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• Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE): Cross-cultural associations between cognitive function and diminished physical performance among older adults.
  Gildner TE, Liebert MA, Kowal P, Snodgrass JJ. Am J Hum Biol. 2016; 28(2):278-9
• Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE): The social stratification of frailty among older adults in India.
  Schrock JM, Liebert MA, Kowal P, Snodgrass JJ. Am J Hum Biol. 2016; 28(2):295-6
• Accelerometer-measured physical activity among older adults in urban India: results of a study on global AGEing and adult health substudy.
  Snodgrass JJ, Liebert MA, Cepon-Robins TJ, Barrett TM, Mathur A, Chatterji S, Kowal P. Am J Hum Biol. 2016; 28:412–20.
• The World Health Organization's study on global aging and adult health.
  Snodgrass JJ. AAAS 2016 annual meeting, Global Science Engagement.
• Happy and in control: Links between measures of perceived control, happiness, and blood pressure in the Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)
  Barrett T, Liebert MA, Thiele E, Kowal P. Population Association of America. San Diego, CA, USA; 2015.
• Gender disparities in depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment among older adults in India.
  Burnette D, Kimberly LL, McCullagh C. Society for Social Work and Research: The Social and Behavioral Importance of Increased Longevity. New Orleans, LA, USA. January 2015.
• Optimization of DNA extraction from Dried Blood Spot samples for use in a telomere length assay.
  Compton DS, Eick G, Liebert MA, Kowal P, Snodgrass JJ, Sterner KN. University of Oregon, Undergraduate Symposium. Eugene, OR, USA. 14 May 2015.
• Validation of a commercially-available ELISA for apolipoprotein B measurement in dried blood spots.
  Eick GN, Kowal P, Snodgrass JJ. Biomarker Network Meeting. Washington DC, USA. 30 Mar 2016.
• Mind over matter: are physical performance and subjective well-being linked in older adults? Results from the Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE).
  Gildner TE, Liebert MA, Kowal P, Snodgrass JJ. Society for Applied Anthropology. Vancouver BC, Canada. April 2016.
• Financially securing lifelong happiness: how perceived income adequacy is associated with age and well-being
  Gildner TE, Leibert MA, Capistrant BD, D'Este C, Kowal P, Eick G, Snodgrass JJ. Population Association of America Annual Meeting. Washington DC, USA. 02 Apr 2016.
• The dynamics of tuberculosis and poverty traps in India.
  Prince L, Babiarz K, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD. Society for Medical Decision Making Asia-Pacific. Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club School of Public Health & Primary Care Building at Prince of Wales Hospital. 08-10 Jan 2016.
• The World Health Organization's Study on global AGEing and adult health.
  Snodgrass JJ. American Association of the Advancement of Science, 2016 Annual Meeting. Washington DC. USA. 14 Feb 2016.
• Validity of self-report data in hypertension research: Findings from the Study on global AGEing and adult health.
  Tenkorang EY, Sedziafa P, Sano Y, Kuuire V, Banchani E. Population Association of America. San Diego, CA, USA; 2015.

• Identifying global patterns of income inequality in smoking & obesity: comparing six emerging economies with a high-income country.
  Aitsi-Selmi A, Bobak M, Marmot MG.
  IEA World Congress of Epidemiology. Anchorage, AK, USA. August 2014.
• http://www.epidemiologia.it/sites/www.epidemiologia.it/files/news_2014/1st_International_Workshop_Verona.pdf
  Corso B, Minicuci N.
  Lung disease and Asthma: comparative results from ELSA, HRS, SAGE and SHARE surveys. Italian Society of Medical Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology (SISMEC), Verona, Italy. 2014. (poster)
• Associations between sleep duration, sleep quality, and cognitive performance among older adults from six middle income countries: Results from the Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE).
  Gildner TE, Liebert MA, Chatterji S, Naidoo N.
  Population Association of America. Boston, MA, USA. 2014. (poster)
• PP72 Associations between active travel and weight and hypertension in six lower and middle income countries: a cross-sectional study.
  Laverty AA, Palladino R, Lee JT, Millett C.
  J Epidemiol Community Health. 2014;68 (Suppl 1):A76.
• Examining links between depression and body composition among older adults: Results from the World Health Organization’s Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave 1.
  Liebert MA, Olson WJ, McClure HH, Gildner TE, Naidoo N, Kowal P, Snodgrass JJ.
  Population Association of America. Boston, MA, USA. 2014.
