (2006, September). Clinical implications of longitudinal research on adult cognitive development. Department of Psychology, University of Goteborg, Sweden.
210. Willis, S.L. Cognitive Training. American Geriatrics Society Cognitive Vitality Conference. March, 2006. Philadelphia, PA
211. Willis, S. L. Cognitive Training. Friedman Conference on Modifiers of Cognitive Aging. Washington University, May 16, 2006. St Louis, MO
212. Willis, S. L. Everyday Functioning and cognition. University of Alabama Gerontology Center. April 30, 2006
213. Willis, S. L., Schaie, K. W., Hofer, S. H., &. Hoffman. L. (2006, July). Midlife predictors of cognitive impairment in old age. International Society for the Study of Behavior Development, Melbourne, Australia
214. Willis, S. L., Caskie, G, I. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2006, November). Predictors of cognitive decline in midlife. Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.
215. Boron, J. B., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2006, April). Clinically meaningful outcomes of differential cognitive change trajectories in inductive reasoning ability in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
216. Boron, J. B., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2006, November). Association of individual characteristics with differential trajectories of cognitive change. Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.
217. Ryan, L. H, Yu, F., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2006, November), Possible protective and risk factors for individual differences in verbal memory and inductive reasoning: The Seattle Longitudinal Study. Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX
218. Ryan, L. H., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2006, November). Influence of work environment in midlife on cognitive outcomes in old age: The Seattle Longitudinal Study. Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.
2007
219. Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2007, March) Cognitive development in adulthood: Implications for policy and practice. Invited lecture, annual meeting of the Washington State Psychological Association, Seattle, WA.
220. Benjamin, S. A, Ryan, L. H., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2007, March). Predictors of BMI: Health behaviors, health status, diseases and demographic factors: Findings from the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.
221. Jones, M. L., Ryan, L. H., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2007, March). Predictors of adult offspring current family environment perceptions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.
222. Stoner, R. M., Ryan, L. H., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2007, March). Health behavior, disease, health status, and demographic predictors of health care costs: Findings from the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.
223. Schaie, K. W. (2007, November). Bedingungen für ein aktives Altern [Conditions for an active old age]. Invited lecture, biennial meting of the Swiss Gerontological Sosciety, Bern, Switzerland.
224. Munk, S. N., Cardi, M., Zanjani, F., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2007, November). Assessing diagnostic risk by smoking classification across the lifespan: Where do former smokers belong? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
225. Ryan, L., Boron, J. B., Schaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2007, November). Impact of retirement, continued employment, and perceptual speed on memory and reasoning ability in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
226. Cardi, M., Munk, S. N., Zanjani, F., Willis, S. L., Schaie, K. W. (2007, November). Health behavior risk factors across age as predictors of cardiovascular disease diagnoses. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
227. Zanjani, F., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2007, November). Mental health/substance abuse and cognitive change relationships with behavioral and mental health, Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
228. Zanjani, F. Schoenberg, S., Willis, S. L., & Schaie, K. W. (2007, November). Presence of risky health behaviors among adults with diabetes .Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
229. Boron, J. B., Turiano, N., Willis, S. L., & Schaie. K. W. (2007, November). Facet-level personality predictors of cognitive ability in adulthood: Seattle Longitudinal Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San
230. Willis, S. L., Schaie, K. W., & Hoffman, L. (2007, November). Predictors of midlife cognitive change in memory. Paperpresented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.