• Study of physical activity levels using accelerometers and self-report in community-dwelling older adults: a SAGE study.
  Mathur A, Mathur S, Agarwal H, Liebert M, Cepon T, Snodgrass JJ, Kowal P.
  International Federation on Ageing. 12th Global Conference on Ageing. Hyderabad, India. June 2014.
• An anatomy of old-age disability in low- and middle-income countries: Time use, emotional experiences and subjective wellbeing.
  Maurer J, Ingenhaag M, Flores G.
  5th Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists. Los Angeles, CA, USA. June 2014.
• Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE): Food Insecurity in Relation to Physical, Cognitive, and Emotional Challenges among Older Adults.
  McClure HH, Snodgrass JJ, Naidoo N, Kowal P.
  Population Association of America. Boston, MA, USA. 2014.
• Cross national comparison of underestimation of chronic conditions in surveys of older adults in the developing world.
  McEniry M, McDermott J, Naidoo N.
  Population Association of America. Boston, MA, USA. 2014.
• The Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE): Depression and body composition among aging populations.
  Olson WJ, Liebert MA, Gildner TE, Kowal P, Snodgrass JJ.
  Human Biology Association. Calgary, Canada. 2014.
• OP48 The association between urbanisation and risk factors for non-communicable disease in China in the WHO Study of global AGEing and adult health.
  Oyebode O, Pape U, Millett C.
  J Epidemiol Community Health. 2014;68 (Suppl 1):A25-6.
• Profile of old age pensioners and non-pensioners: Evidence from rural South Africa.
  Schatz E, Ralston M, Menken J, Gomez-Olive FX, Tollman S.
  Population Association of America. Boston, MA, USA. 2014. (poster)
• Physical activity and health among older adults in India: Results of a Study on Global AGEing and adult health sub-study using accelerometry
  Snodgrass JJ, Cepon-Robins TJ, Mathur A, Kowal P.
  Population Association of America. Boston, MA, USA. 2014. (poster)
• The Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE): Socioeconomic status, urban-rural differences, and sleep in older adults from five middle income countries.
  Hawkins LM, Snodgrass JJ, Gildner TE, Liebert MA, Kowal P, Chatterji S.
  Human Biology Association. Knoxville, TN, USA. 2013. (Am J Human Biol. 2013;25(2):259.)
• Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE): Food insecurity in relation to physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges among older adults.
  McClure HH, Snodgrass JJ, Kowal P.
  American Journal of Human Biology. 2013;25(2):266-7.
• Self-reported physical activity and measured energy expenditure using accelerometers: Results of a SAGE sub-study in India.
  Liebert MA, Cepon TJ, Madimenos FC, Mathur A, Williams SR, Naidoo N, Snodgrass JJ.
  Population Association of America. San Francisco, CA, USA. 2012.
• Cross-National comparison of impact of caregiving on health and well-being using SAGE data.
  Ice GH, Sadruddin AFA, Williams SR.
  Human Biology Association. Portland, OR, USA. 2012.
• A cross-national study assessing the impact of obesity on health and well-being using SAGE data.
  Sadruddin AFA, Ice GH, Williams SR.
  Human Biology Association. Portland, OR, USA. 2012.
• Global variation in the interaction of socioeconomic status and health in older women: results from SAGE.
  Williams SR, Studebaker JG, Moore KA, Sadruddin AFA, Ice GH.
  Human Biology Association. Portland, OR, USA. 2012.
• SAGE Wave 1: Vignette-adjusted health state and objective health measures in six low and middle income countries.
  Chatterji S, Kowal P, Verdese E.
  Population Association of America. Washington DC, USA. 2011.
• Self-rated health and healthcare utilization among rural elderly Ghanaians in Kassena-Nankana district.
  Exavery A, Klipstein-Grobusch, Debpuur C.
  6th Union for African Population Studies Conference (UAPS). Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 2011.
• Correlates of depressive conditions: A cross-country comparison based on the Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE).
  Gorrindo T, Chatterji S, Kowal P, Epstein Z, Weinstein M.
  Population Association of America. Washington DC, USA. 2011.
• Gender, pensions, and social wellbeing in rural South Africa.
  Schatz E, Gomez-Olive FX, Menken J, Tollman S.
  Population Association of America. Washington DC, USA. 2011.
• Health disparities in hypertension: a comparison between blacks and whites in the United States and South Africa.
  Williams SR.
  Population Association of America. Washington DC, USA. 2011.